The Lens

A band with words and music - although not that many words really...

"A fantastatic voyage from chilly trance, thru all-out prog, to tanking rock!" - or so it says on the Giant Electric Pea website... Have to say I'm not 100% sure of just what passes for 'tanking rock' these days, but its certainly true to say that The Lens sound does capture elements of prog, rock and (gulp) trance - sometimes in the same track.

Originally the forerunners of IQ, The Lens is now an occasional project presided over by IQ guitarist and producer Michael Holmes.

Regeneration - new album

The Lens release their new album 'Regeneration' on 26 October 2010. Written and produced by Michael Holmes, Regeneration contains all new material.

While most of the instrumentation is down to Mike, Regeneration also features long time collaborator Paul Cook on drums and percussion, original Lens drummer Niall Hayden and Sax maestro Tony Wright (featured on the IQ albums Subterranea and The Seventh House). Read more about 'Regeneration'...

You can buy the new album at the Lens online store.

Please note: we're unable to deliver to territories outside Europe - however the GEP store is able to deliver to the rest of the world.

Listen to '...to the power of five' from Regeneration: