Prog presents…

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

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.

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

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

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Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage