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Judge Smith

A Mass by Van der Graaf Generator co-founder Judge Smith to be premiered 50 years after it was written

By Jerry Ewing published

Judge Smith's Requiem Mass to receive its world premiere in Holborn in July

Live Performances
Photograph of Judge Smith in front of a painting

“We were making very peculiar music not particularly well played. We got a record contract because the record companies thought, ‘We better get weird’”: Inside the mind of Judge Smith, the man who named Van der Graaf Generator

By Sid Smith published

Inspired by the work of bandmate Peter Hammill and Frank Zappa, Smith aimed never to sound like them – and after working on large ensemble pieces and stage musicals, admitted he’d quite like to “just roll in with a guitar”

Interviews
Photograph of Judge Smith in front of a painting

Judge Smith: Inside the mind of the man who named Van der Graaf Generator

By Sid Smith published

He’s probably best known in the prog world as the man who gave VdGG their name, but there’s plenty more to Judge Smith, from solo albums to stage musicals and more...

Interviews
Judge Smith Requiem Mass album cover

Judge Smith - Requiem Mass album review

By Chris Roberts published

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Ex-Van der Graaf Generator veteran Judge Smith composes neo-classical construct.

Albums