A N D Y T I L L I S O N
FRONTMAN/MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
SINGER/SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/ENGINEER
FOR PROG ROCKERS
T H E T A N G E N T
TALKS NEW STUDIO ALBUM
‘TO FOLLOW POLARIS’
EXCLUSIVE
ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
The Tangent recently announced the release of a new studio album ‘To Follow Polaris’ on May 10th, 2024. The album was produced between January and November of 2023. The brand-new release features Andy Tillison using his multiple keyboards system but adds to the mix his first ever released performance on Bass Guitar and his second on stick driven (electronic) drums.
Add electric and acoustic guitars and an electronic wind controller and this is a full band recording in every sense of the word. A recording which shows Andy's lifelong influence by artists such as Yes, Van Der Graaf Generator, Porcupine Tree, Groove Armada, Earth Wind & Fire, Roger Waters and his bands, Return To Forever, Deep Purple, Gentle Giant, Steely Dan and any band featuring the keyboard player Dave Stewart.
Conceptually Andy claims the album is, "highly optimistic" but regular listeners to his work may anticipate that this optimism will not be ill founded or over-easy and will be highly critical of obstacles to that optimism and the album will look as much into the dark as it does into the light.
PREORDER
THE NEW ALBUM
BY
THE TANGENT
ENTITLED
TO FOLLOW POLARIS
Officially
released on May 10th, 2024
The
Tangent recently announced the release of the new studio album ‘To Follow
Polaris’ on May 10th, 2024. That's not necessarily a surprise, that's what the
band are known for. But at the same time, it's something else too. As Andy
jokes, playing on the Jaws strapline, he says "well this time it's
actually no personnel".
Today, a
brand-new track aptly titled ‘The Single’ has been released, and you can watch
the video here: https://youtu.be/mwdbLOerLH4
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
ABOUT
ANDY
TILLISON
AND
THE
TANGENT
VISIT
Official
website
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Facebook
https://twitter.com/thetangentmusic
Twitter
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCwuhZb_tB9Ns0c2fJIJbIcw
YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DefJEtso8VshihzHW0gh1
Spotify
Discography
Studio albums
The Music That Died Alone (2003)
The World That We Drive Through (2004)
A Place in the Queue (2006)
Not as Good as the Book (2008)
Down and Out in Paris and London (2009)
COMM (2011)
Le Sacre du Travail (2013)
L'Etagère du Travail (2013) limited edition: material recorded
for but not released on Le Sacre du Travail
A Spark in the Aether (2015)
The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery (2017)
Proxy (2018)
Auto Reconnaissance (2020)
Songs from the Hard Shoulder (2022)
To Follow Polaris (2024)
Live albums
Pyramids and Stars (2005)
Going Off on One (2007)
Going Off on Two (2010)
London or Paris, Berlin or Southend On Sea (2012)
Hotel Cantaffordit (with Karmakanic as Tangekanic) (2018)
A Place on the Shelf - a special enthusiast's collection
(2009)
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER
RAY SHASHO
OUTSTANDING
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK!
CHAPTER ONE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF THE MUSIC LEGENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US
THE HARDCOVER EDITION IS A BONAFIDE COLLECTORS ITEM!
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
Gold Award Winner
