Prog-Watch 331
This week on Prog-Watch, we get “Surreal” with Erik Norlander! We talk a lot about the making of his new solo album (entitled “Surreal”) and some of the great musicians who played on the album. We also chat about some of his other projects (the Rocket Scientists and Last In Line), the Mexican Prog scene, and why you, the listener, are only three degrees away from Kevin Bacon! Of course, we play plenty of music, too, from Erik’s new solo album, and we throw in a couple from the Rocket Scientists for good measure!
Erik Norlander is the keyboardist for the Rocket Scientists, a Dio tribute group, Last In Line, and for his wife Lana Lane’s band. He has also worked as a session musician for Mark Boals, Ayreon, Star One and many others. He has released six solo albums and a live album in between working with his two bands. On his solo albums, he has worked with such well-known artists as Glenn Hughes, Edward Reekers, Arjen Lucassen, Robert Soeterbek and Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, as well as his wife and his bandmates from the Rocket Scientists.
Music with some meat to it!
Prog-Watch is a weekly podcast and internet radio program dedicated to bringing the listener contemporary Progressive Rock music from around the world. Your big, hairy host, the “Prog-Squatch” wanders the woods of the world, beats the bushes, and digs in the dirt to bring the best Prog back for YOU! Sometimes solo and sometimes with a guest host, the Prog-Squatch will bring you new and interesting artists in each episode, and give you some background info and a taste of their music.