Ed’s Letter

Hello, and welcome to the new issue of Prog. This

The Camera Eye

“You never know when the universe is going to knock

Bloody Well Write

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IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE!

Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci reveals that the sense of

IHSAHN LAUNCHES SECOND EP OF 2020

Norwegian prog metal mastermind Ihsahn will release Pharos, the follow

BLACKFIELD DO IT FOR THE MUSIC

Blackfield, Aviv Geffen’s acclaimed project featuring Steven Wilson, release sixth

INTRO extras

Jakko Jakszyk has recruited King Crimson bandmates including Robert Fripp

MOLASSESS JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOLLOW ON LATEST

Molassess will release their debut album Through The Hollow on

THE ANCHORESS AND SUEDE GUITARIST DOUBLE UP

Former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler and Catherine Anne Davies, aka

GAZPACHO SET THE SCENE ALIGHT WITH FIREWORKER

Putting a magnifying glass to the human condition has been

THE OCEAN RETURN TO THE PAST

European prog metal collective The Ocean, led by guitarist Robin

LEE ABRAHAM ANNOUNCES HARMONIC NEW SOLO DISC

Galahad guitarist Lee Abraham will release solo album Harmony/Synchronicity through

FAD GADGETS

Moog’s new synthesiser takes its cues from two of the

MICHAEL LANDAU

“I was invited to do the opening guitar on Pink

PROG IN BRIEF

Anna von Hausswolff (right) will release an instrumental pipe organ

TIRILL

CAPTURING ESSENCES OF the natural world, Tirill Mohn blends raw

STREAM OF PASSION

Since March, the coronavirus pandemic has wrought havoc upon the

PROTOCOL

While the world of Indian prog might still be unfamiliar

GLASS OCEAN

UNLESS KYLIE MINOGUE decides to whack out an experimental rock

Official Progressive Albums Chart

15 KING CRIMSON In The Court Of The Crimson King

CITY OF SOULS

IT WAS NOT the debut album release City Of Souls

OCEANICA

“I HAVE ALWAYS HAD a penchant for the weird and

Q&A: LARAAJI

When Brian Eno was walking through New York’s Washington Park

IN MEMORY OF JUDY DYBLE

Judy Dyble once told me that although she’d left music

Toyah

Most people think they know Toyah Willcox. She’s rooted in

RICK WAKEMAN

It’s all very well tinkling out Silent Night, Stairway To

TIM BOWNESS

Since 2014’s Abandoned Dance Hall Dreams through to last year’s

ABEL GANZ

The Life Of A Honey Bee And Other Moments Of

CHARLIE BARNES

“Don’t give up the day job” is the perennial anti-advice

MATT BERRY

After his gleeful 2018 Television Themes excursion, Matt Berry’s sixth

DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM

The musical relationship between vocalist Doris Brendel and guitarist Lee

BULB

As the first of 10 releases compiling material recorded under

DUKES OF THE ORIENT

Those with good memories will recall the Great Asia Wars

THE FLAMING LIPS

Over the past decade, The Flaming Lips have seemed joyously

NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS

For anyone who regards The Dark Side Of The Moon

EIVØR

Fans of the shipping forecast might know the Faroe Islands

FIGUEROA

Renowned electronic sound designer Amon Tobin has released 10 albums

FLYING COLORS

No one imagined a day when live albums were more

GLASS OCEAN

This Sydney quintet have gained quite a few friends on

HAZE

In the 80s heyday of the neo-prog scene one would

HIFIKLUB

French trio Hifiklub recorded Rupture at their respective homes during

PAIN OF SALVATION

Let these Swedes sink their musical claws in and you

IHSAHN

Norwegian maverick pivots from dark to light on second EP

IQ

A couple of months ago, IQ decided to stream a

KOJ

Listening to the follow-up to Koj’s 2017 debut All We

ART ROCK

It’s 34 years since Throwing Muses’ debut revealed a band

THE PINEAPPLE THIEF

Besides writing 13 Pineapple Thief albums, one Wisdom Of Crowds

THE LEMON TWIGS

Rock was once a magnet for weirdos. Long Island siblings

THE MIGHTY HANDFUL

London proggers tackle some “dark, ugly” realities in bright, pleasing

NEAL MORSE

Since becoming a born again Christian almost 20 years ago,

OCEANS OF SLUMBER

Since recruiting singer Cammie Gilbert in 2014, Oceans Of Slumber

SECRET MACHINES

Urban spacemen return after more than a decade in the

RIKARD SJÖBLOM’S GUNGFLY

There are few more thrilling things than the sound of

JAZZ PROG

Once described as a ‘prog-jazz super trio,’ Rymden more than

ULVER

Ulver passed some time ago into that elite pantheon of

DEREK SHERINIAN

Nine years after their last collaboration on 2011’s excellent Oceana,

SLEEPMAKESWAVES

Originally released as a series of three limited edition EPs,

THE TANGENT

The follow-up to 2018’s Proxy upholds The Tangent’s flair for

TIGER MOTH TALES

Still Alive was born in lockdown but Peter Jones clearly

WEATHER REPORT

Founded in 1970, Weather Report were among the most successful

YELLO

At 75 and 68 respectively, Yello’s Dieter Meier and Boris

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

As the singer for the Steve Rothery Band and Dave

BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Barclay James Harvest And Other

RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT

Fascinating dip into an overlooked period of the Spirit guitarist’s

GALAHAD

Originally released in 1995, Galahad’s third album had a rather

MOON DUO

Originally recorded in a windowless San Francisco rehearsal space in

RUPHUS

Leading lights of the Norwegian prog scene in the 1970s,

MILES DAVIS

Galvanised by rock music’s contrasting dynamics and its wider sales

UNICORN

Anyone would be forgiven for being unfamiliar with Unicorn. The

VOYAGER

It remains a source of considerable embarrassment and regret that

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Peephole In My Brain: The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of

MY PROG

My parents first met through a mutual love of bands

Singing To God

When the news broke on July 22 that Tim Smith,

This Party’s Over

It’s been a long goodbye, and it’s getting longer. But

Internal Exile

If you’re of the opinion that an artist needs to

“We didn’t look like hobbits…”

“We were doing something really different. The press had allegedly

Dreaming BIG

Risk (noun): the possibility of something bad happening. Example: in

In bed with GENESIS and other strange stories…

Locked down in his London home, Steve Hackett is missing

Back Down To Earth

These last five years have been extremely productive for prog

You Need Hands

“Four years ago [producer] Michael Franklin got in touch and

Big Generator

“People who don’t know about me often think I’m a

Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It!

There are many splendid things about the new version of

Emerson, Lake & Plamer Tarkus

For Emerson, Lake & Palmer the year 1971 represented an

AXE ATTACK

Axe Victim, Be-Bop Deluxe’s 1974 debut, is an album populated

Roll With The Changes

London psych-proggers Goldray were formed when Reef guitarist Kenwyn House

The PROG INTERVIEW IAN MOSLEY

When Ian Mosley was a teenager with lofty dreams of