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  • Review – The Tangent – Songs From The Hard Shoulder

    Review – The Tangent – Songs From The Hard Shoulder

    It’s always a highlight of the year when a new album is announced by seminal British proggers The Tangent. ‘Songs From The Hard Shoulder’ sees the venerable and much loved outfit, led by esteemed musician, and fellow Yorkshireman, Andy Tillison, releasing their 12th studio album and sees the band focusing almost entirely on their long…

  • The Tangent announce new album Songs from The Hard Shoulder, Hear the first single The Changes?

    The Tangent announce new album Songs from The Hard Shoulder, Hear the first single The Changes?

    The Tangent, the progressive/jazz-rock collective led by Andy Tillison, are pleased to announce the release of their 12th studio album Songs From the Hard Shoulder on the 10th June 2022. This album sees The Tangent focusing almost entirely on their long format songs or “epics” with only one song being less than 16 minutes long.  Today, you…

  • Review – Tillison Reingold Tiranti – Allium: Una Storia – by Progradar

    Review – Tillison Reingold Tiranti – Allium: Una Storia – by Progradar

    The Lineup of Andy Tillison (The Tangent/Po90), Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings/Steve Hackett Band/Karmakanic) and Roberto Tiranti (New Trolls/Ken Hensley/Labyrinth) is a pan European Progressive Rock Band project and the album was recorded during lockdowns in Italy, Austria and the UK. The album ‘Allium: Una Storia’ is a concept album which takes as its subject…

  • Review – The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance

    Review – The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance

    Welcome to the post-Covid-19 world. My day job has got ridiculously busy and I have not been able to write any reviews so I’m going to alter my usual in-depth method and just give things to you straight. The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, are set to release their 11th studio…

  • The Tangent launch Life On Hold; first single from new album Auto Reconnaissance?

    The Tangent launch Life On Hold; first single from new album Auto Reconnaissance?

    The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, recently announced the release of their 11th studio album Auto Reconnaissance on the 21st August 2020. The follow-up to 2018’s Proxy, sees them continuing the band philosophy of celebrating the golden age of prog, whilst bringing it to the present and exploring new paths for…

  • The Tangent announce new album Auto Reconnaissance?

    The Tangent announce new album Auto Reconnaissance?

    The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, are pleased to announce the release of their 11th studio album Auto Reconnaissance on the 21st August 2020. The follow-up to 2018’s Proxy, sees them taking the band philosophy of celebrating the golden age of prog, whilst bringing it to the present and exploring new paths for…

  • Review – The Tangent – Proxy – by Progradar

    Review – The Tangent – Proxy – by Progradar

    2018 has been a rather excellent year for new music. It seems like no sooner has one great album come along then another arrives into the inbox at Progradar Towers. Music of all sorts of genres and description but the overriding feeling I have got this year is that there is joy back in music.…

  • The Tangent launch trailer for new album Proxy?

    The Tangent launch trailer for new album Proxy?

    THE TANGENT, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, will release their 10th studio album Proxy on November 16th, 2018. Recorded during the band’s tour with Karmakanic in 2017/18, which saw them with more chances than normal to work together on the record – hotel writing sessions, van discussions, soundcheck ideas – all of…

  • The Tangent announce new studio album Proxy?

    The Tangent announce new studio album Proxy?

    The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, will release their 10th studio album Proxy on November 16th,? 2018. Recorded during the band’s tour with Karmakanic in 2017/18, which saw them with more chances than normal to work together on the record – hotel writing sessions, van discussions, soundcheck ideas – all of…

  • Review – Kalman Filter- Exo-Oceans – by Jez Denton

    Review – Kalman Filter- Exo-Oceans – by Jez Denton

    When I went up to sixth form at school in the late 80’s one of the perks was the common room in which we were allowed to play music on the sixth form tape player; there was a simple rule – you could bring a tape in, put it in the queue and play two…