Bread Of Haven

Eleven years after his first ambitious homage to Mike Oldfield, Robert Reed is back with the long-awaited fourth instalment in his Sanctuary series. With a little help from Oldfield collaborators Les Penning, Tom Newman and drummer Simon Phillips, the Magenta and Cyan mastermind tells Prog about his mission to keep long-form music alive

PRIOG PRESENTS…

Discovering

Ed’s Letter

Hello and welcome to the latest issue of Prog

BTBAM CHECK IN WITH NEW ALBUM

Latest concept album and new line-up, pushes them all the way to their limits.

JETHRO TULL ARE STILL LIVING IN THE PAST

The 70s compilation is expanded and given a sonic sheen.

LUNATIC SOUL SIGN TO INSIDEOUTMUSIC

Mariusz Duda binds all of his solo project’s threads together for his first double album.

AURI WELCOME NEW BEGINNINGS

Nightwish spin-off project escapes from the studio and into the world.

GILES, GILES & FRIPP REMASTERED AND REISSUED

New version drops spoken-word parts and includes demos.

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STEVE ROTHERY AND THORSTEN QUAESCHNING GO WIDESCREEN AS BIOSCOPE ON NEW LP

IF IT’S OUT THERE, IT’S IN HERE

ARJEN ANTHONY LUCAASSEN IS BACK

It’s the end of the world as we know it and he feels fine on his new solo album.

NOVA CASCADE’S DAVE HILBORNE RIP

Fulsome tributes are made by compatriots as he leaves behind a five-album legacy.

IHLO RETURN WITH LONG-AWAITED NEW ALBUM

Legacy is their first LP following hiatus.

FAD GADGETS

Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.

JAMES WALBOURNE

Inspiring the wider music world…

PROG IN BRIEF

PRESS/DAVID JOSEPH In a moment of exquisite synchronicity,

FAUN FABLES

Storytelling family tap into nature, avant-folk and Yes’s back catalogue.

THROWING MUSES THROWING MUSES

(4AD, 1986)

ROD RODRIGUES

Never sticking to a planned route, the Brazilian-Canadian guitarist fuses prog with metal to reach new destinations.

PROG IN BRIEF

Justin Hayward (right) embarks on an 11-date tour

TÖRZS

Hungarian post-rockers who record in caves and find sanctuary in the rehearsal room.

PROG COLLECTION T-SHIRTS

W e know what you like (in your

FIFTH DAUGHTER

Diagonal and Running Dogs musos team up for intergalactic musical adventures.

OCULAR

Solstice guitarist’s son leads smart-jazz instrumental group along the prog path.

RIZ STORY

Q &A

IN MEMORY OF SIMON HOUSE

A key presence in Hawkwind’ s line-up during the 1970s, Simon House brought an incredible palette of sonic colours to the band’s songs with his exciting and imaginative keyboard and violin work. Leaving to become a member of David Bowie’s live band, he went on to become an in-demand session player before rejoining Hawkwind again (twice) and releasing a series of solo albums. We pay tribute to House, who died at the end of May.

Out Of This World

Thirty years ago, Marillion released their final album on EMI, their first not to reach the UK Top 10. Afraid Of Sunlight has since been hailed as one of the band’s greatest recordings, but tragedy lay at its heart, even though it kickstarted their career as one of the most successful independent groups. The band recall the challenging times that threatened their career and, at times, their sanity.

Jesus Christ, what a cover!

“Mark said, ‘We can’t use this, people will think we’re a Christian rock band!”

“They were typical rock stars. Unbearable!”

Production Notes: meet Dave Meegan, the man behind the desk.

THE PROG INTERVIEW

RICHARD SINCLAIR

MIKE OLDFIELD

Tubular what? Long overshadowed by its illustrious predecessor, Oldfield’s 1974 hymn to the British landscape gets the belated Golden Jubilee treatment – and it’s never sounded so brooding or beautiful.

BRIAN ENO & BEATIE WOLFE

Luminal/Lateral VERVE RECORDS

LEE ABRAHAM

Stars Align: Live At The 1865

THE BOOK OF MOONS

Strange & Wylde Majick

CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN

Night Mirror DEMON

DARKFISH

Beyond DARKFISH.BANDCAMP.COM

EDENSONG

Our Road To Dust THE LASER’S EDGE

ELBOW

Audio Vertigo Echo Elbow EP 5 POLYDOR

JAKKO M JAKSZYK

Son Of Glen INSIDEOUTMUSIC

NOSOUND

To The Core KSCOPE

ANTOINE FAFARD

Quadra Spherium TIMELESS MOMENTUM

ALEX HENRY FOSTER

A Nightfall Ritual HOPEFUL TRAGEDY

EMILY FRANCIS TRIO

Atomic Tour Live EMILYFRANCISTRIO.COM

STEVE HACKETT

The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall INSIDEOUTMUSIC

GWENNO

Utopia HEAVENLY RECORDINGS

GRACE HAYHURST

The World Is Dying GRACEHRST.BANDCAMP.COM

NAD SYLVAN

Monumentata INSIDEOUTMUSIC

TANGERINE DREAM

From Virgin To Quantum Years: Coventry Cathedral 22 KSCOPE

HIROE

Wield PELAGIC

JPL

Post Scriptum QUADRIFONIC

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

Phantom Island P(DOOM)

MOON HALO

Trichotomy MOONHALO.UK

NORTH SEA RADIO ORCHESTRA

Special Powers BELIEVERS ROAST

EXPERIMENTAL PROG

Ambient, electronica and oddities through the monocle of Jo Kendall

WE LOST THE SEA

A Single Flower DUNK!/BIRD’S ROBE

OCEANICA

Try Not To Dwell On It… PROG ON! RECORDINGS

PHASE TRANSITION

In Search Of Being PHASE TRANSITION

ROOT ZERO

Dark Rainbow ROOT ZERO

ZACH TABORI

Attack Of The Clout Chasers FLESH FURY

MF TOMLINSON

Die To Wake Up From A Dream PRAH

WHISPERS OF GRANITE

Liquid Stone APOLLON

JAZZ PROG

Sid Smith rounds up the best releases from prog’s jazzier reaches.

CHICAGO

Chicago II RHINO

ATOMIC ROOSTER

Atomic Rooster ESOTERIC

BACK DOOR

Vienna Breakdown ESOTERIC

JACK BRUCE

Harmony Row ESOTERIC

JUDY DYBLE

Darkness To Light – The Recordings 2004-2006 ESOTERIC

HAPPY THE MAN

Happy The Man/Crafty Hands ICONOCLASSIC

GREG LAKE

Greg Lake Live SPIRIT OF UNICORN MUSIC

ANTHONY PHILLIPS

Radio Clyde 1978 ESOTERIC

HORSLIPS

At The BBC MADFISH

SKIN ALLEY

Sun Music – The Complete Recordings 1969-1973 ESOTERIC

WANG CHUNG

Clear Light/Dark Matter SING

RICK WAKEMAN

The Official Broadcast Collection RRAW

HOGGIN’ THE PAGE – GROUNDHOGS: THE CLASSIC YEARS

Martyn Hanson SONICBOND

IF THE STARS HAD A SOUND

Mogwai LIGHTBULB FILM DISTRIBUTION

TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS: YES ALBUM LISTENING GUIDE

Kevin Mulryne FIVE PER CENT FOR SOMETHING

FRANK ZAPPA

Cheaper Than Cheep ZAPPA RECORD/UME

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MY PROG

Where’s home? The south of Glasgow, Scotland.

BAND OF BROTHERS

In 1976, Gentle Giant released their only official live album, Playing The Fool – The Official Live. Nearly 50 years later, it’s been reimagined in an immersive experience that reproduces the entire concert as if the listener is in the audience. Derek Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear and John Weathers give Prog the lowdown and reflect on the original’s legacy.

Lifting Shadows Off A Dream

Jonas Renkse is forging new landscapes in Katatonia ’s gloom-laden prog metal world. Following the departure of founding guitarist Anders Nyström, a new-look line-up has released Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State . The vocalist and songwriter reveals the vivid dream that inspired the album and his plans for the new incarnation of the band.

Crimson Echoes

The John Hackett Band are celebrating a decade of making music together with their second album, the recently released Red Institution . The four-piece talk about their easy chemistry, songwriting inspiration and those pinch-me moments of performing material originally by King Crimson and the other Hackett.

Bursting With Pride

They were favourites at the Marquee and their line-up included a young Steven Wilson, but Pride Of Passion never reached the dizzying heights of their peers. Several decades after their original split, they’re back with a new EP and FM keyboardist Jem Davis in tow. Vocalist Deborah Hopper and bassist Diz Minnitt (formerly of Marillion) discuss their unplanned return, Brink Of The Horizon and future plans

California Dreamin’

He’s a musician who never plans for anything, but Tangerine Dream fans can rejoice in not just the 50th-anniversary reissue of Phaedra , but also a new album from one of its creators. Synth maestro Peter Baumann makes a welcome return with Nightfall , which continues his ongoing exploration of the human condition. He tells Prog why he prefers to do things in a haphazard way and why he wishes he’d had the chance to work with Edgar Froese again.

Analogue Master

On his second solo album, Gamle Mester , Wobbler keyboard player Lars Fredrik Frøislie unleashes a tour de force of old-school analogue wizardry. Lars kindly invites Prog into his magical world of vintage instrumentation to find out more.

All Abuzz!

Four years on from the acclaimed Ding Dong. You’re Dead , the Hedvig Mollestad Trio make an inspired return with new album Bees In The Bonnet – buzzing with energy, riffs and bold statements, whether musical or political. Their intrepid leader talks to Prog about why songwriting is like speed dating, unlikely inspiration from Texas, taking risks and the rewards of play.

LIKE FATHERS,LIKE SONS

In 2023, Avkrvst emerged from the Norwegian wilderness with a top-notch debut and an impressive record deal. As they ready their second album Waving At The Sky , co-founders Simon Bergseth and Martin Utby explain their familial ties to progressive music.