Astral TRAVELLER
“Looking back, Lonely Robot’s the best thing I could have done, as it gave me the confidence to know I can do stuff on my own. It’s so enjoyable when you’re not writing music or making decisions by committee.”
A key aspiration of our times is to be portrayed as busy. There are assorted progressive musicians who indubitably are genuinely busy, as evidenced by regular studio album releases and/or tours with a single band. But for the vast majority, economic reality presents a stark choice: find gainful employment in a variety of bands in parallel or maintain a ‘proper’ day job.
John Mitchell chose the former over a quarter century ago, although a day job does feature briefly on his CV.
“I signed on with a recruitment agency when I was about 20 and worked in insurance in Reading for six months. I soon realised that I couldn’t do it. I know it sounds like a spoiled brat talking, and perhaps it is, but I used to turn up at 7am, and then sometimes I would
