Skywhale

The Profile

Skywhale are an English jazz‑progressive septet from Bristol, led by multi‑instrumentalist Steve Robshaw; best known for the 1977 album The World At Minds End.

Line-up mentioned in contemporary reviews includes Steve Robshaw (multi-instrumentalist), Stan Thewils (tenor sax), Paul Todd (soprano sax, flute), Dougall Airmole (bass), Mick Avery (drums), Gwyo Zepix (Howard Scarr, keyboards) and John Schofield (percussion). The World At Minds End was originally released in 1977 and received a remaster in November 2006. The album is described in reviews as a vivid example of jazz‑progressive music with notable interplay and some original audio quality limitations.

Detailed, poetic praise for Skywhale's 1977 album The World At Minds End, highlighting strong interplay and compositional balance. Critics note rich progressive jazz textures and septet interplay. Some audio quality limitations (original recording) partially fixed by a November 2006 remaster.