The Tangent is tagged as: The Tangent began in 2002 as a project to record some compositions of the band’s primary writer, Andy Tillison, with several members of The Flower Kings (Roine Stolt, Zoltan Csörsz, and Jonas Reingold), David Jackson and some of Andy’s friends (Sam Baine, Guy Manning). During that first recording (which was going to become The Music That Died Alone), many of the musicians never met in person. After some critical acclaim, another album was recorded (The World That We Drive Through). This was followed by successful live performances, during which the project—which was only intended as a single-album collaboration—became a band. Roine Stolt and Zoltan Csörsz have since left the band and been replaced by Jaime Salazar and Krister Jonsson. At this point in time, The Tangent was a seven-member band spread across three countries and it continued to use technology to allow its members to collaborate despite their geographic separation and continuing commitments to other bands. Ex- Van der Graaf Generator star, David Jackson was also replaced by Theo Travis (sax/flute) in 2004. In 2006, departure of founder member Sam Baine resulted in a period of chaos inside the band. Guitarist Jakko Jakszyk was recruited to play in the fourth studio album (Not As ... Read More About The Tangent Biography... Send The Tangent ringtones to your cell |
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