The story behind T.A.P

Discover the journey of T.A.P - a progressive rock band fusing diverse styles to create a truly unique sound.

Learn about our origins, our members, and the passion that drives our instrumental music.

A truly international collaboration

A fun fact about T.A.P that fans might find intriguing is the geographical spread of its members and contributors. Our talented individuals are located across the USA, Canada, and the UK. This global collaboration means that some members have never actually met each other in person! This unique aspect highlights the power of modern technology in bringing together diverse musical talents from around the world to create something truly special.

Experience a sonic journey beyond expectations

When you listen to T.A.P's music, we want you to feel that you are experiencing something truly different from the ordinary, outside of conventional paradigms. Our goal is for each track to take the listener on a sonic journey that is often difficult to predict, full of unexpected turns and rich musical landscapes. We blend various styles to create an experience that challenges and delights the senses, ensuring every listen is a fresh adventure.

This is thoughtful stuff; there has been no sense of ego or self as all those involved have put that to one side and instead have become part of a collective whole. This is not music to be played in the background but needs to be listened to on headphones when one has the time and inclination to let the rest of the world pass by. This is a timeless album, and somehow feels quite modern (although wonderfully dated at times by the Hammond) yet belongs to the era when people listened to music just for its own sake as opposed to being another background noise. If that is you, then there is much here to enjoy.

Kev Rowland, Prog Archives review of debut album 'Paradigms'.

Frequently asked questions about T.A.P

Find answers to common questions about our band, and music..

How did T.A.P come about?

The first album, 'Paradigms', saw its first track created in 2014 by Michael Jobborn with Mark Cook, which came about after Michael helped out Gayle Ellett in 2012 with some promotion for his Djam Karet band.

Gayle then asked Michael to contact Mark to help him with promoting one of his Herd Of Instinct releases. This went on for a couple of years, after which Michael had an idea to work on a song with Mark. To his surprise, Mark agreed to this. The song sounded really good to Michael which spurred him on to do more songs, perhaps even a full album.

By 2018 there were 4 pieces that feature on the first album, with another in the pipeline with Michael. During 2019 Michael helped out Suzi James with the promotion of Fearful Symmetry’s debut release, and decided to ask her if she would be up for working on this 5th song of the album. She agreed, and although a start was made, the album had to be put on hold due to Covid and life in general.

In 2022 Michael once again contacted Mark to help complete the album, and felt that “Suzi did such an amazing job on the Silence From The Storm track” that he asked her to participate on the rest of the album.

Michael then reached out to Gayle Ellett to see if he would be up for joining on the album. He was more than happy to help out. Very quickly, Gayle sent in his contributions for the tracks.

Drummers Paul Sears (The Muffins, Paul Sears & Tenk van Dool, Cho-Zen Few) and Bill Bachman added their percussive skills to a couple of the tracks.

For the second album, Bill was recruited to provide drums across all tracks, bringing consistency of sound and style.

What does T.A.P stand for?

Truth, Ambient sounds, and the Pursuit of happiness?

Tadpoles Are Psychic?

Totally Awesome Pie?

It's so secret, not even the band members know LOL

 

Where can I buy T.A.P CDs/downloads?

Debut album 'Paradigms' : https://tapprog.bandcamp.com/album/paradigms

 

Second album: 'Paradigms II': due for release in October 2026. Follow T.A.P-Prog on Facebook for updates.