Special guest performance by legendary actor Malcolm McDowell!
Join producer Billy Sherwood (Yes, Circa) for an expansive musical journey through Christmas classics of yesterday and today, all performed by leading figures in Prog Rock music!
Includes gorgeous performances by guitar legend Steve Morse, angelic vocalists Annie Haslam (of Renaissance) and Sonja Kristina (of Curved Air) plus Thijs Van Leer (of Focus), Simon House (of Hawkwind) and others! Also a special guest performance by actor Malcolm McDowell!
Available on both CD in an attractive digipak and on limited edition vinyl in your choice of RED or WHITE!
Track List: 1. Run With The Fox - Jon Davison 2. Christmas Lights - Kasim Sulton 3. Carol Of The Bells - Steve Morse 4. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Annie Haslam 5. Wonderful Christmastime - Billy Sherwood & Patrick Moraz 6. I Believe In Father Christmas - Martin Turner 7. Fairytale Of New York - Leslie Hunt & Robin McAuley 8. O Come All Ye Faithful - Sonja Kristina 9. A Christmas Song - Thijs Van Leer 10. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Malcolm McDowell 11. Linus & Lucy (Charlie Brown Christmas Theme) - Geoff Downes [CD ONLY] 12. Silent Night - Nik Turner & Simon House 13. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Wetton
Featuring Steve Hackett, Tony Kaye, Robert Berry, Billy Sherwood, Nick D'Virgilio, Curved Air, Dave Kerzner, Fernando Perdomo and others
London - Yesterday and Today is a tribute album to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary prog rock band YES.
The album features the following special guests: Tony Kaye, Billy Sherwood, Jay Schellen, Jon Davison, Steve Hackett, Nick D'Virgilio, Robert Berry, Francis Dunnery, Leslie Hunt, Marco Minnemann, Marisol Koss, Pat Sansone, Randy McStine, Robin Schell, Sally Minnear and co-producers Dave Kerzner and Fernando Perdomo
Six members of CURVED AIR appear on a newly recorded full band version of “Soon”.
The current bass player in YES, Billy Sherwood re-records Chris Squire's signature bass track, “The Fish”, and current lead singer Jon Davison performs on an acoustic medley.
“YES turned 50 the year I turned 50 and Geoff Downes was one of the reasons I became a keyboardist myself! To celebrate and pay tribute to YES's music with Geoff, Jon and Billy along with so many incredible musicians from different bands and generations has truly been a blast. YES are a big influence for me and my own music. This album was a great way for myself, Fernando and all of us to show our love for both the songs and the many great people who have been part of YES going all the way back to their very first album!” - Dave Kerzner, co-producer, Yesterday and Today
“The Beatles were my first love, then YES became the logical next step of evolution in my musical upbringing. YES have it all, songwriting equal to musicianship and creativity. The sonic bliss I got listening to their catalog incessantly when I was 10 years old left a permanent mark on me.
“As a producer, I am hugely influenced by the work of YES with Eddie Offord, Trevor Horn, Paul Clay and Tony Colton behind the board of their classic material. With the limited technology they had back then, they were able to create unparalleled sonic textures that were decades ahead of their time. Creating new versions of these songs was an incredible challenge even with today's advancements in recording technology. Dave and I had so much fun amassing the gear and tweaking sounds to recreate all of the signature sonic elements of YES music.” - Fernando Perdomo, co-producer, Yesterday and Today
Tracks:
1. MACHINE MESSIAH (Featuring Nick D’Virgilio & Geoff Downes) 2. YOURS IS NO DISGRACE (Featuring Marisol Koss & Tony Kaye) 3. TURN OF THE CENTURY (Featuring Sally Minnear) 4. SWEETNESS (Featuring Pat Sansone) 5. SOON (Featuring Curved Air) 6. CINEMA (Featuring Steve Hackett) 7. CHANGES (Featuring Robert Berry) 8. I’M RUNNING (Featuring Robin Schell & Marco Minnemann) 9. ACOUSTIC MEDLEY: (Featuring Jon Davison) i) YOUR MOVE ii) AND YOU AND I iii) WONDROUS STORIES 10. YESTERDAY AND TODAY (Featuring Dr. Danny) 11. LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND (Featuring Leslie Hunt) 12. THE FISH (Featuring Billy Sherwood) 13. STARSHIP TROOPER (Featuring Francis Dunnery)
Feat. Todd Rundgren, Steve Porcaro (Toto), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), John Wesley (Porcupine Tree), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air), Patrick Moraz (Yes/The Moody Blues), Steve Stevens, Dweezil Zappa, and more!
Los Angeles - Purple Pyramid Records is releasing A Life In YES: The Chris Squire Tribute; A heartfelt and masterful musical salute to the longtime bassist of prog rock legends YES, Chris Squire!
Produced by Squire's friend and frequent collaborator, and current bassist in YES, Billy Sherwood with amazing contributions from Todd Rundgren, Steve Porcaro (Toto), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), John Wesley (Porcupine Tree), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air), Patrick Moraz (Yes/The Moody Blues), Steve Stevens, Dweezil Zappa, and more!
“Needless to say this record is near and dear to my heart, Chris and I were friends for decades and his loss was epic. I wanted to honor his spirit, his writing, his bass work… And so I set forth to create this record. Everyone who participated lifted the project and did it out of the deepest respect and love for Chris.” - Billy Sherwood
Includes 2 bonus tracks: one from the prog supergroup The Prog Collective, and one from the massively popular Pink Floyd tribute album Back Against The Wall!
Available on both CD and vinyl!
Track List: 1. Jon Davison & Patrick Moraz - On The Silent Wings Of Freedom 2. Steve Hogarth & Larry Fast - Hold Out Your Hand 3. Annie Haslam - Onward 4. David Sancious & Steve Stevens - South Side Of The Sky 5. Sonja Kristina - The Fish 6. Steve Porcaro & Steve Hackett - The More We Live - Let Go 7. Jon Davison & Tony Kaye - Parallels 8. Nikki Squire & Dweezil Zappa - Owner Of A Lonely Heart 9. Todd Rundgren, John Wesley & Tony Kaye - Roundabout 10. Candice Night & Brian Auger - Don't Kill The Whale BONUS TRACKS 11. The Prog Collective - The Technical Divide 12. Chris Squire - Comfortably Numb
Features performances by the late Allan Holdsworth & Larry Coryell plus Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Stanley Clarke, Zakk Wylde, and more!
Los Angeles, CA - If you haven’t yet got your fill of six-string slinging, tour de force performances, then we have the collection for you! From multi-Emmy award-winning composer/producer Brian Tarquin comes Guitar Masters Collection, an extraordinary compilation of hard-to-find rarities, including tracks from the late great Allan Holdsworth, plus a rare, unheard recording by the recently departed guitar icon Larry Coryell. The album also contains cover songs “Hair” by Joe Satriani & Stanley Clarke and “I Wish” featuring former Ozzy axeman Zakk Wylde as well as Steve Vai, Chris Poland (of Megadeth), Leslie West & Hal Lindes (of Dire Straits) alongside bass masters Randy Coven and Billy Sheehan.
Guitar Player magazine editor & chief, Mike Molenda, who wrote the liner notes for this collection, states “For fearless explorers of the musical unknown, a perfect compilation of artistry is a collection of performances that pummels your unsuspecting little ass with shock waves of awe and wonder. Rather than document the obvious - or sate the expectations of the casual enthusiast - every track challenges, puzzles, thrills, inspires, and, ultimately, delights the listener.”
Don’t miss this fantastic album, available on CD and digital from Purple Pyramid Records!
“The players here, both known and unknown, are staggeringly skilled, and the tunes are new and vibrant. Brian Tarquin serves up some crunchy rock with some burning wah work. Each cut has something new and adventurous to add to our listening experience. Guitarists should be in heaven with this one, as it is definitely good to the last drop.”- Vintage Guitar Magazine
“Brian is a very good guitar player and engineer, the “Godfather of Fusion” gives him an A plus! The song that I played on, Tocar Modera, is a beautiful piece of music.”- Larry Coryell
“The hottest gun slingers around today, all adding up to an exquisite journey fueled by steel and wood...”- Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
“Tarquin is a great producer...the tunes and performances are first rate.”- Progression Magazine
Track List: 1. Allan Holdsworth & David Hines - Skippy 2. Larry Coryell & Brian Tarquin - Tocar Modera 3. Steve Vai & Randy Coven - Funk Me Tender 4. Zakk Wylde & Randy Coven - I Wish 5. Stanley Clarke & Joe Satriani - Hair 6. Chris Poland & Brian Tarquin - Tarquinius Maximus 7. Leslie West & Randy Coven - Mother Load 8. Hal Lindes - Ricarda 9. Allan Holdsworth & David Hines - Antilla 10. Billy Sheehan, Doug Doppler & Brian Tarquin - Blue Wind
Features the music of Hawkwind, Nektar, Faust, Chrome, Brainticket, Rick Wakeman (Yes), Guru Freakout (with Mani Neumeier), John Wetton (Asia), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Omega, Hedersleben, and others!
Los Angeles, CA - Two very different indie films to be released later this year feature soundtracks that make unique use of prog and space rock music. First up is the thrilling action/adventure film set in the Middle East, 8 Assassins - The Beautiful, The Bad And The Ugly, which features one of the most unusual tracks in the entire oeuvre of UK prog-psych rockers Hawkwind, the haunting “Hassan-i Sabbah,” featuring Arabic singing and some brilliant violin work by Simon House. Also featured on the epic 2CD soundtrack are tracks by Hawkwind co-founder Nik Turner, a compelling live track from experimental German band Faust, prog revivalists Hedersleben, and a host of others! Meanwhile, a brand new sci-fi space horror film The Rift - Dark Side Of The Moon features loads of out-of-this-world psychedelic jams including compositions from the Pink Floyd album that inspired the film’s subtitle performed by the legendary John Wetton, XTC’s Colin Moulding as well as The Doors’ Robby Krieger. Also featured are Hungarian prog rock giants Omega as well as not one but two bands featuring avant garde percussionist Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru. So whether you like your prog rock with a little Mid-Eastern influence or prefer the spacier side, these two soundtracks will have plenty to offer! The soundtrack for 8 Assassins will be available August 18 and The Rift soundtrack will be available September 1. View the film trailer for 8 Assassins - The Beautiful, The Bad And The Ugly: View the film trailer for The Rift - Dark Side Of The Moon:
Track List:
8 ASSASSINS - THE BEAUTIFUL, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK DISC 1 1. Hedersleben - Gulf Of Lost Souls 2. Jürgen Engler - 8 Assassins (Score) 3. Nik Turner - Coming Of The Maya feat Simon House 4. Klute - No Man’s Land 5. Alan Davey - Angel Down feat. Simon House 6. Hawkwind - Hassan i Sabbah 7. Black Plastic - Sertraline 8. Onyx - Do U Bac Down 9. The Wake - Nazarene 10. Faust - Parasiten
DISC 2 1. Judy Collins & Ari Hest - Run 2. Philippe Besombes - Chocolate Cream 3. Brainticket - Radagacuca 4. The Coffin Daggers - Instigator 5. Yellowman - The Happiness Of One 6. Space Temple - Acid Journey feat. Wayne Kramer 7. Jürgen Engler - Assassin Fuzz (Score) 8. Damon Edge - I’m A Gentleman 9. Spahn Ranch - Heretic’s Fork 10. Paul Dianno - War Machine 11. Larry Donn - Honey Bun 12. Blackburner vs. DMX - We Gonna Tear Shit Up 13. Christian Death - Psalm (Maggot’s Lair) 14. Loon - Belly Dance feat. Gritty
THE RIFT - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 1. Omega - Don’t Keep On Me Waiting 2. John Wetton - Us And Them 3. Colin Moulding & Robby Krieger - Brain Damage 4. The Anix - Mask 5. Echolust - 1799 6. Nik Turner - Paranormal 7. Leæther Strip - Serenade For The Dead 8. Nektar - Astronaut’s Nightmare 9. Le Seul Element - C. abyssal 10. Brainticket - Nebula 11. Rick Wakeman - Dynamics Of Delerium 12. Chrome - Into The Eyes Of The Zombie King 13. Guru Freakout - Notre Dame (Mothership) edit 14. Guru Guru Groove Band - UFOlove 15. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
