Most, accept the term as a "changing of direction in contrast with the status-quo."

With that in mind TanGenT is able to be quite a diverse entity; this ranges from anything between a rock band, that was the start, through to a platform for photography, graphic design or anything else that might be of interest.

This doesn't mean that music is a "past tense" issue. For anyone that has been a player so to speak, music creation becomes part of that person or group of people.