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The Tangent is a Progressive Rock Band consisting of a fluid lineup of musicians from England, Sweden and France. Formed in 2003 by ANDY TILLISON, formerly of the band Parallel Or 90 Degrees, the band has had among its members ROINE STOLT (Flowerkings) DAVID JACKSON (Van Der Graaf Generator) THEO TRAVIS (Soft Machine), GUY MANNING, JONAS REINGOLD, KRISTER JONSSON, JAIME SALAZAR, SAM BAINE, ZOLTAN CSZORZ and JAKKO M JAKSZYK.

The band have made 4 studio albums: "The Music That Died Alone" 2003, "The World That We Drive Through" 2004, "A Place In The Queue" 2006 and "Not As Good As The Book" (a double CD and NOVEL) 2008. A live CD/DVD set entitled "Going Off On One" was released in 2007. All titles are available from INSIDEOUT Music.

All four albums have been among progressive music fans favourites of the past 5 years, the band scoring highly in polls throughout the world. Reviews of the band's work have been superlative and the band have established themselves at the forefront of present day progressive rock music. Drawing on the 1970s progressive era in general, the band avoid the "sound like Genesis" problem by searching for their inspiration throughout the whole genre, including the Canterbury Bands, Italian progressive bands and the more generally obscure material. Accompanied by lyrics that are firmly rooted in the 21st century, The Tangent demonstrate a relevance for 2008.... "If The Tangent are retro because we draw on 1976 influences, what are GREEN DAY, whose music is equally inspired by 1977?" asks Andy Tillison the band's leader and lyricist. "In an era where everybody's loud guitar sounds exactly the same as everyone elses, the progressive bands are a breath of fresh air with more funk, drive and energy"

1. Core Musicians
Andy Tillison - Keyboards and Vocals
Jonas Reingold - Bass Guitar
Jaime Salazar - Drums

2. The Expanded Lineup
Guy Manning - Acoustic Instruments and Voice
Jakko M Jakszyk - Electric Guitars and Voice
Theo Travis - Saxophones and Flute
Krister Jonsson - Electric Guitar

Tour dates will be played by the core musicians plus as many of the expanded lineup as possible. The 2008 Inside Out tour with Ritual and Beardfish will be played by a quartet, featuring all the core musicans plus Krister Jonsson.

FIRSTLY The Tangent TOURING QUARTET - Concerts in MAY 2008 with RITUAL & BEARDFISH