The Fusion Reactor #195 - The New Breed of Fusion

I thought I'd take a look at where fusion went (directionwise, of course) after the 70's "golden age." This show focuses on newer stuff, mostly from the 90's and 00's, with one inclusion from a very important 80's album.

7for4 - Spiral Dance
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Radio-Activity
Gamalon - Cabin No.14
Whoopgnash - Tiny Bone
Rosco Il Est Content - Outoksaï
George Brooks Summit w/Steve Smith-McCoy
Tribal Tech - Susie's Dingsbums
Wackerman, Chad - Holiday Insane
Tunnels - 7,584,333,440 Miles Away

The Fusion Reactor #194 - Keys To The Kingdom

I realized that there are some really great keyboard players out there, and so I wanted to feature them. Well, some of them. That's what this show is all about!

Par Lindh Project - Suite In Progress (16:05) (In Concert - Live In Poland)
Corea, Chick - Johnny's Landing (10:39) (To The Stars)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Piano Concerto No. 1 (18:28) (Works Volume 1)
Hiromi - Spiral (10:04) (Spiral)
Niacin - High Bias (6:06) (High Bias)
Wakeman, Rick - Catherine Howard (7:24) (Simply Acoustic: The Music)
Hancock, Herbie - Hornets (19:35) (Sextant)

Most of them ended up being epics, because that's just a lot of fun!

The Fusion Reactor #193 - Urban Life

I've got to find myself a city... find myself a city to live in.

This week's show focuses on urban life in various cities and towns. Mostly fusion but some other interesting stuff as well.

The City	Wackerman, Chad	7:56
Downtown	Bruford, Bill	5:45
Ghost Town Nightmare	Cold Fairyland	6:23
Liberty City	Carlsson, Patrik	4:04
Forty Mile Town	Johnson, Eric	4:13
There's a New Sheriff in Town	Machacek, Alex	6:27
Severity Town	Grobschnitt	10:03
City on the Hill	Wollan, Greg	4:27
Goin' to Town	Dixie Dregs	3:39
Uptown Rendezvous	Passport	3:30
Teen Town	Weather Report	2:52
Teen Town	Pilo, Craig	4:49
Paintin' The Town	Keaggy, Phil	6:20
New City	Combination Head	5:08
A Dark Night In Toytown	Hackett, Steve	3:38
Last Side of Town, Pt. 2	Speaking Canaries, The	6:06

The Fusion Reactor #192 - Here And There

A bunch of here and there songs.

Here and Now	Salem Hill	5:45
I am not here.	KBB	9:14
It's A Jungle In Here	Medeski Martin & Wood	3:48
Dada Was Here/Thank You Pierrot Lunaire/Have You Even Been Green?/Pataphysical Introduction Pt II/Out Of Tunes	Soft Machine	9:00
From Here to There	Fourth Estate	4:23
There Comes a Time	Williams, Tony (Lifetime)	6:02
I Wish You Were Here	Bostic, PJ	6:20
Jdi Tam, Nevim Kam, Prines To, Nevim Co (Go There, I Don't Know Where, Bring It, I Don't Know What)	Uz Jsme Doma	7:01
Hereafter	Spock's Beard	5:02
Take Me There	Metheny, Pat	3:39
Up There	Hunter, Charlie	8:41
I Can See Your House From Here	Scofield, John & Pat Metheny	7:47
Here	Cross, David	10:52

The Fusion Reactor #191 - Japan

I've only got one spare hour to do a show this week, so one hour is all you get. Enjoy it while it lasts, there are some real killer "Japan" tunes. Some from Japanese musicians, others from musicians from elsewhere writing songs about Japan.

Time Control, or Controlled by Time	Hiromi	8:29
please tokio, please THIS IS TOKIO	Don Caballero	11:18
M-B	Machine and the Synergetic Nuts	7:19
Stratosphere	KBB	9:09
Crystal Japan	Bowie, David	3:11
Live In Japan	Keneally, Mike	4:47
Good Days, Bad Days	Kenso	8:14
Japanese Sunshadows	Wakeman, Rick	5:34