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Image Entertainment is proud to present the release of Yes: Classic Artists, “Their Definitive Fully Authorized Story” in a 2-Disc Deluxe Set! The DVD set will be available in stores January 15th. The story of Yes is as controversial as their music. The twists and turns of the band’s career is now told for the first time in a series of exclusive interviews with Yes members past and present for this definitive and fully authorized DVD documentary.

Praised and criticized for defining progressive rock, Yes have been surprising and delighting worldwide audiences for over five decades. On record and on stage, Yes created a fresh sound and striking visuals, blending genres and using state of the art technology to push boundaries, winning legions of new fans with each album. Tracing the musical journey from their debut album Yes (1969) until Magnification (2001) and beyond, the story of Yes is told by the members themselves in exclusive new interviews.

The battle for recognition, the turmoil and upheaval, the stunts and pranks are revealed here and illustrated by archive performances, photographs and original music, including “Roundabout,” “I’ve Seen All Good People,” “Siberian Khatru” and “Owner Of A Lonely Heart.” Produced with full cooperation from the band, this documentary captures the musical vision and craftsmanship that continue to make Yes one of the great pioneers of sound.

This 2-DVD set is packed with original music, rare and unseen photographs from personal collections, a performance archive, music promos, and includes 20-page full-color booklet. EXTRAS INCLUDE: Extended interviews – Music Videos – Rehearsal Footage – Stills Gallery.

View the Trailer here.

By way of Krimson-News.com, comes word that Guitar Player magazine has chosen King Crimson’s Neal and Jack and Me as one the “50 essential guitar DVDs”. The DVD features two KC concerts: Three of a Perfect Pair-Live in Japan 1984 and The Noise-Live in Frejus 1982.

MVD Audio has a plethora of proggy goodness ready for release in the coming weeks:

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe – An Evening of Yes Music Plus
It was 1989 when former Yes-men Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe, longing to rekindle the magic that defined Yes in the 70′s, joined forces to record and release a new album to critical acclaim, as fans around the globe watched in amazement at this most unlikely turn of events. You can once again experience the splendor and majesty that was the ABWH tour. These fan favorites are each re-released complete with the original Roger Dean artwork. So don’t delay … recapture the magic and join Jon, Bill, Rick, and Steve for an evening of Yes music plus.

Jon Anderson – Live From La La Land
Jon Anderson is known as the vocalist with the legendary progressive rock band Yes since 1980. Live From La La Land captures Jon perfectly in a which features Jon performing his solo songs and selected items from both the Yes catalogue and his work with Vangelis in an intimate setting at the Roxy in Los Angeles in California. Live From La La Land also boasts a wide variety of rare anecdotes from Jon intermingled between the tracks. He describes the meanings of various songs, tells a variety of Yes stories, Vangelis stories, and much more. These stories and anecdotes were all part of the actual concert and are preserved here for Jon’s fans to enjoy.

Rick Wakeman – Aspirant Sunset
Aspirant Sunset is the second album in the Asirant Trilogy. The others being Aspirant Sunrise and Aspirant Sunshadows. Recorded in 1991 the albums were recorded in the New Age style of music and written with relaxation in mind. The albums have been unavailable for some time and have been re mastered for release. The trilogy will be much anticipated by the large Rick Wakeman fan base.

Rick Wakeman – Aspirant Sunshadows
Aspirant Sunshadows is the final part of the trilogy of albums that also includes the albums Aspirant Sunrise, and Aspirant Sunset. The albums were recorded in 1991 in the New Age style which was popular at that time. The albums were written and produced with relaxation in mind. All the albums in the trilogy have been unavailable for some time and have been re mastered for this release making them much anticipated by the large Rick Wakeman fan base.

Bill Bruford is the cover feature on the December issue of Drumhead Magazine.

If you survive in this industry for 40 years without too many cuts and bruises, still sober and still getting excited by the smell of a drum set, then you get reflective,” he says. “People think this is a glamourous industry, but it comes with a lot of rough edges. Even though people see I’m obviously enjoying playing, the rest of the stuff can be hard.

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Press Release

British drummer Bill Bruford and Dutch keyboard master Michiel Borstlap are two of the leading lights in progressive improvised music. Since their first meeting at the Nijmegen Festival in Holland in 2002, the duo have recorded on both CD and DVD, and gone on to play major Festivals and concerts in Japan and Europe.

By the tender age of 27, Bill Bruford’s musical character had already been forged in the fiery furnace of four of the biggest progressive rock groups of the 1970s; Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and UK. This early success propelled Bill, by nature a restless innovator uncomfortable with the well-worn path, into a fascinating 30-year search for the innovative, the unusual, and the unpredictable with groups such as Bruford, Earthworks, and the Bruford-Borstlap Duo.

Pianist Michiel Borstlap graduated Cum Laude from Hilversum Conservatory in 1992. He has had his music recorded by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, and has released eight albums, including ‘Every Step a Dance, Every Word A Song’, and the DVD ‘In Concert In Holland’ with Bill. He may appear one day in a duo improvising instant compositions with Bruford, the next in a trio with with Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts on drums, and a third day behind his Yamaha grand improvising over techno and house beats with the group Soulvation.

‘In Two Minds’, the second CD to come from this pairing of fine musicians, will no doubt be hugely anticipated by the large and dedicated fan base built up by these two artists in addition to their own separate respective fan bases who have witnessed them in concert since the duo’s first formal collaboration back in 2002. Recorded in 2007, ‘In Two Minds’ features eleven intimate and conversational tracks of new, original material, and a stand-out reading of the Miles Davis classic ‘All Blues’. Released on the Summerfold imprint, the Bruford- Borstlap Duo will again be playing selected live dates in the run up to the release of this album, including their London debut at the London Jazz Festival on 24th November 2007.

1. Kinship
2. In Two Minds
3. From the Source, We Tumble Headlong
4. Flirt
5. Low Tide, Camber Sands
6. The Art of Conversation
7. Conference of the Bees
8. Sheer Reckless Abandon
9. Duplicity
10. Shadow Dance
11. The Odd One Out
12. All Blues

More info is available from Voiceprint Music.

This album will be eagerly anticipated by both the substantial and devoted Bill Bruford fan base and also by the growing Classical/World Music devotees. Both will appreciate a musical programme with one of the finest percussion groups in the world featuring two brilliant guest artists.

• Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy
• 50 Progressive Rock Masterpieces
• Prog Rock Forefather Bill Bruford
• Prog Rock Techniques & Tools
• The Prog Rock Drummers of Today

The issue hit newsstands yesterday, September 4th.

Containing all the original diaries & notes from the original editions & including (for completists & the curious) a link to a digital pdf scan of the original box & interior art, the track listing remains unchanged.