Steve Rothery (Marillion)

About this episode

Matt Royal welcomes Steve Rothery to discuss his new album 'Gento' and updates on Marillion.

Steve Rothery is a founding member of one of my all time favourite bands, Marillion. Despite various personnel changes in the early years of the band, Marillion have maintained a stable line-up for the past 36 years. One of the keys to their ongoing unity is surely their tolerance for band members to indulge in side-projects, and Rothery is about to release an album under the name Bioscope, in collaboration with current Tangerine Dream bandleader Thorsten Quaeschning. The album is called “Gento” and features Elbow drummer Alex Reeves behind the kit. I was pleased to welcome Steve back onto the podcast to discuss the new project, as well getting an update on the new Marillion album, and a chat about the 30th anniversary of one of their finest albums “Afraid Of Sunlight”.

People in this episode

Guest: Steve Rothery

Topics covered

• Marillion
• Bioscope
• Gento
• music
• side-projects
• Afraid Of Sunlight

Keywords

• Tangerine Dream
• Alex Reeves
• 30th anniversary

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Gento

Books & works: Bioscope, Gento, Afraid Of Sunlight

More episodes of Sending Signals

• Charlie McCoy on Dylan, Elvis, and Cash · April 16, 2026 · 33 min
• James Graham (The Twilight Sad) · March 17, 2026 · 37 min
• The Making of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” w/ Pamela Martin (Editor) · December 9, 2025 · 51 min
• Jason Narducy on R.E.M, Grohl, Bob Mould & more! · October 28, 2025 · 48 min
• Steve Howe on Dylan, “Fragile” & more! · September 23, 2025 · 31 min
• Feeder’s Grant Nicholas on “Comfort In Sound” · September 2, 2025 · 38 min