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“We got dropped by our manager, our publisher and our label. The grand project suddenly didn’t seem quite right”: Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness once gave themselves an hour to write a No-Man song. Another time, they took 25 years

Their 2019 album Love You To Bits began to take form in 1994, inspired by movie soundtracks, disco epics and Pink Floyd melancholy – but spent a quarter-century in development hell

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No-Man plot 2027 return, promising poignant ballads, twisted pop and electronic excursions to art rock's heart of darkness

No-Man last released an album back in 2019 with the upbeat electronica of Love You To Bits

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“I suspect they’ve had a lesser impact on the music world due to the complexity of their music”: No-Man’s Tim Bowness on his prog hero, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson

They collaborated on Bowness’ 2017 album Lost In The Ghost Light, but his appreciation for the rock flute icon goes back to Tull’s early trilogies

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“I was still sending him music. He was saying, ‘That sounds great, but you should use it for your solo album.’ I thought, ‘OK, I’m getting the message’”: Richard Barbieri on the much-needed Porcupine Tree hiatus

Keyboardist admits he wasn’t such a nice person in the run-up to their 2010 hiatus, explains what changed when they released 2022’s Closure/Continuation, and hints at what might be next

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“I said, ‘It’s more interesting to just hint. We don’t want to give the game away”: The unloved movie script that soundtracked Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing

TV creative used to hire Steven Wilson to make ad music. In the late 90s they wrote a film together. They’re still waiting to make it

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Great new prog you need to hear from Einar Solberg, The Blackheart Orchestra, Blanket and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prggy sounds from School Disco, New Miserable Experience, Laughing Stock, Ozul and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

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“The album happened not unexpectedly – but it was like, ‘Wow, we have enough songs!’” Nosound’s rush return after seven years with To The Core

Giancarlo Erra had been avoiding guitar in favour of synths in solo and collab projects. Then he realised he’d assembled enough music to form a release, and had a good reason to do it quickly

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“Do I ever look at Steven Wilson and think, ‘Why is he having top-five albums and I’m not?’ No”: Tim Bowness found catharsis in exploring forced isolation on Late Night Laments

With songs for the lost and the lonely, detailing trauma and loss – but hardly ever his own – Bowness’ intensely personal sixth album is another fine addition to his impressive body of work

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“She left music behind – but music kept trying to find her”: What Judy Dyble did for Fairport Convention, Robert Fripp, and me

The late singer-songwriter found fans in every genre she stepped into. For those who knew her, her joyful personality and optimism in the face of adversity was even more admirable, says Sid Smith

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Tim Bowness announces replacement drummer for Prog The Forest charity event

Tim Bowness's Butterfly Mind will feature former No-Man drummer Andrew Brooker at December gig

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"I have left every single band I am in!" Andy Edwards steps back from Rain, Butterfly Mind and more...

British drummer Andy Edwards announces he's quitting (almost) all the bands he's in via lengthy YouTube statement

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“Bands that went from beauty to absolute hideousness attracted me – Van der Graaf and King Crimson managed to create fragile music that was then utterly destroyed”: The roots of Tim Bowness’ Powder Dry

Struggling to express conviction, the serial band member and collaborator went it alone for his most experimental album to date… although he didn’t use the pedalboard Peter Hammill lent him

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Cool new proggy sounds from Tim Bowness, Charlotte Wessels, Dim Gray and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog you must hear today from Koyo, Lizzard, Frant1c and more...

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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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“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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Tim Bowness announces launch gig for new album Powder Dry

Tim Bowness will play a one-off album launch show with Butterfly Mind at London's The Camden Club in September

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Great new prog music you need to hear from Tim Bowness, Jordan Rudess, Oceans Of Slumber in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds from Jinjer, Susanna, Kingcrow and more...

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Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Focus, Gryphon, Tim Bowness, Leprous, Yes, Saucerful Of Secrets, Jadis, ELO, Caligula's Horse, Azure and loads more...

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“There are qualities of grandeur and flight in her music, yet it comes across as totally unpretentious and emotionally grounded”: Remembering Sandy Denny

Tragically silenced at 31, she only had a decade to demonstrate her talents – but her persona and performances remain indelible after more than 40 years

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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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Great new prog you really must hear from Tim Bowness, Al Di Meola, The Omnific, Kaipa and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds you really should check out from Storm Deva, Magic Fig, Kati Rán, Oresund Space Collective and more...

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"There's something of the spiky post-punk and electro-pop music of the early 1980s that captivated me as a teenager." Tim Bowness announces first album for new label Kscope

Tim Bowness will release his latest album Powder Dry in August

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Tim Bowness signs new record deal with Kscope label

"Kscope seems like a logical home for what I’ve been coming up with of late."

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Nosound hook up with Tim Bowness for new cover of Pink Floyd's Dogs

"Dogs lyrics always struck me being so true in the capitalist world of today," says Nosound's Giancarlo Erra

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