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“I’ve been doing 20-minute guitar solos for a long time. There’s a whole other world out there”: A bright spark of modern prog brought in big prog names to make an album that’s not prog – and he’s not sorry

His debut solo album forces the concept of music without boundaries back on itself. He believes it brought the best out of his guests too

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"It's definitely different. There's a lot of soul music in there." The story of Luke Machin's debut solo album, Living On The Edge

Maschine and The Tangent guitarist Luke Machin is one of prog's most respected young guitarists. But for his Soulshine project he turned away from the day job to soul music

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“We knew we were messing with prog royalty. It could have been like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa”: Welsh duo covered Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield and others on their latest side-project album. They think they’ve got away with it

Their third release, partly inspired by the album-sleeve scenery around them, features a long list of impressive guests. They’re hoping someone will accuse them of “drowning in a sea of pretentiousness” again

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“It is impossible for me to adapt to that role”: Classic rock supergroup parts ways with their new guitarist – after just one gig

Both parties realized that it wasn’t the match they thought it looked to be on paper

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"I don't have the personality or the playing style to fulfill what he needs": Francis Dunnery quits John Payne’s Asia after just one gig

‘It’s not you, it’s me’, says It Bites man

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"I can't fulfil what he needs musically!" Francis Dunnery departs Asia featuring John Payne after one gig

Asia featuring John Payne only announced their new line-up two weeks ago ahead of live dates in the US, Japan and the UK

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John Payne unveils new Asia featuring John Payne line-up featuring Francis Dunnery and Ryo Okumoto

The new-look Asia featuring John Payne are currently working on a new studio album and will tour the US, Japan and UK later this year

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“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Tennis hero Pat Cash discovered Saga in Steve Harris’ private pub, introduced Tony Iommi to Bigelf and got Robert Plant to take up his sport

Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick

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“It could have gone either way… I figured that if this was going to be my last hurrah, we should really go for it and make something that would be astonishing to listen to”: How Big Big Train broke through with The Underfall Yard

Their sixth album, released in 2009, was their first with singer David Longdon and drummer Nick D'Virgilio – and it nearly broke the band

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“Many prog bands hire a singer who’ll just rely on their chops… we’re one of those bands who can actually sing”: Echolyn didn’t kill the joy with their second self-titled album

2012 release from the mainly part-time band is a prime example of five friends surviving industry pressure to do things their way

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“I didn’t want the job with Robert Plant, I wasn’t after it and there were 5,000 guys that were - but they called me. When things come into your life, embrace them; when they leave, let them go”: Francis Dunnery’s lessons in life

It Bites co-founder shares his experiences of Steve Hackett, Genesis, Yes and the music industry - and why he thinks it’s no bad thing that most of prog is a “caricature”

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We celebrate the 80s prog revival on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Plus Greg Lake, Yes, Nektar, Francis Dunnery, Moon Safari, Cyan, Tarja, Mariusz Duda, Earthside, Matt Berry and loads more...

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“I was looking for a new cliff to dive off to stimulate my creativity…That’s what I’ve done my entire life”: Why Francis Dunnery quit It Bites three times, and where it's taken him

A never-ending need to progress has seen him tour with Robert Plant, challenge gun-toting hip-hoppers, emulate Peter Gabriel and bring his late brother’s album back to life

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"I’m not going for massive commercial success. I want to make the music I like." Dave Kerzner and New World

With a successful crowd‑funding campaign and a star-studded solo album under his belt, Dave Kerzner’s finding his own voice in a New World.

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Francis Dunnery's It Bites will release new studio album Return To Natural early next year

Francis Dunnery's It Bites announce Return To Natural January live dates

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“There’s a tendency for people to cherry-pick tracks or create playlists… we prefer our music to be listened to from the opening track to the final notes”: Downes Braide Association on the album as art form

Geoff Downes and Chris Braide argue the case for storytelling, collaborating, and carrying on the legacies of John Wetton, Greg Lake, Chris Squire and Keith Emerson

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Downes Braide Association hook up with Francis Dunnery for Keep On Moving

Melodic prog duo Downes Braide Association will release their fifth album, Celestial Songs, in September

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