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Anthony Phillips & Andrew Skeet
12+ albums
ambientguitaracousticclassicClassical
about
When many think of the music of Anthony Phillips, often they first remember his association with the early days of the band Genesis, even though it has been more than forty years since he left that band. After formal music training in the early 1970s, Ant did continue to collaborate with Mike Rutherford on The Geese and the Ghost and Smallcreep’s Day, in addition to Ant’s other solo works such as Wise After The Event and Sides in the mid to late 1970s. Ant has released about thirty albums to the general public, in addition to the many compilations of his extensive catalog. The younger Andrew Skeet has worked as an arranger and orchestrator for George Michael, Suede, Unkle, Sinead O’Connor and Hybrid. Since 2004 Skeet has worked with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy on three albums as musical director, arranger, and playing piano as well as touring throughout Europe. Andrew Skeet also established the music production company Roxbury Music with Luke Gordon (former Howie B collaborator) and together their music has been featured in film, television and commercials: The Apprentice, Dispatches, and Banged Up Abroad. Skeet has also orchestrated and conducted scores for The Awakening and Upstairs Downstairs. The album The Greatest Video Game Music was produced in 2011 by Andrew Skeet along with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and has been one of the most successful classical releases in many years. Ant and Andrew crossed paths when Universal Publishing Production Music commissio
why this is interesting
# Why This Collaboration Deserves Your Attention This meeting between two generations of musicians—one rooted in progressive rock's foundational era, the other representing contemporary sensibilities—creates something genuinely curious. Rather than nostalgic recreation, the album explores what happens when Phillips's sophisticated compositional voice encounters fresh instrumental and production perspectives. Their exchange reveals how classical training and adventurous thinking transcend generational boundaries. The work's significance lies not in legacy-building but in demonstrating that artistic dialogue remains vital when both parties approach collaboration as genuine inquiry. For listeners interested in how experienced craftspeople develop ideas across decades of musical evolution, this album offers a window into that rarely documented creative process.
