Ed’s Letter

JOHN LANGTON Hello, and welcome to the new

BLOODY WELL WRITE

Send your letters to us at: Prog, Future Publishing, 1-10 Praed Mews, Paddington, London, W2 1QY, or email prog@futurenet.com. Letters may be edited for length. We regret that we cannot reply to phone calls. For more comment and prog news and views, find us on facebook.com under Prog

LETTER

T he new Greg Lake anthology [The Anthology: A

DBA CELEBRATE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

IF IT’S OUT THERE, IT’S IN HERE

STRAWBS REACH A SETTLEMENT

Dave Cousins says his veteran band prove they’re still fresh with latest LP

THE SPIRIT IS STRONG WITH GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT

Jo Quail makes a guest appearance on Ghost Tapes #10.

NIK TURNER AND YOUTH TIE UP FOR INTERSTELLAR ENERGY

Steve Davis brought Hawkwind and Killing Joke men together

RITUAL RETURN AFTER 13 YEARS

‘Very, very diverse’ album The Story Of Mr Bogd is worth the wait, Swedes assert

CARPENTER COMES BACK TO LIFE

Horror master worked on Lost Themes III and Halloween Kills soundtrack together

VAN GIERSBERGEN GLOWS IN THE DARK

Dutch musician achieves a life goal with solo LP The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest.

VOLA’S RED THREAD IN THIRD ALBUM

Near-complete Witness includes surprise “production feature,” says Asger Mygind

JOHN HOLDEN AND GUESTS TAKE VIRTUAL JOURNEY

Circles In Time aims to escape lockdown via imagination

FAD GADGETS

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

LEE RITENOUR

MY PROG HERO  Inspiring the wider music world…

KINGNOMAD

Sober ex-stoner Swedish rockers tap into rich prog heritage

THE PROGGEST TV SHOW?

A Prog writer makes the case for Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star.

MOTHER’S CAKE

ALL AROUND THE WORLD Our far-out trip to far-flung prog 

MARY LATTIMORE

Classically trained LA harpist takes her inspiration from Croatia and the English coast

POTTER’S DAUGHTER

Mother and son fuse family musical connections for classically inspired prog

PYMLICO

Instrumental prog-pop-fusion from Oslo that aims to bring joy

CAROLINE CATZ

She’s best known for playing Doc Martin’s Louisa Glasson, but the British actor has spent the last few years working on a film about the life of Delia Derbyshire. She explains how she ended up telling this unique tale and why it’s so important to keep women’s stories in the public eye

Groundhogs

They helped to spearhead the British blues boom before taking a turn into rock’s left-field for a quartet of classic albums. They bolstered their sound with Mellotron and synth. They even recruited the drummer from Egg. So it’s high time we asked: How prog are the Groundhogs?

OSIBISA

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue it’s Osibisa. The Afrorock band formed in 1969 and were responsible for bringing African music to new audiences in Europe and North America. A young Roger Dean created their early album covers and their combination of African rhythms with Latin grooves played an important role in popularising world music. Over the years, they’ve captured the hearts of audiences at Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Festival Hall, as well as Cropredy Convention. Founder members Teddy Osai and Wendell ‘Dell’ Richardson tell the story of their musical mission…

TRANSATLANTIC

New spins…

THE BESNARD LAKES

The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings FULL TIME HOBBY

JOHN CARPENTER

Lost Themes III: Alive After Death SACRED BONES 

COBALT CHAPEL

Orange Synthetic KLOVE RECORDINGS 

A MUTUAL QUESTION

Connect PINECONE RECORDS

GRYPHON

Get Out Of My Father’s Car GRYPHON MUSIC 

COMMUNIC

Hiding From The World AFM 

THE CYBERIAM

Forging Nations LIVE! THECYBERIAM.BANDCAMP.COM

DAWNWALKER

Ages DAWNWALKER.BANDCAMP.COM 

STEVE HACKETT

Under A Mediterranean Sky INSIDEOUT

KEVIN GODLEY

Muscle Memory STATE51

SIGUR RÓS

Odin’s Raven Magic KRUNK

RICHARD DURRANT

Rewilding THE BURNING DECK

VENNART

In The Dead, Dead Wood VENNART.BANDCAMP.COM 

KEPLER TEN

A New Kind Of Sideways WHITE STAR

GAVIN HARRISON & ANTOINE FAFARD

Chemical Reactions ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT 

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

K.G. KGLW

THE LAST DINOSAUR

Wholeness PHASES

ART ROCK

Chris Roberts samples the new releases on the prog/rock boundary

MULTI STORY

CBF10 F2 MUSIC

McSTINE & MINNEMANN

II MCSTINEMINNEMANN.BANDCAMP.COM

NEED

Norchestrion: A Song For The End IKAROS

WARDRUNA

Kvitravn MUSIC FOR NATIONS 

PERIPHERY

Live In London CENTURY MEDIA 

ORCHESTRA OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE

Theta Five DISCUS

ANNA B SAVAGE

A Common Turn CITY SLANG 

PLINI

Impulse Voices PLINI.CO 

PSYCHEDELIC PROG

Take a trip with Rob Hughes as he seeks out the latest mind-expanding music

RIVERSIDE

Lost’n’Found – Live In Tilburg INSIDEOUT

SOEN

Imperial SILVER LINING MUSIC 

STEVEN WILSON

The Future Bites CAROLINE

THISQUIETARMY X AWAY

The Singularity, Phase I P572

DAMO SUZUKI & THE ECHO ENSEMBLE

Live At the Green Door Store WILLKOMMEN

TIGER MOTH TALES

The Whispering Of The World WHITE KNIGHT

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Grant Moon has a rummage down the back of the Prog sofa for the ones that nearly got away…

DANIEL TOMPKINS

Ruins KSCOPE 

THE WAR ON DRUGS

Live Drugs SUPER HIGH QUALITY

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

Colors CRAFT

COIL

A Guide For Beginners COLD SPRING

MARTIN BARRE

50 Years Of Jethro Tull STORE FOR MUSIC

GANDALF’S FIST

The (Re)Master And The Monkey NIGHTKEEPER PRODUCTIONS 

BRIAN ENO

Film Music 1976-2020 UMC

PAIN OF SALVATION

The Perfect Element Pt I INSIDEOUT 

MAGMA

Bourges 1979 SEVENTH RECORDS 

CHRIS SQUIRE

Fish Out Of Water: Blu-Ray High Resolution Edition ESOTERIC

UNITOPIA

The Garden PLANE GROOVY 

RUNRIG

One Legend – Two Concerts Live At Rockpalast MIG-MUSIC 

TIME & SOUNDS: GERMANY’S JOURNEY FROM JAZZ AND POP TO KRAUTROCK AND BEYOND

Jan Reetze HALVMALL

BRUFORD

Rock Goes To College WINTERFOLD/CHERRY RED 

FRANK ZAPPA

Zappa MAGNOLIA PICTURES Authoritative account of a remarkable

MY PROG

Richard Wileman (Karda Estra) 

THE PROG READERS’ POLL 2020

In some ways 2020 will forever be tagged

This Creeping Malaise

Few albums from the 70s have such relevance today as Animals. It captured the moment when Pink Floyd made the giant leap from lush to harsh, from a pillow of winds to cold shafts of broken glass. Although some fans missed the expansive soundscapes of its predecessors, its lyrics tore into the evils of capitalism and abuses of power and seem even more apposite today than at the time. Prog explores the ugly beauty of Floyd’s 10th studio album

Crossing Oceans Of Time

In late 2006, The Ocean set themselves the loftiest of goals: to tell Earth’s entire history through music. Three albums and 14 years later, the postmetal connoisseurs have finally completed their mission. Founder Robin Staps tells Prog about their ambitious musical journey through space and time

Out of this World

Over the last few decades, Rob Reed’s profile has been raised through a number of musical ventures. Hot on the heels of this year’s releases with Magenta and Chimpan A comes the electronic album, Cursus 123 430. Prog catches up with the Welsh wizard to find out about his latest project

Bits On The Side

And there’s more! Robert Reed reveals his upcoming prog-friendly projects

Flying High Again

Two years after releasing the dramatic Dead Magic, Anna von Hausswolff returns to her first love: the pipe organ. But this time there’s a difference. Prog catches up with the Swedish experimentalist to find out more about her first instrumental album, and the enchanting landmark that inspired it

Observing Dead Air

Katatonia’s 2020 might not have gone to plan but the Swedes have still managed to find some stability despite all the uncertainty. Their latest release, Dead Air, was recorded live in a controlled environment and, as frontman Jonas Renkse explains, it’s left them with an itch for touring again

DOUBLE THE FUN

With the extra time on their hands, The Flower Kings are back sooner than anticipated. Roine Stolt tells Prog why the inspiration won’t run dry anytime soon despite releasing two double albums in less than 12 months

The Six Power of Six

As folk-proggers Solstice celebrate their 40th anniversary and enter their fifth decade with the release of new studio album Sia, founder member and guitarist Andy Glass tells Prog he’s counting his blessings and looking forward to the next 10 years

Felix Nativitatis

It’s been a tumultuous year but Iamthemorning are celebrating the end of 2020 in their trademark style. Vocalist and lyricist Marjana Semkina chats to Prog about their seasonal EP, Counting The Ghosts, in which she explores her love of Victorian England and adds a melancholic twist to a William Blake poem

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE

The Flaming Lips are on a roll. Not only have they released a second studio album in less than 18 months, but they’ve also come up with an unusual way for fans to enjoy their live shows. Band leader Wayne Coyne reminisces about growing up in Oklahoma and why their future could involve a lot of bubbles

CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?

Crippled Black Phoenix are no strangers to reinvention so when vocalist Daniel Änghede left the band shortly before their most recent recording session, they didn’t let it get in the way of making Ellengæst. Multi-instrumentalist founder Justin Greaves tells Prog about getting creative with old friends and how Beowulf turned out to be a major source of inspiration

The Keyboard Warrior

After almost a decade apart, Sons Of Apollo’s keysman Derek Sherinian has regrouped with Protocol’s Simon Phillips for a new solo album. As The Phoenix takes flight, he chats to Prog about working with Phillips, playing from the heart and that time he jammed with Eddie Van Halen