The Overview Album + Film Preview Events

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I’m very pleased to announce some more previews for ‘The Overview’ album and film. Alongside the album, The Overview has been imagined as a 42 min accompanying film by director and regular collaborator Miles Skarin. Miles’ vision of The Overview is huge in scale, going from a 3D animated ‘point of view’ film to a geographical map of the universe, … Read More

Announcing ‘The Overview’ Album with World Exclusive BFI IMAX Premiere

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I’m thrilled to be able to officially share with you that my new album, The Overview will be released on 14th March. The album is based on the recognised phenomenon of the “overview effect’’, whereby astronauts seeing the Earth from space undergo a transformative cognitive shift; some experience an overwhelming appreciation and perception of the planet’s beauty, but others see … Read More

New Years Update 2025

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2024, to where did you disappear so fast?!  For me it was mostly spent in the studio making The Overview and mixing other artist’s work. Next year is likely to be in stark contrast with the new album and tour coming up, but in the meantime to wrap up this one, here’s a few fun photo memories and lists: “Hello … Read More

The Overview out 14th March 2025

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My eighth studio album ‘The Overview’ will be released on 14th March 2025. Prog magazine have an exclusive interview in their latest issue, on sale 31st December.

Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall coming to 4K Blu-ray in 2025

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Mercury Studios are releasing a new 4K version of my concert film Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 21st February, captured on what is to date my most recent solo tour back in 2018 (although of course that is about to change with next year’s planned-to-be-totally-epic The Overview tour.) You can watch Home Invasion / Regret … Read More

December Skies 7″ Vinyl, CD and Digital Out 6th December

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Just before Xmas last year I was challenged by a friend of mine to write a Xmas song, something I’d never considered doing before. My stuff is way too miserable to make for a joyous Xmas song I reasoned, but with an AI version of myself helping out with some suitably seasonal lyrics, the result was December Skies. It was … Read More

The Overview First Playback Sessions

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A big night for me yesterday as I premiered my forthcoming album The Overview at two intimate playback sessions at L-Acoustics in North London. The 2 track 42 minute album is a total prog-rock monster and was played in Atmos, accompanied by a work in progress Miles Skarin film for screening at live performances and future playback events. Minds were … Read More

The Harmony Codex One Year Anniversary

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With my next album The Overview finished and just around the corner, I’d like to take a moment to commemorate the fact that it was one year ago today that The Harmony Codex was released! I’m proud of all my records, but there’s something especially magical about this one, a diverse, uncategorisable and sometimes challenging 65 minute musical journey. I’m … Read More

To The Bone making of documentary film now online

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On this day in 2017, I released my fifth solo album, To the Bone. “Ask Me Nicely – The Making of To the Bone” is an 85 minute documentary shot by Lasse Hoile over a period of 3 months in 2017 during the making of my fifth studio album To The Bone, mostly filmed at Paul Stacey’s studio Strangeways in … Read More