The Tangent is a

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group formed in 2002.

History

Formation

The band was formed in 2002 by

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keyboardists

Andy Tillison Andy Tillison (born 21 June 1959) is a British keyboardist and singer best known for his work in the progressive rock bands Parallel or 90 Degrees and The Tangent. Biography Tillison and guitarist/vocalist Guy Manning had an early unsigned band c ...

and

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and multi-instrumentalist Guy Manning; The Flower Kings' guitarist

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, bassist

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, and drummer Zoltan Csörsz; and renowned saxophonist David Jackson of

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. The band was scheduled only to be a "one-off" side project but has produced ten official studio albums and a number of live albums since. The Tangent has had numerous changes in personnel resulting in Tillison being the only member to have been on all the recordings.

Live performances

Since 2003 the band in its various forms has played concerts and festivals in the US, UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and France. Members of the band also occasionally appear as special guests on stage with other artists. On 13 February 2012 guitarist Luke Machin joined Pain of Salvation on stage at The Garage in London, England, playing on the song ''Kingdom of Loss''.

Cover art

The band had much of their cover art done by artist

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, who worked closely with the band when designing their album artwork. Ed has completed five album covers for The Tangent. The outer cover artwork for the band’s 2020 ‘Auto Reconnaissance’ album was again provided by Unitsky while the inner sleeve art was created by newcomer Sara Mirabbasi. Cover artwork for the album Not as Good as the Book (2008) was created by French artist Antoine Ettori, for Down and Out in Paris and London (2009) by mbl graphics.

Personnel

Current members

Studio band from the latest release, ''Auto Reconnaissance'' in 2020: *

(keyboards, vocals) * Theo Travis (saxophone, flute, duduk) * Luke Machin (guitar) *

(bass guitar, vocals) * Steve Roberts (drums)

Former members

(guitars, vocals) * Jakko Jakszyk (guitars, vocals) *

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(vocals) *

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(guitars) *

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(guitars) *

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(guitar) * Dan Watts (guitar) *

(keyboards, piano, vocals) *

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(keyboards, vocals) *

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(keyboards) * Lalle Larsson (keyboards) * Marie-Eve de Gaultier (keyboards, vocals) * Robert Hansen (bass guitar) *

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(bass guitar, vocals) *

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(bass guitar, vocals) *

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(bass guitar) *

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(drums) * Zoltan Csörsz (drums) *

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(drums) *

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(drums) * Paul Burgess (drums) *

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(drums) * Tony "Funkytoe" Latham (drums) *

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(drums) *

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(drums) * David Jackson (saxophone, flute) * Guy Manning (acoustic guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, keyboards, vocals) *

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(vocals) *

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(vocals)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''The Music That Died Alone'' (2003) * ''The World That We Drive Through'' (2004) * ''A Place in the Queue'' (2006) * ''

Not as Good as the Book ''Not as Good as the Book'' is the fourth studio album released by progressive rock group The Tangent. The Special Edition of the album includes a 100-page novella by Andy Tillison with illustrations by Antoine Ettori. Track listing All words ...

'' (2008) * ''Down and Out in Paris and London'' (2009) * ''COMM'' (2011) * '' Le Sacre du Travail'' (2013) * ''A Spark in the Aether'' (2015) * ''

The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery ''The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery'', subtitled ''Or: Where Do We Draw The Line Now?'', is the ninth studio album released by progressive rock group The Tangent. The special edition of the album contains a bonus track. Track listing All son ...

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''Auto Reconnaissance'' (2020) * ''Songs From the Hard Shoulder'' (2022)

Live albums

* ''

Pyramids and Stars ''Pyramids and Stars'' is the third album, and first live recording, released by the progressive rock group The Tangent The Tangent is a progressive rock group formed in 2002. History Formation The band was formed in 2002 by Parallel or 9 ...

'' (2005) * ''

Going Off on One ''Going Off on One'' is the second live album released by the international progressive rock group The Tangent. It was released as a double CD/single DVD format (available separately), but also as a limited special edition, containing both CDs an ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

London or Paris, Berlin or Southend On Sea ''London or Paris, Berlin or Southend On Sea'' is the fourth live album released by the progressive rock group The Tangent. It was released as an "official bootleg" digital-only download from the band's website in late 2011 as both a DVD and CD. ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (with

Karmakanic Karmakanic is a Swedish progressive rock group founded in Malmö in 2002 by bassist and keyboardist Jonas Reingold. They are currently signed to Inside Out Music. Members * Göran Edman - vocals * Nils Erikson - vocals, keyboards * Krister Jonsson ...

as Tangekanic) (2018)

Compilation albums

* '' A Place on the Shelf - a special enthusiast's collection'' (2009) * '' L%27Etagère du Travail (2013)

References

External links

Official website
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