Prog-Watch 405
The focus of this week’s Prog-Watch is a man who is perhaps one of the most prolific artists in the history of Progressive Rock, Roine Stolt! From his beginnings in Kaipa, through The Flower Kings, Tangent, Agents Of Mercy, Transatlantic, and his recent collaboration with Jon Anderson of Yes, this man has made a lot of great music in a career spanning more than 40 years! I was lucky enough to speak with Roine via Skype, and I’d like to share that conversation with all of my friends out there in Progland! So tune in to hear some of that conversation and a lot of great Roine Stolt music from some of his various projects! Our friend Rob Fisher will also join in the festivities, with an edition of Progressive Discoveries that takes a look at Roine’s recent reunion with some of his original Kaipa bandmates in a project called Kaipa Da Capo!
Roine Stolt (born 5 September 1956 in Uppsala) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer. A major figure in Sweden’s rock history, he was was involved in two of his country’s most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s (and onward). He has also been involved in a variety of other projects such as the Prog Rock super-group Transatlantic, and the Tangent and Agents Of Mercy, to name a few. As if he needed to add to his Prog Rock credentials, he recently toured with Steve Hackett and made an album with Jon Anderson, as well! A Prog Rock legend, indeed!
For Rob Fisher’s full review of Kaipa Da Capo‘s “Dårskapens Monotoni” you can visit:
http://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2017/01/07/kaipa-dacapo-darskapens-monotoni/
Rob’s blog Progressive Discoveries:
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.
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