An episode packed with treats (no tricks) to celebrate Halloween. We have a couple of spooky teasers for you as Envy Of None release a new single which sets the tone for things to come from them and you’ll hear the most recent release from Jonathan Hultén, who is currently on tour in the UK in support of The Cult while he builds momentum to his for…

In this bumper episode we hear from Colin Edwin of O.R.k about their latest run of releases and since we also spoke to Richard Barbieri we took the opportunity to talk to them both about their time in Porcupine Tree and what it was like during the making of Fear Of A Blank Planet, a timely chat ahead of the release of and a 116 page hardback book 5…

As we reach the end of summer in the UK, TesseracT are coming to the end of the latest leg of their mega tour which was in support of their album War of Being (which incidentally is a year old this week) so we thought we would have an overdue catch up with bassist Amos Williams about life on tour away from loved ones, making up for lost time and fu…

Kscope are releasing the debut EP by The Radicant who you may know as Vincent Cavanagh, the former frontman of Anathema. The Radicant is a solo project of sorts which includes collaborators from many disciplines, informed in part by Vincent’s composition work for recent multi-media installations by fine artists; so this is pop music presented as au…

Join us for episode 171 of the Kscope where our host Billy Reeves catches up with Tim Bowness ahead of his upcoming album “Powder Dry” which is out on 16th August. We will hear about his influences, collaborations and future plans and why he decided that Kscope was the label for him. There is also an opportunity to hear the first single from the hi…

As we head into festival season, we thought we would devise our dream line up from the Kscope archive of live albums. No need to pack your wellies, sun cream and loo roll as you are invited to the festival the rain can’t spoil from the comfort of your own home! Featuring tracks from: Steven Wilson Porcupine Tree Blackfield Anathema The Pineapple Th…

In this episode we talk to Nick Beggs - Pop star, bass player, chapman stick aficionado, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Steven Wilson alumnus, illustrator… a dream interviewee! Most recently, along with fellow Wilson band boys Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell he has formed TRIFECTA, whose second album ‘The New Normal’ is out now. Billy Reeves digs d…

In this episode, Billy Reeves takes a trip to the Kscope offices and spends some time talking to Kscope's Johnny Wilks. We hear a few pieces of exciting exclusive news from Johnny about upcoming Kscope releases and artists being added to the roster as well as a brief history of the label itself. We are also offering you a couple of tracks you may n…

THIS EPISODE COMES WITH A RUDE WORD WARNING! Welcome to Episode 167 of the Kscope podcast, the mornings are getting brighter, the daffs are out and Spring is round the corner so our thoughts have turned to regeneration and replenishment. Record Store Day special editions have been announced, and we will also be celebrating some of the other reissue…

Kscope Podcast 166 - The Pineapple Thief - 'It Leads to This' An in-depth Billy Reeves interview with Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief: all about the brand new TPT LP which is out now. How does the hardest working man in showbiz keep so disciplined? Is this, dare I say it, a “political” album? Who is the John Taylor to Bruce’s Simon Le Bon? PLUS …

TesserchaT - A Kscope Podcast TesseracT half-hour special, featuring chat from all five of the band. Who is the party animal on tour, and conversely, who does yoga? What advice can TesseracT give to bands starting out? What was it like getting together in the studio after all this time, and why on earth was there absolutely no arguments? Where in t…

Kscope Podcast 165 - EQUILIBRIUM In an ugly world, we must equalise with beauty. Kscope artistes have succeeded in doing this in 2023 . Lots of chat this year about the challenges facing musicians, advice for those starting out, touring and merch. Moving to a new country. Using the web as a portal. Hear from our chums... ALEX LIFESON of RUSH and EN…

Kscope Podcast 164 - Questions Answered: Bruce Soord, Mariusz Duda, Daniel Cardoso & Anathema YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Is there a new The Pineapple Thief album on the way? What does it sound like? How about the new Mariusz Duda album? Is it as beautiful as they say? How are the Anathema boys getting on? Are they OK? These questions are answered righ…

Ep 163: Head 2 Head: Ozric Tentacles & GONGWe celebrate the Psychedelic Double Dip of new LPs from OZRIC TENTACLES and GONG with frank discussions with both guv’nors: ED WYNNE and KAVUS TORABI... plus... the new TESSERACT single, a track from the forthcoming MARIUSZ DUDA album and a classic from the re-issue of ‘Murder Nature’ by HEAD CONTROL SYSTE…

Ep 162: Bumper edition. Joint headliner - TesseracT & Bruce Soord JAMES MONTEITH and AMOS WILLIAMS of TESSERACT, talk about the future of live music, merch cuts and the brand new ways they found of working together in an old-fashioned studio on new LP WAR OF BEING. BRUCE SOORD talks how to choose which composition goes to his solo material or THE P…

Kscope Podcast 161 - NEW PROG ROCK! Featuring ACLE and JAY of TESSERACT - with advice on band merch (particularly Xmas jumpers), the new challenges of post-Brexit cost-of-living touring, and playing metal to a new-born baby… We’ll hear the new singles from TESSERACT, O.R.k. & BRUCE SOORD… AND the new single from GONG who are touring with OZRIC TENT…

BUSYBUSYBUSY! Featuring chats with TESSERACT’s DANIEL TOMPKINS and AMOS WILLIAMS and JAMES MONTEITH introducing their new single, GLEB KOLYADIN (IAMTHEMORNING) on his new album which features two of KING CRIMSON, his move to England, how he’s making friends and sourcing the best Fish‘n’Chips, BRUCE SOORD on his new single and turning 50, PLUS detai…

Kscope Podcast 159 - The Height of Summer Starring BRUCE SOORD on the unboxing and the re-creation from the original burnt source material of THE PINEAPPLE THIEF’s 1999-2006 work for the sumptuous book-set How Did We Find Our Way DANIEL TOMPKINS of TESSERACT (the first of our wide-ranging TesseracT interviews throughout this year) with his advice f…

Kscope Podcast 158 - Godsticks in the Flesh ..in which Billy Reeves is outnumbered by all four members of GODSTICKS: Darran, Gavin, Tom and new bassist Frankie Gee. The new album is out now – This Is What A Winner Looks Like, their first since the start of the pandemic – so we discover Darran’s nostalgia for the solitude of 2020, learn about the sp…

THE Kscope Podcast 157 - The Promise of Springtime NEW SHOOTS! We hear about the next chapter of ENVY OF NONE via ALEX LIFESON (of Rush) and ALF ANNIBALINI … a trip to the principality because GODSTICKS have a new single out; … to Scotland to celebrate 10 years of ‘Fog Electric’ by NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; … huge THE PINEAPPLE THIEF news; ... EM…