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In 2005 they embarked on a reunion, which continues to the present day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe signature Van der Graaf Generator sound in the 1970s was a combination of Peter Hammill's distinctive and dynamic voice and David Jackson's electronically-treated saxophones, generally playing over thick chordal keyboard parts (such as Hammond organ and/or clavinet), and Guy Evans' rolling, jazz-rock-like drumming. The band explored the complete range of phonaesthetics from euphony to cacophony, often within the same song. Van der Graaf Generator albums tended to be darker in atmosphere than many of their prog-rock peers (a trait they shared with King Crimson, whose guitarist Robert Fripp guested on two of their albums), and guitar solos were the exception rather than the rule.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHammill is the primary songwriter for the band, and the line between music written for his solo career and for the band is sometimes blurred. 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