The Tangent, Andy Tillison’s project with a broad cast of musicians from the European neo-prog scene.
Profile
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Formed
- 2002
- Founding members
- Andy Tillison, Sam Baine, Guy Manning, Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold, Zoltan Csörsz, David Jackson
- Current status
- Active
- Official website
- www.thetangent.org
Current lineup
- Andy Tillison — keyboards, vocals, composition (2002–present, only constant member)
- Theo Travis — saxophone, flute, duduk (regular member from the mid-2000s–present)
- Luke Machin — guitar, vocals (2011–2012, 2015–present)
- Steve Roberts — drums (2017–present)
Former members
- Sam Baine — keyboards (2002–2003, debut album)
- Guy Manning — acoustic guitar, vocals (2002–2010; one-off cameo in 2013)
- Roine Stolt — guitar (2002–2004)
- Zoltan Csörsz — drums (2002–2003, debut album)
- David Jackson — saxophone, flute (2002–2003, debut album)
- Jonas Reingold — bass (2003–2019, intermittent)
- John Jowitt — bass (current member)
Discography
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 2003 | The Music That Died Alone |
| 2004 | The World That We Drive Through |
| 2005 | Pyramids and StarsLive |
| 2006 | A Place in the Queue |
| 2007 | Going Off on OneLive |
| 2008 | Not as Good as the Book |
| 2009 | Down and Out in Paris and London |
| 2009 | A Place on the ShelfCompilation |
| 2010 | Going Off on TwoLive |
| 2011 | COMM |
| 2012 | London or Paris, Berlin or Southend On SeaLive |
| 2013 | Le Sacre du Travail |
| 2013 | L’Etagère du Travail |
| 2015 | A Spark in the Aether |
| 2017 | The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery |
| 2018 | Proxy |
| 2018 | Hotel CantafforditLive |
| 2020 | Auto Reconnaissance |
| 2022 | Songs from the Hard Shoulder |
| 2024 | To Follow Polaris |
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