The Tangent line up dissolved, gigs cancelled

Pekka wrote: Meurgley wrote: Pekka wrote: My question was rhetorical (not to be taken literally). Sorry, it's sometimes hard to tell.

No worries! There are so many non-English speakers here that the language barrier will occasionally cause confusion about the wording!

Anyway, there has been a response to Andy Tillison's brief - Luke Machin has said his piece and contrary to my concern that there had been a fall-out, there hasn't.

Now the dust has settled after a week or so of the disband of The Tangent, I think now is the time to share my views. First and foremost The Tangent has been a wonderful ride, a journey full of experiences and exciting times. This has been the greatest musical journey of my life so far and I have to owe this all to the man behind the music Mr. Andy Tillison. I know Andy more than most and after sp
ending hours and hours in the studio co-producing COMM with the man, there was never a raised voice or an argument in view. Andy has without a doubt given my musical career the platform to stand on and perform to the highest level to date, this will never be forgotten and will always be remembered.

I'm not going sit here typing all the disagreements because who wants to read that?
I certainly wouldn't want to read about the ins and outs of a split from one of my favourite bands. But I do want to stress that this was certainly not Dan's, Tony's or my de
cision to make, this got taken out of our hands during the middle of this year.
The upcoming shows with IO Earth were all booked and confirmed and Myself, Dan and Tony were all set to go, physically, mentally and financially. Saying that this split was a geographical/financial decision was true, but true for one person.
Myself, Dan and Tony offered to do a last show at The Peel or The Robin 2 because we wanted to perform one last time for the fans that have known The Tangent and loved this latest incarnation. At this time though, this was completely taken out of our hands and we were so disappointed that we couldn't play for you one last time. I have to thank all the fans that have supported this lineup and who have taken the time to travel far and wide to come to our live shows and to listen to our releases COMM & Going off on 2. This will never be forgotten. When I first joined the band Andy said to me that this was more of a studio band, meaning The Tangent concentrate on releasing studio albums rather than live shows. When Dan & Tony joined the band, The Tangent live shows became a whole new experience and got huge responses from the audience at each and every concert. This was the best Tangent band for many different reasons but mainly because we had such a good time and the four of us really enjoyed each others company.

It is a sad way to end this but a breath of fresh air at the same time because I have gained knowledge, experience and most of all a lot of friends on my musical journey. Maschine is now, and Maschine are ready to hit the studio to record our debut album which we have some incredibly exciting news to follow next month.
So turns a new chapter where there is a silver lining to every black cloud.
I'm sure you'll want to join us on this journey because it's going to be one hell of a ride!
Peace Out
L x

Pekka wrote: [/QUO

My question was rhetorical (not to be taken literally).




Given the circumstances for both The Tangent and Guy Manning and their similar problems with keeping a band intact, wouldn't it be a logical next step to combine their forces again? Since they are friends and have been working together for many years, and both are struggling with two separate careers, why not combine their musical endeavours under one headiing?

I admit wishful thinking on my part, as I missed Guy's guitar when he left the Tangent.

To me, Andy IS The Tangent.
Let's hope that he can find a working businessmodel that makes him enough money to do the things he wants to do (touring etc).
Also, let's hope he will find a new collection of musicians to record the next album with, most likely that'll work out fine, he always had great musicians.

I have all their studio output and really think Andy is a good guy and great musician.  And while this is certainly bad news it should be a lesson for all the hopeful musicians who think that fame and money is in the cards when you pick up a guitar. Extremely tough business and it is a wonder we don't see more of these announcements. I wish everyone in the band well and hope there aren't a lot of the hard feelings alluded to above.

This is one of those bands I discovered through Prog Archives and have thoroughly enjoyed everything I have heard by them.  I hope the band continues in some form and is able to provide us with some more quality prog music.  Living on the west coast of the U.S., bands like this rarely come my way (and if they do they hit either SoCal or the Bay Area and I don't hear about it), so I do not even think about seeing them live even if I have the time.  Prog is a recorded genre to me rather than a live one.  No single person can comprise a band - all other players offer something to the final mix of music, some more than others, of course.  This will create the inevitable differences in choice of direction for the band, which I am sure is part of the sub-text of Andy's message.  I hope we won't see a public airing of the band's dirty laundry, nor do I want to pick sides in any dispute.  Still, I would like to see Andy and Guy Manning collaborate again.

Damn that sucks. Hope they can release this " but during this very difficult and stressful time I have been writing some of the most ambitious music in the band's history" soon.

Hmmm Infandous, that's an interesting observation. I have to admit, my eyebrow raised a little when I read this line of Andy's statement:

"I believe that I have earned the mandate to continue releasing music under the name The Tangent...."

OK, reading between the lines and all, but that sounded a little...defensive? Then again, I can't help but feel that The Tangent has always been Andy's `baby', so to speak, and it's kind of a given that he brings in different musicians for each project.

Wait and see, of course...

I agree with David, this is not that big of a deal when you consider the history of this project (you can't really call it a "band", when you think about all the different lineups).  There has never been a Tangent album with the same lineup as the last.  It's Andy's musical vehicle, and he seems to always better himself each time something like this happens (IMO, of course).

This was quite possibly the best lineup of the band yet, but I suspect he'll be able to find something as good, if not better.  In any case, there will be more Tangent music in the future, so it's not such terrible news.

I saw Andy and the band at Terra in Quebec last summer. what a lost an what a shame. Andy it's always one steep foward and two steps back but I know you will be back.

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