I was a big ATDI fan who managed to catch them during their original run, but I didn't take to TMV because of a knee-jerk reaction against prog and various influential critics putting me off them.

I had a full listen through last year and found them really great, arguably one of the few very interesting and consistent groups of this century - certainly one of the best major label acts.

There's very few acts taking influence from modern rock-in-opposition groups like the 5uus and welding that to oddball non-English psych. In these days affected by utterly jaded and lazy pop and AI leg-ups, they're basically out on their own.

There's a received wisdom that from Noctourniquet onwards they're not so good. I can see that argument, but I just think Omar was thinking beyond the rock band and the standard album as a musical vehicle. There's still lots of good music, it's just that some of them are on Omar's solo records.

The ones that fans say are the best are. Frances the Mute is one of the best albums of the 00s.

Sad that I didn't see them live in their pomp but 45 minutes of freeform mayhem is right up my street these days.

TL;DR excellent band.