Welcome to The Tangent Website. The Tangent is a Progressive Rock Band led by composer and lyricist Andy Tillison from the North of England. The band has been active for 20 years, released 12 studio albums, 3 live albums and are currrently Sony recording artists via the Progressive Rock label Insideout. Read More

Welcome to The Tangent Website. The Tangent is a Progressive/Jazz Rock Collective led by composer and lyricist Andy Tillison from the North of England. The band has been active for 20 years, released 12 studio albums, 3 live albums and are currrently Sony recording artists via the Progressive Rock label Insideout. They aspire to provide the type of imaginative and cinematic music that was created by the great Progressive bands of the 1970s like Yes, Van Der Graaf Generator, Return To Forever and ELP, yet they are also focussed on being a modern, alert and relevant contemporary band whose musical influences span centuries of progression and whose influences are still being gathered in 2024 from a wealth of styles and sources which did not even exist when their forebears were writing.

It's important to stress that The Tangent is not exclusively providing a nostalgia trip, either musically or lyrically. The band's ongoing philosophy is (in the original spirit of Progressive Rock) a counter-culture philosophy which aligns itself with the concepts of peace, equality, freedom of choice. Many of the original bands were born out of a time of Student protests, the growth of CND, The war in Vietnam and the massive concept of sexual freedom. In 2022 as many of these truly progressive concepts become more at threat from increasingly right wing and authoritarian governments, The Tangent sees its role as a commentary on life in the here and now. And it's a rollercoaster ride.