Anderson/Stolt- "Invention of Knowledge"

[Rufus]

Here's the quote from Roine:

2017

Anderson / Stolt 2: "we have already started mapping out our next album."

Anderson / Stolt IoK re-release: "Right now I'm mixing alternative takes, 24/96kHz and 5.1 surround mixes of the Anderson/Stolt album for a LTD edition big art book of this album . It sounds insanely good at 24/96 and the mixes are cleaned up and with way less compression - so dynamics are staggering. A must have for all Jon & all HiFi fans."

[progmeister]

[QUOTE=Rufus;666417]Here's the quote from Roine:

2017

Anderson / Stolt 2: "we have already started mapping out our next album."

Anderson / Stolt IoK re-release: "Right now I'm mixing alternative takes, 24/96kHz and 5.1 surround mixes of the Anderson/Stolt album for a LTD edition big art book of this album . It sounds insanely good at 24/96 and the mixes are cleaned up and with way less compression - so dynamics are staggering. A must have for all Jon & all HiFi fans."[/QUOTE

2 channel 24/96 PLEASE

[bill g]

Good news, as this album has really grown on me. I'm surprised how much mileage of gotten out of it. Pretty perfect music for a glorious summer morning. I find every track to be very well written and quite beautiful. My only slight complaint, is... would like more instrumental moments, the instrumental sections are pretty glorious, and to me so much singing, even by a great singer like Jon, needs perhaps more breaks. But that's just a minor quibble. Hope they can match the quality if a 2nd album comes to fruition.

[miamiscot]

Good news, as this album has really grown on me. I'm surprised how much mileage of gotten out of it. Pretty perfect music for a glorious summer morning. I find every track to be very well written and quite beautiful. My only slight complaint, is... would like more instrumental moments, the instrumental sections are pretty glorious, and to me so much singing, even by a great singer like Jon, needs perhaps more breaks. But that's just a minor quibble. Hope they can match the quality if a 2nd album comes to fruition.

What he said.

[floyd umma gumma]

I will certainly buy this deluxe package. I've revisited this record many times since it came out and it sounds better and better to me as I become familiar with it. I also hope a second effort by this pair has a little more instrumental development - not as much wall to wall singing. I'm looking forward to hearing the revised mix - I could tell there was some great drumming in there, for example, but the drums were really buried in the mix. I wonder why they didn't reduce the compression the first time.

[SRS]

Too early to get excited for A/S 2? Never! Few tidbits on Facebook from Jon and Roine

JA:
wow!!!! so happy a lot of you know it, Roine and I just started the next one together, it's sounding wonderful..it will take it's own time to be ready, but I love how we work together

RS:
Next album is in the works - we make nice progress. Very happy about it - Jon's voice is now back in top shape (at 72 !!) - We work on a super-monster-epic-track. - Hey- it's prog & we owe it to you - and us.
Yep - we're both excited - All going well - and much smoother/faster these days - very promising times ....

And Stolt answered a few questions in the comments section:

Will it be same musicians who played on IOK working with you on this next one?
RS: Most likely - with one or two new additions - can't give away anything yet - but it is shaping up very,very nicely......

More instrumental passages in the new one?
RS: absolutely possible - Jon himself suggested that too - and my singing too in between - (even if there was plenty of my voice as backing vocal on Invention - I personally envision a few more naked scaled down-to-earth sections too -

Critical response to IOK:
RS: Hmm - 'old hat' - some critics think Jon can do nothing good outside of YES - in fact he's done great stuff with Vangelis - and some very fine solo albums , Olias, Change We Must, City of Angels, - I guess the real problem is that some critics do not take the time - a 1 or 2 listen will not "reveal" an album like Invention. That said - we've had about 90% fantastic reviews - and sales better than most prog albums these days - so a success regardless. Most important ; Jon & I -plus record company are very happy with result

Deluxe Version of IoK
RS: The Deluxe version is indeed real - but is just half ready since graphics and the 5.1 need to be finished. The 24bit/96kHz mixes are done and sounds fantastic - It's just that the creation of the new album has taken over a bit - as I suppose both me and Jon are excited about creating new music even more. But it WILL come in 2017 - it's just a question of timing.


I'm certainly happy about this since IoK is an album I still revisit fairly frequently. Was listening to it this morning as a matter of fact. Excited to hear about Stolt singing on the next one. Surprised to hear he said he sings backup on the first one. That is the one weak spot to me. With Daniel and Nad and Roine all having very unique voices, the backup vox on IoK sound surprisingly generic to me. There is only one spot in "We are Truth" where I thought that yes that did sound like Daniel. The rest of the time I don't think it sounds like any of them. Squire and Howe had unique voices in Yes, I think the same could happen here with Roine, Nad and Daniel if their voices can actually be heard.

[yamishogun]

JA:
wow!!!! so happy a lot of you know it, Roine and I just started the next one together, it's sounding wonderful..it will take it's own time to be ready, but I love how we work together

So Anderson is done with the ARW album!

[gojikranz]

Too early to get excited for A/S 2? Never! Few tidbits on Facebook from Jon and Roine





Critical response to IOK:
RS: Hmm - 'old hat' - some critics think Jon can do nothing good outside of YES - in fact he's done great stuff with Vangelis - and some very fine solo albums , Olias, Change We Must, City of Angels, - I guess the real problem is that some critics do not take the time - a 1 or 2 listen will not "reveal" an album like Invention. That said - we've had about 90% fantastic reviews - and sales better than most prog albums these days - so a success regardless. Most important ; Jon & I -plus record company are very happy with result

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city of angels a great solo album? highly debatable but saying that but not song of seven or animation?! interesting perspective

[moecurlythanu]

So Anderson is done with the ARW album!

Perhaps they'll bring Roine in on bass and become WARS.

[yamishogun]

city of angels a great solo album? highly debatable but saying that but not song of seven or animation?! interesting perspective

I liked City of Angels a lot when it came out, although not as much as Animation and Song of Seven and later realized I didn't care for the production after I was finished binging on it as I do with new Yes related albums.

"Hurry Home" and "It's on Fire" on In the City of Angels sounded far better as songs on Change We Must.

[Scrotum Scissor]

Perhaps they'll bring Roine in on bass and become WARS.

And just like each and every Stolt epic which extends from 32:47 to 41:09 gets to be exactly 8:22 more progressive in duration, WARS will be precisely 25% more added progression than what was ARW.

Inkredibel logik.

[chalkpie]

Perhaps they'll bring Roine in on bass and become WARS.

Is Hells is their best album by far.

[Scott Bails]

At least Jon remembers Roine's name now

[Progatron]

At least Jon remembers Roine's name now

Yeah, baby steps for now. One day he'll be pointing at someone in the audience and saying "Roine Stolt! He's there! Yeah!" and Steve Howe will point out that he's actually standing right behind him.

[Splicer]

I've given this multiple tries and outside of a few moments when Roine is soloing in that style of his, I find it utterly boring. I can't say that it's bad - it just bores me. There is music happening. Someone is playing. Someone is singing words. That's about it. The melodies are lacking the spark of an interesting arrangement. I just can't anymore.

[the winter tree]

I think Roine did a masterful job considering the lack of real melodies and real songs that he had to work with.

[Plasmatopia]

I still tend to start listening to this album at track #6 ("Everybody Heals") which I think is a strong tune and probably should have been just a single track combined with the next two. The music before this point seems somewhat on the meandering side. But to be fair, I have only heard that beginning portion of the album about 3 times. The last time (just a couple months ago) I did enjoy it more than I had previously. I'm not sure if that's a weakness of the music, it's just that I didn't really care for it.

[Steve983]

I think Roine did a masterful job considering the lack of real melodies and real songs that he had to work with.

It does have melodies but it's all so repetitive and unmemorable after you've heard it, overlong too of course.

[Kcrimso]

I like this. But I don't usually enjoy anything that Roine does so what do I know?

[yesstiles]

Sometimes I love music with an ethereal floating non-structured presentation. This is one. Sounded boring at first, but now is pure magic to me. Lots of great interweaving melodies, just no overcooked ones such as "All Good People" etc.

[bondegezou]

It does have melodies but it's all so repetitive and unmemorable after you've heard it, overlong too of course.

For me, it's about some great themes and variation. Works for me.

Henry

[aith01]

For me, it's about some great themes and variation. Works for me.

Henry

Same here. I really like this one, even though it took me some time to absorb it all.

[Mikhael]

I've tried, but it just doesn't click. It could've been so much better with just a little effort.

[bill g]

I liked it the first time I heard it and still do. Of the four semi-epics that make up the album, I still like track 3 the best.

[aith01]

It could've been so much better with just a little effort.

Not sure what you mean by that.

I think it's plenty great as it is.