Sending signals

The grand parade of lifeless packaging? Far from it, as this much-delayed blockbuster reissue of one of prog’s most fascinating and frustrating albums finally proves.

Despite a musical pedigree that includes prog luminaries like Mostly Autumn, Riversea and Lee Abraham, Moon Halo remain relatively undiscovered. Following the release of Trichotomy , their third studio album, Prog caught up with Marc Atkinson, David Clements and Iain Jennings to find out how their three-way creative collaboration works.

Amarok prove they’re more than worthy of their ...

Robert Reed and Steve Balsamo’s progressive electronic duo Chimpan A are back with their long-awaited third album, the teasingly-titled Music Is Art – Vol. 1 . Comprising original material and some surprising cover versions, the double-length record also includes a host of impressive musical guests. The pair discuss making big-sounding songs, fanboy moments in the studio and their plans to cast us all under the Chimp spell!

New York proggers return with first studio album in almost a decade.

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.