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Sally Collyer wrote:

Dear all

At last we can finally tell you our news that we .... well, we are not PLANNING a new album, we are not MAKING one. We have MADE it, finished it and it's gonna be released THIS YEAR!!. Yay!! And you can pre-order it now at The Tangent Website. www.thetangent.org 

NOTE that if you want to choose the option that gets your name on the sleeve - The artwork will go to press in just less than 1 week - so time is unavoidably of the essence!

The special pre-ordering options there at the moment reflect packages for our biggest fans - the prices will come down and the album will be available at perfectly normal prices by the time of release.

Anyway The Album!!! Here is the official Insideout Press Release!!

PLEASE SPREAD THE NEWS!!!

The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, will release their 10th studio album ‘Proxy’ on the 16th November 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 which have allowed the band to make an album that is as organic as they have achieved since their formation 15 years ago.

Andy Tillison comments: "Our belief is that Progressive Rock music is still a valid and viable musical form in 2018 and will continue to be so. Our band has always sought to take on board things from the present and add them to that magical mix. We don't claim to be offering the FUTURE. We just claim to be offering one set of possibilities. Ours. Now."

‘Proxy’ is a riot of juxtaposing styles, presented in a really direct manner and despite being firmly rooted in the stylistic traits of the Progressive Rock Genre takes some unexpected turnoffs and a major swerve. The albums kicks off with a trademark Tangent prog fantasia based around growling Hammonds, shrieking Synths, whirling guitars and sharp percussive bass - influences of ELP, Egg, Hatfield & the North, Caravan and Camel proudly worn on their sleeves.

This 16-minute title track eventually becomes a protest song about the continuing wars that share their name with the song.

But this album features no overall concept. The second track is a sun-drenched Mediterranean fusion instrumental, more Chick Corea than Che Guevara. And the third track is referred to by the band as an attempt to find the missing link between Porcupine Tree and Jamiroquai. By the time we reach the centrepiece epic track ‘The Adulthood Lie’, the rulebook has been left behind and the band are trying to fix the car with whatever is at hand.

The Tangent came of age some time ago now. After 15 years with a constant presence on the periphery of the scene, this album is the next step on the road from a band who have painstakingly revered and recreated the past, with one eye on the future.

Here's the lineup for the album:

Andy Tillison – Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboards, Composer
Jonas Reingold (Flower Kings, Steve Hackett Band) – Bass Guitar
Theo Travis (Soft Machine, Travis-Fripp) – Sax & Flute
Luke Machin (Maschine, Francis Dunnery Band) – Guitar
Steve Roberts (ex Magenta, Godsticks) – Drums
With special guest: Göran Edman (Karmakanic/Malmsteen) - Vocals
Best wishes to all and thank you for your encouragement and support!