THE TANGENT - AUTO RECONNAISSANCE

• The Tangent: Auto Reconnaissance (2020, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2020, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2020, cd, Europe, inside out music)
      (2020, 2lp + cd, Europe, inside out music)

Andy Tillison’s The Tangent released “Auto Reconnaissance” in 2020. It was The Tangent’s 11th studio album / the 16th album in their discography.
One of the pieces, the ‘Lie Back And Think Of England’ suite, consisted of 13 parts with part 9 entitled ‘Frantic Synth Solos With Fast Drumming And Zappa Influenced Vibraphones’.

Digipack CD release, plus two special editions:
A 2LP + CD edition, on orange vinyl, limited to 200 copies.
A 2LP + CD edition, on red brick vinyl, limited to 100 copies.
also released as a download / streaming album through Bandcamp.

A fine mixture of prog rock, jazz and fusion.
Very nice.
And although Frank Zappa is mentioned in one of the movements of the 28-minute 'Lie Back And Think Of England', I would not call it a typical Frank Zappa inspired piece.

But don't get me wrong, I really like "Auto Reconnaissance". I enjoyed listening to it and I will play it again the next couple of days.