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INTRO IF IT’S OUT THERE, IT’S IN HERE

GONG GO LUNAR ON THEIR UPCOMING “MAGICKAL” RECORD

THE ORB AND DAVID GILMOUR REMIXED

Producer Youth also teases a possible live collaboration with Pink Floyd guitarist

TIGER MOTH TALES MOVE TO NEW GROUND ON LATEST LP

Jones takes an acoustic approach on eighth studio album

EDGAR BROUGHTON REINVENTED WITH BREAK THEDARK

Veteran guitarist explores new directions.

OZRIC TENTACLES: REBORN ON LATEST

New album Lotus Unfolding celebrates the psychedelic collective’s ruby anniversary.

CHRISTINA BOOTH RETURNS WITH THIRD SOLO ALBUM

The singer reflects on new opportunities and second chances.

EARTHSIDE REACH ACROSS BORDERS

The experimental act are joined by global contributors on Let The Truth Speak.

GOAT TO RELEASE CURATIVE ALBUM

The healing power of drone is dispensed in hefty doses on Medicine.

FISH ON FRIDAY GET NOSTALGIC WITH 8MM

It’s Nick Beggs and Frank Van Bogaert’s first joint production.

FAD GADGETS

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

MY PROG HERO Inspiring the wider music world…

SHANE EMBURY

PROG IN BRIEF

German–Dutch prog outfit Subsignal (right) release their sixth

ZOPP

Nottingham-based musician brings lashings of Canterbury goodness to his retro sound.

DOVES

LOST SOULS (Heavenly, 2000)

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

FLOR DE LOTO

PROG IN BRIEF

Prog metallers HeKz (vocalist Matt Young, right) release

LOAM

Multifaceted guitarist turns to writing his own naturally chaotic instrumentals.

INFINITE RISING

Italian instrumentalists shredding their way through outer space.

MATTEO MANCUSO

Meet the young guitarist who’s wowing virtuosos with his blend of jazz and rock.

Q & A

EDWARD REEKERS

From Early Days Of Infancy...

When Jethro Tull released The Broadsword And The Beast in 1982, many of their fans breathed a sigh of relief: it seemed their favourite band had returned to their more traditional folk rock roots. Ian Anderson reveals the story behind the recently reissued and expanded album that he reckons contains some of Tull’s best music.

Flying Colours

He’s best known for his conceptual designs on blockbuster movies including Star Wars, Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and Harry Potter, but prog fans will recognise Iain McCaig’s fantastical illustrations from The Broadsword And The Beast. The US artist, writer and filmmaker shares the secrets behind the album art… and reveals the truth about the terrifying Beastie that once lived in his attic.

Fallen On Hard Times?

How Tull took on the 80s

THE PROG INTERVIWE

PAT METHENY

ROGER WATERS

Unnecessary? Maybe. But this stark reimagining of the biggest prog album ever possibly works better than it should.

DBA

Celestial Songs SPIRIT OF UNICORN MUSIC

BEATRIX PLAYERS

Living & Alive WWW.BEATRIXPLAYERS.CO.UK The expanded,

BUSHMAN’S REVENGE

All The Better For Seeing You IS IT JAZZ?

JOHN CARPENTER

Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988) SACRED BONES

THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN

The Songs And Tales Of Airoea – Book 1 KARISMA

THE CORAL

Holy Joe’s Coral Island Medicine Show / Sea Of Mirrors RUN ON RECORDS

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY

End BELLA UNION

THE FLOWER KINGS

Look At You Now INSIDEOUTMUSIC

GALAHAD

The Long Goodbye AVALON

GOAT

The Gallows Pole: Original Score ROCKET RECORDINGS

MATT GOODLUCK

Inner Cosmos MATTGOODLUCK.BANDCAMP.COM

STEVE HACKETT

Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live In Brighton INSIDEOUTMUSIC

HATS OFF GENTLEMEN IT’S ADEQUATE

The Light Of Ancient Mistakes GLASS CASTLE RECORDINGS

THE HIRSCH EFFEKT

Urian LONG BRANCH RECORDS

HEXVESSEL

Polar Veil SVART

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

This New Noise TESTCARD

JOHN LODGE

Days Of Future Passed – My Sojourn HALESOUTH

MAEBE

Rebirth. Relive. Repeat. MAEBE.BANDCAMP.COM

HEDVIG MOLLESTAD WEEJUNS

Weejuns RUNE GRAMMOFON

ART-ROCK

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

TREVOR RABIN

Rio INSIDEOUTMUSIC

NEAL MORSE

The Dreamer – Joseph: Part One FRONTIERS

JONATHAN WILSON

Eat The Worm BMG

POMEGRANATE TIGER

All Input Is Error POMEGRANATETIGER.BANDCAMP.COM

PIXIE NINJA

Hypnagogia APOLLON

QUASAR

Memories Of Time Yet To Be QUASARBAND.BANDCAMP.COM

REFORMAT

Precursed FEARBONE

JAZZ PROG

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

TESSERACT

War Of Being KSCOPE

SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS

Sherinian/Phillips Live INSIDEOUTMUSIC

SILENT SKIES

Dormant NAPALM

SOUTHERN EMPIRE

Another World GEP

SPURV

Brefjære PELAGIC

SUBSIGNAL

A Poetry Of Rain GENTLE ART OF MUSIC/SOULFOOD

WEITE

Assemblage STICKMAN RECORDS

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

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

HAWKWIND

Space Ritual – 50th Anniversary Edition ATOMHENGE

BARCLAY

JAMES HARVEST Baby James Harvest ESOTERIC

FISH

13th Star FISHMUSIC.SCOT

DAVID LONGDON

Wild River ENGLISH ELECTRIC RECORDINGS

THE ORB & DAVID GILMOUR

Metallic Spheres In Colour SONY MUSIC

JETHRO TULL

The Broadsword And The Beast WARNER MUSIC

DAVID SYLVIAN

Samadhisound 2003–2014: Do You Know Me Now?

VARIOUS

Produced By Tony Visconti EDSEL

KEITH EMERSON

Variations SPIRIT OF UNICORN MUSIC

MAGIC: THE DAVID PATON STORY

David Paton SONICBOND PUBLISHING

NIGHTWISH: EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG

Simon McMurdo SONICBOND PUBLISHING

YES – THE TORMATO STORY

Kevin Mulryne FIVE PER CENT FOR SOMETHING PUBLISHING

SQUARING THE CIRCLE (THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS)

Anton Corbijn DOGWOOF

TAKE A BOW

AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE – CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JOHN WETTON

EBB/THE EMERALD DAWN

VENUE THE 1865, SOUTHAMPTON DATE 06/08/2022 Cornwall’s The

JON ANDERSON with The Paul Green Rock Academy

VENUE 02 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON DATE 22/07/2023

HAUNT THE WOODS

VENUE THE BLACK HEART, LONDON DATE 26/07/2023 Do

EPPYFEST 10

VENUE SMOKEY JOE’S DINER, CHELTENHAM DATE 29/07/2023-30/07/2023 EppyFest

KANSAS

VENUE CHICAGO THEATER, CHICAGO, IL, USA DATE 15/07/2023

THE FLAMING LIPS

VENUE THE FILLMORE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA DATE 06/08/2023

RADAR FESTIVAL

VENUE O2 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER DATE 28/07/2023–30/07/2023 Having

RUSSIAN CIRCLES

VENUE HEAVEN, LONDON DATE 14/08/2023 Anight with Russian

DREAM THEATER

VENUE YOUTUBE THEATER, INGLEWOOD, CA, USA DATE 27/07/2023

GOV’T MULE

VENUE CREDITUNION1AMPHITHEATRE,TINLEYPARK,IL,USA DATE 04/08/2023 Gov’t Mule have been

ANDY JACKSON

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon.

THE WAR WITHIN

“We finally feel like we’ve reached that peak TesseracT sound,” declares Daniel Tompkins. As leading lights of the British prog metal scene, TesseracT return with an album that’s equal parts introspection and unfettered ambition. So is War Of Being their most progressive work yet? Bassist Amos Williams and vocalist Tompkins tell Prog about the grand concepts behind it.

“ There are Crimson fans outraged at my conduct!”

Four years ago, no one could have predicted that King Crimson’s super-serious guitar maestro would don a mohawk and makeup, let alone perform covers of songs by Metallica and Slipknot, and yet Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch has completely flipped Robert Fripp’s public persona upside-down. Now that the husband-and-wife team are taking their lockdown project on the road, Prog finds out what this means for the future of King Crimson and why the guitarist believes that the right place for him right now is in front of audiences “having a fabulous time”.

Humanity In The Spotlight

Malcolm Galloway (left) and Mark Gatland don their

Out Brothers, Out !

Although he denies it’s the band’s farewell album, Strawbs’ mainman Dave Cousins has split fans and former bandmates with current release The Magic Of It All. Recorded in South Africa and bursting at the seams with local talent, it fondly looks back on the group’s colourful career but also brings in new musical flavours. Prog catches up with Cousins to find out what he thinks of those who’ve dismissed the record, and what the future really holds for the band.

Stars Align

What do Haunt The Woods and Peppa Pig have in common? The answer will surprise you, but the curious connection has undoubtedly helped the British alt-proggers find their place in the world on their second album, Ubiquity. Prog catches up with the four-piece to discuss their journey from busking outside local supermarkets to bringing their tantalising music to far bigger audiences.

Home Coming

Six years after logistical issues forced IO Earth to regretfully part ways with vocalist Linda Odinsen, the stars aligned for her return. Empowered by having “our” singer back, guitarist and founding member Dave Cureton opens up to Prog about what her return means for the band and how she helped inspire their sixth studio album, Sanctuary.

Everything Must Change

It’s been a challenging eight years since the release of Karnataka’s last studio album, Secrets Of Angels, but sole original member Ian Jones is back with a new line-up and a new burst of creativity that’s captured on Requiem For A Dream. A dramatic evolution but the band insist the spirit of the original band still flows through them. Jones and new vocalist Sertari set the record straight.

“Melody is in our DNA…”

Five studio albums in and Downes Braide Association – the musical partnership between Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes and hit songwriter Chris Braide – have perfected their winning formula. Their latest set, Celestial Songs, finds the pedigree pair teaming up with Andy Partridge, Marc Almond, Francis Dunnery and more. They discuss their musical evolution, the secrets of working together in harmony – and losing their peers too soon.

Eternal Motion Forward

Soen were treated as a novelty supergroup of