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Tim Bowness embraces electro-pop on new single Lost/Not Lost

Tim Bowness will release his latest album Powder Dry, his first for new label Kscope, in September

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“When it comes to many of the classics, I don’t even know what they’re about!” How Mikael Åkerfeldt’s policy of not taking advice led Opeth to Pale Communion

Inspired by sharing records with Steven Wilson, he took a more melodic approach, added a vague title that just sounded cool, and forged them into a “journey through life that starts pretty good and ends shit”

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“Tchaikovsky was a sort of mentor; if it was good, ABBA or whatever, we didn’t shut anything out”: When Gentle Giant revisited seventh album Free Hand

The reissue, complete with Steven Wilson remixes, was the band’s chance to look back on what the band had liked about 1975 release, and what they hadn’t

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“If anybody had him pigeonholed as the master of epic melancholy, they’re in for a shock”: Tim Bowness displays a stunning change of pace with Powder Dry

His voice is as mellifluous as ever – but with songs averaging around two minutes long, this dynamic album feels like a reset

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“There’s stuff that’s quite ugly for the sake of being ugly and quite noisy for the sake of being noisy… I find myself almost talking people out of it”: What Steven Wilson knows – and doesn’t know – about his new Bass Communion album

Surprised that Prog wants to talk about The Itself Of Itself, he explains why he’s exploring ideas with sound rather than melody or rhythm, and how Pink Floyd might be where it all started

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Steven Wilson's Impressive Performance On The Baseball Field

Steven Wilson's exceptional performance in a recent baseball match showcases his talent and dedication, captivating fans worldwide.

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"The Red Hot Chili Peppers might have based their entire career on it": Steven Wilson's 20 favourite British rock albums

Porcupine Tree mainman, solo star and prog remix king Steven Wilson on 20 British albums that blew his mind

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"It has become the cult classic we always intended it to be…" Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt's Storm Corrosion gets deluxe reissue

Storm Corrosion will be reissued on coloured and black vinyl, Blu-ray and CD in September

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“All I can remember was Robert Fripp giving up completely, saying, ‘There’s no hope’”: King Crimson’s torturous journey through fourth album Islands – and its 30-year fallout

How King Crimson fractured, regrouped and fractured again as they made 1971 album Islands

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I thought they’d drop us… the daft stuff made the label think it was viable”: Trifecta’s new album features Alex Lifeson, didgeridoo and Zappa nods – but Nick Beggs insists he’s no prog musician

The New Normal is the surprise second helping from Steven Wilson bandmates Beggs, Holzman and Blundell. Among the silliness there’s also deep love and sincere cynicism

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"Emails were exchanged with Ian Anderson, containing something that could be described as music": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt is unable to tell you what he'd like to tell you

Swedish proggers Opeth have European festival dates throughout the summer before heading to the US, and have a new album in the can

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“It seemed like prog had run its course… he kickstarted the second wave”: Pendragon’s Nick Barrett wants Marillion co-founder Mick Pointer to get credit for his influence

Neo-prog drummer created the Marquee scene in the 80s and inspired the third generation – including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater – in the 90s, says guitarist

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XTC announce Skylarking reissue with new Dolby Atmos mix from Steven Wilson

XTC's most commercially successful album Skylarking will be reissued on vinyl and CD/Blu-ray in September

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For nearly 20 years, people have asked Steven Wilson why he thinks Coldplay are wankers. Now he finally has an answer

In 2006 Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson was pictured holding up a 'Coldplay Are Wankers' sign, and the image has haunted him ever since

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“I tried to persuade Steven Wilson we should give that one a miss on the remix series!” Ian Anderson still detests the mindless sax of Jethro Tull’s A Passion Play

Horrified by sessions in a French chateau, they went home, dumped the work they’d done on their Thick As A Brick follow-up and started again. The result was a Marmite production that inspired split rumours

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Theo Travis to release hour-long duduk meditation produced by Steven Wilson

Theo Travis will release Aelous on CD and Blu-ray in September

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Gentle Giant share brand new video for Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It

The new Steven Wilson remix of Gentle Giant's 1977 album The Missing Piece was released earlier this year

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Steven Wilson remixes Ultravox's 1984 album Lament

Ultravox will release eight-disc 40th anniversary deluxe box set of Lament in Septmber

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Tim Bowness shares new video for the aptly titled When Summer Comes

Tim Bowness will release his latest album Powder Dry, his first for new label Kscope, in August

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“Our failure got us dropped by our label, manager and publisher – and led to us rediscovering what we really wanted to do musically”: How No-Man learned to confound their expectations without offending each other

Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson’s mutual respect and passion has kept their art-pop collaboration alive – despite the constant distractions of their other projects

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“Crystal-clear stereo separation, a much fuller and warmer sound… Steven Wilson’s remaster is a huge improvement”: Jethro Tull’s Bursting Out – The Inflated Edition

Bookset series turns to the band’s first live release, which showcases Ian Anderson as zany ringmaster

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