Jon Anderson 'Olias Of Sunhillow' On Hybrid SACD

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Audio Fidelity To Release Critically Acclaimed 1976 Debut Solo Album By YES Legend Jon Anderson 'Olias Of Sunhillow' On Hybrid SACD January 21, 2014

“This album is not just good Progressive music, it's in a class by itself...a Prog masterpiece!”

Camarillo, CA - Much to the excitement of Jon Anderson and YES fans worldwide, Audio Fidelty is releasing Jon's critically acclaimed 1976 debut solo album 'Olias Of Sunhillow' on a limited numbered edition Hybrid SACD on January 21, 2014! Jon Anderson's 'Olias Of Sunhillow' was released in the summer of 1976 and is one of his most acclaimed solo works. It's one of five solo albums released by members of YES around that time and one of the most successful of those solo efforts, reaching No. 8 in the UK charts and breaking into the US Top 50.

“If you go to do a solo album you should be by yourself. That’s what I was thinking. I had all the instruments I was going to use like sitar and drums and things. It came out the other end four months later and for the first time I put ‘musician’ on my passport knowing that I was a musician,” Jon recently told Ultimate Classic Rock

The music is written and performed almost entirely by Anderson using synthesizers, tape loops, ethnic instruments, sound effects and different voices. Some of the synthesizer sounds ring of those found on contemporary Vangelis pieces with whom Jon had just recorded the year before. He emphasizes his interest in Celtic and Central Asian musical ideas much more here than before and creates a rich, evocative world.

Anderson has stated the album's concept was inspired by Roger Dean's 1972 YES, 'Fragile' cover art as well as works by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's all as detailed and rich as any fantasy novel. It is a progressive rock concept album which tells the story of an alien race and their journey to a new world, an interstellar exodus from Sunhillow on a spaceship designed by the architect, Olias.

Olias glides along seamlessly from one piece to another, showcasing Anderson's uncommon gifts for melody and harmony as well as for songwriting. Together with arrangements that veer from the rustic to sci-fi, the music appears to travel through Earth and Space, incarnating the elements of the material and ethereal worlds. The scope of the music is cinematic, freely pursuing concepts to every corner of its vision and fashioning an experience that is as breathtaking for its range as it is for its depth.

The packaging features a series of artworks by the artist David Fairbrother Roe.

TRACKS
Ocean Song 
2. Meeting (Garden Of Geda)
   Sound Out The Galleon
3. Dance Of Ranyart
   Olias (To Build The Moorglade) 
4. Qoquaq En Transic
   Naon
   Transic Tö 
5. Flight Of The Moorglade 
6. Solid Space
7. Moon Ra
   Chords
   Song Of Search 
8. To The Runner 
Producer Jon Anderson
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

To purchase Jon Anderson 'Olias Of Sunhillow' Hybrid SACD:
http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/jon-anderson-olias-sunhillow

Visit Jon Anderson's official website: www.jonanderson.com

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, Billy James, PH: 828-350-8158, [email protected]

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glassonyonpr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2306	Topic: Jon Anderson 'Olias Of Sunhillow' On Hybrid SACD Posted: January 13 2014 at 10:28
	For Immediate Release Audio Fidelity To Release Critically Acclaimed 1976 Debut Solo Album By YES Legend Jon Anderson 'Olias Of Sunhillow' On Hybrid SACD January 21, 2014 “This album is not just good Progressive music, it's in a class by itself...a Prog masterpiece!” Camarillo, CA - Much to the excitement of Jon Anderson and YES fans worldwide, Audio Fidelty is releasing Jon's critically acclaimed 1976 debut solo album 'Olias Of Sunhillow' on a limited numbered edition Hybrid SACD on January 21, 2014! Jon Anderson's 'Olias Of Sunhillow' was released in the summer of 1976 and is one of his most acclaimed solo works. It's one of five solo albums released by members of YES around that time and one of the most successful of those solo efforts, reaching No. 8 in the UK charts and breaking into the US Top 50. “If you go to do a solo album you should be by yourself. That’s what I was thinking. I had all the instruments I was going to use like sitar and drums and things. It came out the other end four months later and for the first time I put ‘musician’ on my passport knowing that I was a musician,” Jon recently told Ultimate Classic Rock The music is written and performed almost entirely by Anderson using synthesizers, tape loops, ethnic instruments, sound effects and different voices. Some of the synthesizer sounds ring of those found on contemporary Vangelis pieces with whom Jon had just recorded the year before. He emphasizes his interest in Celtic and Central Asian musical ideas much more here than before and creates a rich, evocative world. Anderson has stated the album's concept was inspired by Roger Dean's 1972 YES, 'Fragile' cover art as well as works by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's all as detailed and rich as any fantasy novel. It is a progressive rock concept album which tells the story of an alien race and their journey to a new world, an interstellar exodus from Sunhillow on a spaceship designed by the architect, Olias. Olias glides along seamlessly from one piece to another, showcasing Anderson's uncommon gifts for melody and harmony as well as for songwriting. Together with arrangements that veer from the rustic to sci-fi, the music appears to travel through Earth and Space, incarnating the elements of the material and ethereal worlds. The scope of the music is cinematic, freely pursuing concepts to every corner of its vision and fashioning an experience that is as breathtaking for its range as it is for its depth. The packaging features a series of artworks by the artist David Fairbrother Roe. TRACKS Ocean Song 2. Meeting (Garden Of Geda) Sound Out The Galleon 3. Dance Of Ranyart Olias (To Build The Moorglade) 4. Qoquaq En Transic Naon Transic Tö 5. Flight Of The Moorglade 6. Solid Space 7. Moon Ra Chords Song Of Search 8. To The Runner Producer Jon Anderson Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio To purchase Jon Anderson 'Olias Of Sunhillow' Hybrid SACD: http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/jon-anderson-olias-sunhillow Visit Jon Anderson's official website: www.jonanderson.com Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, Billy James, PH: 828-350-8158, [email protected]

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20031	Posted: January 14 2014 at 05:46
	Ah, you beat me to it. About time we had a decent release of this wonderful album. I assume they've got the artwork right this time and it's not the botch job on the copy I have (where they printed just the outside of the booklet and not the middle, in a typeface that could only be read by a keen-sighted ant armed with a powerful magnifying glass).