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Marillion and Tangerine Dream men took six years over an album that sounds like neither band
Their Bioscope debut arrived after the pair took advice from Steven Wilson, spent a week every winter exploring sounds and ideas, and borrowed Elbow’s drummer to fulfil their instrumental cinematic vision
“They go for the heart as well as the head”: Marillion’s 20 best songs (they can’t believe No.7)
Does the only album with four entries suggest there’s a definitive record from the neo-prog giants? Does the split between the Fish and Steve Hogarth eras reveal a preferred vocalist?
BBC sport writer Phil McNulty recommends albums by Roger Waters, Asia, Supertramp and others
The pundit, who met John Wetton and Geoff Downes through their mutual love of the sport, recommends albums by Asia, Supertramp, Marillion and others
“The song was haunted!” Marillion producer Dave Meegan’s fight to make Afraid Of Sunlight
He eventually came to love the 1995 release – but he’s glad he didn’t like it at the time, and he helped the band develop a method of working they still use today
“He said, ‘We can’t use this – people will think we’re a Christian rock band!’ I went and got myself a drink. There was no arguing with that kind of thinking”: Marillion’s battle over the cover for Afraid Of Sunlight
Diplomacy abandoned singer Steve Hogarth and keyboardist Mark Kelly in disagreement over 1995 artwork, which was later reinstated. In the end it was just another fight between mates
What happened when Marillion allowed a journalist to play on their new album
In 2008, Marillion got a Classic Rock journalist to play on the album Happiness Is The Road, and things got weird
Why Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning struggled to finish Bioscope record Gentō
Marillion and Tangerine Dream men aim to play their music live, but other priorities continue to get in the way
Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning, as Bioscope, go on a journey with Gentō
Cinematic soundscapes offer a widescreen experience for those who want to commit
