[2016-07-08] Anderson/Stolt (Jon Anderson/Roine Stolt) "Invention Of Knowledge" (InsideOut)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:31 pm

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Anderson / Stolt, the brand new duo of legendary Yes vocalist & singer/songwriter Jon Anderson and progressive rock veteran Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic), have announced the release of their collaborative album 'Invention Of Knowledge' for 24th June 2016 via InsideOut Music.

Jon Anderson had this to say: ".....Music is always the driving force in my life...working with such a wonderful musician as Roine Stolt made the creation of this album very unique,we are very excited with the release of 'Invention of Knowledge'."

Roine Stolt adds: "It is not aiming at being new Yes music; just new music, modern and classical, rock and ethno, tribal and orchestrated, grooving and floating. Hopefully in the true spirit of "progressive" - leaning forward, surprising and also comforting with familiar run-arounds.

We've been "inventing" as we go along - Jon is an endless source of new ideas. We've been bouncing ideas back and forth for months and as a result there are probably dozens of versions of these songs. It's been a very interesting and rewarding time and the result is just insanely detailed."

InsideOut label-head Thomas Waber comments: "I have been talking to Jon for ages about making an album of 'Yes music' - as Jon calls it - and Roine seemed like the perfect guy for him to work with. I am really happy that it has finally happened and I am also thrilled with the material they have come up with. I think it will please a lot of fans!"

The idea came to life swiftly off the back of a performance from Roine's band Transatlantic, and Jon Anderson on the Progressive Nation At Sea Cruise in 2014, and was initially instigated by InsideOut Music label boss Thomas Waber. The duo set about crafting new music in the spirit of early epic works such as 'Tales From Topographic Oceans', 'Awaken' & 'Olias Of Sunhillow', but giving it a modern twist.

Written & recorded over the course of 1 and a half years, the tracks have been in a state of constant change as Roine and Jon swapped & refined ideas by sending tracks to each other via the internet. In March 2015, an ensemble was put together by Roine to realise the music live in the studio. Joining him there was Tom Brislin (who played on the Yes Symphonic tour) & Lalle Larsson on keys, Jonas Reingold & Michael Stolt on bass and Felix Lehrmann on drums. The sessions were also bolstered by appearances from Daniel Gildenlöw, Nad Sylvan, Anja Obermayer, Maria Rerych and Kristina Westas who all provided backing vocals.

Tracklist
1. Invention
2. We Are Truth
3. Knowledge
4. Knowing
5. Chase and Harmony
6. Everybody Heals
7. Better by Far
8. Golden Light
9. Know...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EWEG7DS/?tag=imwan-20

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Yeah, Roine Stolt plays with Steve Hackett and mentioned the collaboration while they were here in Clearwater, FL. I'll be getting this!

Rick A.

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2651

Woah, I hadn't heard of this until now! Really looking forward to this one!

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

This is going to be really good!!

I hadn't known that Stolt was touring with Hackett until I saw them last week. It was the last show of the tour and Stolt's last show with the band. The Anderson/Stolt album was plugged.

richman666 · 15 Nov 2006

I've been a Stolt fan for nearly 2 decades so this is a no-doubt purchase for me. Just about everything he's done, from Kaipa to Flower Kings to Transatlantic to Karmakanic to The Tangent to Agents Of Mercy and beyond has been nothing but impressive & consistent. Pair him with one of my favorite singers and I'm really excited for this album.

mrkdl · 20 Jun 2009

Hopefully they'll tour this

Linda · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2016 8:40 pm

richman666 · 15 Nov 2006

Amazon is now showing the release date as July 29. I guess I can wait another month but I really want to hear it now.

richman666 · 15 Nov 2006

And now the release date has been pushed back up to July 8. Can I just have it today?

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2651

Originally this was listed as a 4 song album and now it's listed as a 9 song album. As most would expect with a project of this nature, it looks like track markers were added between each section of the epics. Here is the track listing and song lengths.

I - Invention of Knowledge:
1. Invention (9:41)
2. We Are Truth (6:41)
3. Knowledge (6:30)

II - Knowing:
4. Knowing (10:31)
5. Chase and Harmony (7:17)

III - Everybody Heals:
6. Everybody Heals (7:36)
7. Better by Far (2:03)
8. Golden Light (3:30)

9. Know... (11:13)

MrGoose · 26 Aug 2007

Really enjoying this, the album Yes wishes they would of made...highly recommend!

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

MrGoose wrote:

Really enjoying this, the album Yes wishes they would of made...highly recommend!

+1

Playing it right now. YES really f&*ked letting him go. I can't believe how great Jon Anderson sounds!

Rick A.

richman666 · 15 Nov 2006

This has been my most eagerly awaited release of the summer. I've only played it once so far but I'm very pleased, and I can tell that it will get even better with repeated listening. Anderson really sounds amazing...no surprise there...and the album is filled with great melodies and superb musicianship (again, no surprise there).

If anyone is looking for more Yes-related music, I recommend the latest album by Circa, Valley Of The Windmill, which was released the same day as Anderson/Stolt. This band, featuring Billy Sherwood and Tony Kaye, has released several excellent albums (and they formed the basis for YOSO with Toto's Bobby Kimball) and their latest is as good as anything they've done. They sound like modern Yes if Chris Squire handled lead vocals.

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:36 pm

Now, an official promo video:

[2016-07-08] Anderson/Stolt (Jon Anderson/Roine Stolt) "Invention Of Knowledge" (InsideOut)

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