Luke Machin is one of modern prog’s brightest sparks, but with his solo debut as Soulshine he wanted to do something completely different. The soul-heavy, genre-twisting album features a healthy number of guest spots from prog luminaries as it teeters on the edge of the genre’s borders. That, says the guitarist, was intentional.
“David Gilmour recently said that he never labelled Pink Floyd as a progressive band; they were just writing music,” says Luke Machin. “That’s how I see Soulshine – it’s just good music. I didn’t want to set limitations or boundaries. It just escaped from me like everything does when I’m writing.”
