Cherry Red & Esoteric Recordings have announced the release of the much-anticipated comprehensive new edition of From Genesis To Revelation, the 1969 debut album by Genesis that began the group's story, recorded in 1968 by the school friends who would become the band's earliest line-up.

The new deluxe 5-disc edition (4CD + Blu-ray) features new stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos mixes by Stephen W Tayler, alongside remastered original mono and stereo mixes, associated singles, rare demos and previously unreleased material. Also included are video discussions with original band members Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford recorded at AIR Studios, plus a 68-page illustrated book featuring an extensive essay by Jon Dann with contributions from all four original members.

Prepared with the approval of original band members Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford, From Genesis To Revelation is out now.  The 4CD & Blu-ray set is available to order from Cherry Red and whilst the first pressing of the 2CD set has sold out, a second pressing (which will be available from 30th October) can be pre-ordered now.  Exclusive postcards are available with each edition while stocks last.

The new mixes of In Limbo (on YouTube) and The Serpent (on YouTube) have been released as previews to the release.  In addition, a YouTube short showing an unboxing of the 5-disc set is also available.

The Blu-Ray included in the Deluxe Edition of From Genesis To Revelation includes an interview with Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford that was filmed at AIR Studios in London in April this year, during which they listened to a playback of some of the newly mixed tracks and also talked about the album.  A short trailer for the release with a brief clip from the interview can be seen on YouTube.

Keen-eyed viewers may spot from the clip in the trailer that Ant was not present for the interview, which was entirely down to scheduling.  Various dates for the filming were initially proposed including some that fitted in well with Ant's schedule and he happily agreed to take part on those days.  However, given their individual schedules the logistics of getting Peter, Tony, Mike and Ant together at AIR studios on the same day was complicated and the proposed date for the filming had to be changed more than once.  Ant already had a commitment to attend the funeral of his old friend David Carpenter on 14th April 2026 which unfortunately was the only day Peter had available for the filming, so regretfully Ant was unable to take part in the playback and interview.

Whilst the scheduling precluded Ant's participation in the filmed interview, his memories of recording the album are included in the extensive essay included in the 68-page book that accompanies the set.  Recollections from Chris Stewart, Jonathan Silver and the band's friend Brian Roberts (who recorded their first demos and was also the tape operator on the album) are also included alongside the contributions from Peter, Tony and Mike.

Ant is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic, sudden passing of his long-term collaborator and great friend Joji Hirota.  A man possessed of the sweetest nature, gentlest demeanour, formidable talent and yet subtle capricious wit that he has had the honour to have encountered in his life.  His personal tribute to Joji can be read here.   

Born in Hokkaido in North Japan, Joji had studied percussion from the age of eleven and went on to attend Kyoto Municipal Arts University.  In 1972 he was invited to come to England by the percussionist, keyboardist and composer Stomu Yamash'ta to be Musical Director and percussionist of the Red Buddah Theatre company.  In 1977 he became the Musical Director and solo percussionist for the Lindsay Kemp Dance Company and subsequently toured extensively with them around the world, whilst also playing on a variety of sessions as an in-house musician and composer at Atmosphere Studios in London.  It was through this connection that Ant first met Joji in November 1980 whilst working on the music for the ATV series Rule Britannia. 

Joji went on to play percussion on several tracks on Ant's albums Invisible Men and the eighth album in the Private Parts and Pieces series New England.  In 1992 the two of them collaborated on a Travelogues library music album for Atmosphere, which featured a combination of atmospheric themes and reflections of world music for use in broadcast programmes and film.  The library project lead to Ant and Joji making a connection with wildlife film-maker Nick Gordon, who commissioned them to write the music for his Survival documentary Creatures of the Magic Water.  The pair of them would go on to compose the music for a number of Nick's subsequent films over the next few years, with highlights from the soundtracks appearing on their joint releases Time & Tide in 1997 and Wildlife in 2007.

Our thoughts at this sad time are with Joji's family and friends. 

A new in-depth interview for the Strange Brew podcast has just been published in which Ant talks to Jason Barnard about his new album Gemini - Pieces For Piano, his time in Genesis and his solo career.

The interview is available to watch now on YouTube - Part One (40 mins) covers the new album and From Genesis To Revelation, whist Part Two (47 mins) covers Ant's departure from the band, his solo career and his friendship with Steve Hackett amongst other things.

An audio podcast of the complete interview can now be heard here.

As part of the International Piano Festival held in Bad Wildungen, Germany in February 2026, concert pianist Vera Osina performed a selection of Ant's piano pieces in a concert under the title of "Ivory Moon".

Her performance, which included the four-part Sea Dogs Motoring Suite from Ant's album Ivory Moon and a solo piano version of four sections from Part One of Slow Dance, was recorded and is now available as a limited edition (300 copies) CD release and download.

Ant has written the liner notes for the CD in which he observes, "Vera Osina has taken on a number of my early pieces and differing aspects of her superb technique give life, colour and movement lacking in the original!"

Ivory Moon - The Romantic Piano Music of Anthony Phillips - Live In Concert is available now on Bandcamp. 

Esoteric Antenna are pleased to announce the release of Gemini - Pieces for Piano, a brand new album by Ant.

Gemini - Pieces for Piano was recorded between October 2022 and October 2025 and features what Ant describes as the best of the keyboard compositions he has written since the release of his previous solo piano album Soirée in 1999.  The title of the album comes from a piece of the same name that Ant wrote for the celebrated pianist Martha Argerich, who premiered the work in duet form in 2018.  Gemini - Pieces for Piano includes Ant's solo version of the track.  

In the week of release the album reached number 13 in the Classical Artist Album Chart, whilst in the Official Classical Chart it reached number 5.  These are the best UK chart placings to date that Ant has achieved with one of his album releases.

Gemini - Pieces For Piano remained in the Official Classical Chart for a total of six weeks, which is the longest chart run for any of Ant's album releases.

Released as a 2 CD set in a digipak, Gemini - Pieces for Piano features a total of 44 tracks and is available to order now from Cherry Red and Amazon.  In addition, the album is on streaming and download platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

In a new in-depth interview with Godalming-based Make a Difference With Records, Ant reveals how all the compositions on his new album Gemini - Pieces For Piano came together, were recorded and the inspiration behind the pieces and their titles. 

The full version of the interview is available to watch on Make A Difference's YouTube channel, where you can also find an earlier interview with Ant about his previous album The Golden Hour.