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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate

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Malcolm from prog/alt/art-rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate. Www.hatsoffgentlemen.com Also contemporary classical/minimalist music as Malcolm Galloway. #eds

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

‘The Haber Process’ by Malcolm Galloway. #contemporary #classical #minimalist piece inspired by chemistry open.spotify.com/track/2y6uTj...

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The Haber Process

Malcolm Galloway · Still Life · Song · 2016

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you use Apple Music, we are always grateful for any listens/playlistings etc - Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate - prog/alt/art-rock with electronic and classical elements music.apple.com/gb/artist/ha...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you use Tidal and tolerate this kind of music, any listens/playlists etc of my music there is greatly appreciated - Malcolm Galloway (classical/instrumental/minimalist/post-minimalist) tidal.com/artist/58722...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“So much happening, themes, soundscapes, orchestrations, drones. Yes it's classical, it's minimalist, but above all it's beautiful. I'm totally blown away by Stare." Mr Bowler’s Views Malcolm Galloway - Stare music.apple.com/gb/artist/ma...

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Malcolm Galloway on Apple Music

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate - Parallel Lives (prog/alt/art-rock with electronic and classical elements) The Progressive Aspect - “Parallel Lives is a beautiful, harrowing, dark and rewarding listen, beginning to end.” music.apple.com/gb/album/par... www.amazon.com/dp/B0H78CRF6V

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Parallel Lives by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate on Apple Music

Album · 2026 · 13 Songs

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Exposé Online @exposeonline.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

New #review today: "With their ninth album, the London band #HatsOffGentlemenItsAdequate continues their streak of winning #ProgressiveRock releases. Parallel Lives is certainly recognizable as a Hats Off album, but it does add new wrinkles to the established sound." […] [Original post on mas.to]

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate — Parallel Lives cover art. A photo looking along railroad tracks converging in the distance, with parts of a tunnel surrounding it, but also with a flat landscape visible.

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wasp 76B - Malcolm Galloway “Utterly mesmerising” - Prog Magazine. (Instrumental/post-minimalist) open.spotify.com/album/6t2j1c...

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Wasp 76b - Single by Malcolm Galloway | Spotify

Malcolm Galloway · single · 2021 · 2 songs

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I was pleasantly shocked today to find out that our new Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate album is #33 in the iTunes album charts for Norway. Many thanks to everyone supporting the new album :-)

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks :-)

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“We’re all flawed, all broken. I’m sorry if you don’t approve, but I did what I thought I had to do, I let you thaw and spread, don’t now withdraw. Nostalgia For Infinity, look at you”. open.spotify.com/track/2oUqFD... #prog #rock #scifi

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks to Musikreviews.de for their review of Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate - Parallel Lives (13/15 stars) www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2026/Hats-Off-Gentlemen-Its-Adequate/Parallel-Lives/

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate tracks with Kathryn Thomas flute solos playlist - ‪https://open.spotify.com/user/1120959481/playlist/2CscoHTYOvtXMbV5j28CES #prog #rock #flute

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

spotify.link/wnAKwYYYwyb “Just keep walking till I find out if I’ll cross my path again”. Melancholic allegorical science fiction #prog #rock by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate

End of the Line

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ark by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate - inspired by Malcolm Galloway’s grandfather’s WW2 experiences on the Ark Royal. “Nothing short of a masterpiece...some of the best music I have ever heard” Bandwagon Radio Network #prog #rock #instrumental open.spotify.com/album/3R9eUr...

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Ark - Single by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate | Spotify

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · single · 2019 · 3 songs

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

‘I’m the electric ant, I remember everything’. Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate song inspired by a Philip K Dick short story. open.spotify.com/track/03Mzjm... #prog #rock

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The Electric Ant

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Out of Mind · Song · 2018

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Time traveller gets frustrated that despite their best intentions they keep making the future worse. #scifi #rock #prog by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate spotify.link/67jLIcLYwyb

Back Where I Started

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · The Confidence Trick · Song · 2022

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“I’m a head in a jar, I’m not going anywhere, so why don’t you stay, why are you running away?” open.spotify.com/track/2jh4ni...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · When the Kill Code Fails · Song · 2015

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“We could have cared. Just enough to give ourselves a chance. But we threw it all away. What have we left for you?” Burn The World by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate open.spotify.com/track/7bFSPj... #guitar #rock

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Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Burn the World · Song · 2023

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Loud Enough Magazine @loudenoughzine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

LONDON SHOW NEWS - SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER Matinee show - doors 1pm, Camden Club, London. IT - thoughtful and thought provoking prog. Freedom To Glide - on the boundaries of prog and AOR. Forgotten Gods - big, bold and dramatic sound Info and tickets: wegottickets.com/f/21108

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Playlist of tracks by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate inspired by historical events. open.spotify.com/playlist/5M7... #prog #rock #history

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HOGIA tracks inspired by historical events

Tracks by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate inspired by historical events.

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

From the archives - Six Album Sunday review Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate “Their complex prog rock sound is remarkable. They are either a couple of amazing multi-instrumentalists or computer geniuses or both.” 6albumsunday.blogspot.com/2019/03/soft...

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Log #127 - Things Just Got A Lot Weirder

A blog about music including reviews of albums and concerts and a log of weekly listening.

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Thomathy Entertainment @thomathyentertainment.com · 18/11/2024

Want to get your music featured? 🎶 Submit via our free or paid options and get your tracks showcased on our site, social media, and Spotify playlist! 🎤✨ www.thomathyentertainment.com/p/submit-you... #SubmitYourMusic #NewMusic #IndieMusic #DiscoverNewMusic

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Submit Your Music

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Thomathy Entertainment @thomathyentertainment.com · 17/09/2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate Explore Identity, Illness and Hope on ‘Parallel Lives’ www.thomathyentertainment.com/2026/09/hats... #MusicDiscovery

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate Explore Identity, Illness and Hope on ‘Parallel Lives’

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate explore identity, illness and hope on their deeply personal ninth album, *Parallel Lives*.

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you like long classical minimalist chamber pieces, you might like my this track of mine - Spiral - Malcolm Galloway open.spotify.com/track/0fXuX6... If you like it any sharing is greatly appreciated

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Malcolm Galloway · Dancing About Architecture · Song · 2015

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pg-lastoutpost @pg-tyke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Last Outpost, Harborough FM, tonight 9-11pm featuring #Hackett/Rothery @itsadequate.bsky.social #Splink + @bigbigtrain.bsky.social #Gu-Ru #BrokenSprings #ProcolHarum #DifferentLight @radiohead.wastehq.social #JonAndersonAndTheBandGeeks #RogerWaters and more. harboroughfm.co.uk #progrock

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“This must come as a wonderful surprise. You’ve won the mandatory prize, so if you come with me now, we’ll take you into protective custody.” open.spotify.com/track/7z5TcA... #prog #rock #pkd

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The Mandatory Prize

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“A very powerful music statement… stunning… a mandatory purchase” - Lazland Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate - Parallel Lives open.spotify.com/album/4WanpF...

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Parallel Lives - Album by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate | Spotify

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · album · 2026 · 13 songs

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate - Parallel Lives (prog/alt/art-rock with electronic and classical elements) The Progressive Aspect - “Parallel Lives is a beautiful, harrowing, dark and rewarding listen, beginning to end.” open.spotify.com/album/4WanpF...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks to Lazland for this kind review of our new Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate album ‘Parallel Lives’. lazland.org/album-review... “A mandatory purchase”

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks to Progarchives / Thomas Szirmay for this 5/5 review of our new Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate album ‘Parallel Lives’. www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id...

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Thomathy Entertainment @thomathyentertainment.com · 10/09/2026

Malcolm Galloway Encourages Listeners to Pause and Look with 'Stare' www.thomathyentertainment.com/2026/09/malc... #MusicDiscovery

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks to Progressive Rock Central - “One of my favourite UK bands is back” progressiverockcentral.com/2026/06/18/h...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Parallel Lives | Progressive Rock Central.com

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks to New Wave Of British Heavy Metal - “another glorious album of powerful, inventive and varied progressive rock of the highest order which brings in so much to the table as always”. newwaveofbritishheavymetal.com/hats-off-gen... #progsky

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Hats Off Gentlemen Its Adequate: Parallel Lives Review | New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate Parallel Lives Review. Another clear winner of classy, varied and thought-provoking progressive rock from Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland.

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks to The Progressive Aspect - “Parallel Lives is a beautiful, harrowing, dark and rewarding listen, beginning to end.” theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2026/09...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Parallel Lives

I will admit to being more than a bit chuffed when Malcolm Galloway of Hats Off Gentlemen Its Adequate offered early access to the band’s ninth and newest album, Parallel Lives. There’s always that…

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We’ve also got an album about the history of quantum physics - open.spotify.com/album/2A4oGr... :-)

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The Uncertainty Principle - Album by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate | Spotify

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · album · 2025 · 11 songs

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here’s a playlist of everything I’ve released - a mix of rock, electronic, classical, minimalist. Hope there’s something here that might appeal. I’m always very grateful for anyone taking the time to try my music - open.spotify.com/playlist/0vY...

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Glass Castle Recordings - Prog Rock, Electronica and Minimalist

Releases from the specialist progressive rock and classical minimalist label Glass Castle Recordings. Includes music by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate. For people who like Steve Reich, Pink Floyd, S...

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“Jitter. jitter, can’t sit still, can’t hold one thought at a time, can’t start, can’t stop, one chain, uncorked and it won’t stop, and it won’t stop, and it won’t stop… too many thoughts try to fit into my head. Stop.” open.spotify.com/track/3HsJX0...

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My Blistering Mind

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks :-)

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Glass Castle post-minimalist playlist - Ft. @nicomuhly.com, Bang On A Can, Icebreaker open.spotify.com/playlist/ 7Frqir63HWxkQSn5dAvo2y

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Post-minimalism

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The final track on our new Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate album is ‘Just Hold On’. The song is about keeping trying despite mental difficulties. Sometimes just holding on is an achievement worth celebrating. open.spotify.com/track/3LREQm...

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Just Hold On, Pts. 1 & 2

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Track 10 on our new album is the instrumental ‘Dropping The Mask’. It starts somewhat anxiously, but eventually blooms into something more joyful. open.spotify.com/track/1AKCGV...

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Dropping The Mask

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Track 9 on our new album is ‘Just Another Thing’. It was inspired by the bleak humour of a conversation with my wife on the way back from Moorfields Eye Hospital after getting an unwelcome diagnosis. open.spotify.com/track/1x5qkL... #defiant #rock #bleaktastic

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Just Another Thing

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Track 8 in our new album is the instrumental ‘Pretty Blue Fox’. The name is a Philip K Dick reference. This track started life as draft of a classical minimalist piece, and gradually evolved into a HOGIA instrumental. open.spotify.com/track/3LYGoP...

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Pretty Blue Fox

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Music by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate inspired by science fiction author Alastair Reynolds open.spotify.com/playlist/4VA... #scifi #progrock

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Songs inspired by Alastair Reynolds - Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate

Playlist · Glass Castle · 8 items

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Track 6 on our new Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate album is Parallel Lives (the title track). It is a restrained, melancholic song about our tendency to drift apart from each other. open.spotify.com/track/5kU8TJ...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate @itsadequate.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Track 5 of our new Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate album is ‘Intermission’. A brief, quirky, jazzy instrumental open.spotify.com/track/6vq5gi...

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Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate · Parallel Lives · Song · 2026