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Chris Braide from DBA talks about the new album, Trauma – 739

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week Mark and I spoke to Chris Braide from the Downes Braide Association about their new album, Trauma. Even if you don’t know Chris, you will know his work because he has written and/or produced songs for many of the world’s most successful artists. He’s been nominated for a Grammy and has won an Ivor Novello songwriting award. This is the 6th DBA album and we usually manage to speak to Geoff Downes about the duo’s output so it was great to have a chat with the other half of the outfit.

Chris’ Yes connections go further than Geoff, of course, as he was one of the original members of Producers, along with Trevor Horn. In fact, he has recently released new versions of the songs on the Producers’ 2012 album, Made In Basing Street. You can listen to that collection on Bandcamp.

Mark and I highly recommend Trauma, which is released today on Cherry Red Records, complete with another fabulous Roger Dean cover.

  • Is this album different to the previous 5 from DBA?
  • Who are the guests this time?
  • Is the music relevant to progressive rock fans?

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  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

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John HoldenJamie McQuinnStephen Lambe
Chip PalmerBrian HusvarMichael O’Connor
Geoff BailieLobate ScarpRonnie Neeley
Hogne Bø PettersenChris BandiniMichael Handerhan
Peter HearndenScott ColomboJohn Viola
Mark SlaterRobert VandiverPaul Tomei
Brian SullivanTodd DudleyDavid Watkinson
Simon BarrowSteve ScottGeoffrey Mason
Steve DillTim StannardDavid Pannell
Thomas DeVries Bob MartilottaBrian Harris
Brian Harris Paul HailesRay Riethmeier
Henrik AntonssonP.T. WilsonTerence Sadler
Steve Luzietti Barry GorskySteven Roehr
Craig EstenesMartin Kjellberg Gary Betts
Fergus Cubbage Bill WhittakerAaron Steelman
LindMark James LangSteve Rode
John Parry John CowanMiguelbass
Fred BarringerRachel Hadaway Dem
Steve Moss Douglas CaldwellSteve Perry
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Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks live in Brum

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius


Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

Available now!

YesMusicBooks.com

YMP Patrons:

Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

Patrons:

Robert NasirDeclan LogueJohn Thomson
John HoldenJamie McQuinnStephen Lambe
Chip PalmerBrian HusvarMichael O’Connor
Geoff BailieLobate ScarpRonnie Neeley
Hogne Bø PettersenChris BandiniMichael Handerhan
Peter HearndenScott ColomboJohn Viola
Mark SlaterRobert VandiverPaul Tomei
Brian SullivanTodd DudleyDavid Watkinson
Simon BarrowSteve ScottGeoffrey Mason
Steve DillTim StannardDavid Pannell
Thomas DeVries Bob MartilottaBrian Harris
Brian Harris Paul HailesRay Riethmeier
Henrik AntonssonP.T. WilsonTerence Sadler
Steve Luzietti Barry GorskySteven Roehr
Craig EstenesMartin Kjellberg Gary Betts
Fergus Cubbage Bill WhittakerAaron Steelman
LindMark James LangSteve Rode
John Parry John CowanMiguelbass
Fred BarringerRachel Hadaway Dem
Steve Moss Douglas CaldwellSteve Perry
David Phyrillas
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Yes Guess Who For You – 737

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

Mark and I were preparing to enjoy another round of our Yes Guess Who game this week. Unfortunately, Mark was ill and couldn’t join me to record. Happily he is home now and on the mend. So I decided to change this episode into a version of the quiz you can join in with yourself. I even have an actual prize to give away. I have a ‘spare’ copy of the expanded From A Page album on CD which could be yours if you can answer my somewhat obscure and devious Guess Who questions. To continue our celebration of the first 15 years of the YMP, I have come up with 15 dastardly questions, the answers to which are all Yes musicians. If you would like to have the chance to win the fabulous prize (and I may well add in some lovely YMP goodies as well), please send your 15 answers by email to YMP Towers – that’s show@yesmusicpodcast.com in time for us to do the draw on next week’s episode.


Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

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The YMP Time Machine – 736

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week Mark and I embark on a little navel-gazing. It’s the first part of our celebrations of 15 years of the Yes Music Podcast and we look back to what YMP was up to and what Yes were doing 5, 10 and 15 years ago. We remind ourselves of several things we had forgotten, get trapped for a short time in a rabbit hole when I mention my new copy of Olias of Sunhillow and reminisce about how poor my presentation skills were when I started the podcast back in 2011.

It’s amazing that YMP still exists after all these years and it certainly wouldn’t without your support and dedication to the world’s greatest progressive rock band and the world’s longest-running Yes podcast.

Is Jon Anderson still a prog god?

When did Mark join the YMP team?

Does it seem like years since the episodes we mention?

Please leave your own comments below!


Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

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Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

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Record Collector Presents Yes – 735

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week Mark and I discuss the latest special edition of Record Collector magazine which is dedicated to the world’s greatest progressive rock band. I was surprised and pleased to be asked to contribute some articles to the publication and the publisher came back and asked for more so I assume they liked what I had done. I ended up writing 4 pieces:

  • An article on Close to the Edge
  • A profile of Jon Davison
  • A roundup of the most interesting extra tracks on remastered and expanded albums
  • An overview of Yes members’ side projects

This is the first time I have been published in a nation/international periodical and I am delighted that the edition has turned out to be the best of this type of special I have seen.

YMP Patrons Dave Watkinson and Stephen Lambe also contributed major sections of the magazine so it’s wonderful that Record Collector have chosen to engage with real Yes fans. The other authors featured are clearly knowledgeable and experienced as well, for example Jerry Ewing, editor of Prog Magazine.

Do try and get hold of a copy of this edition after listening to Mark and me banging on about how good it is. Let us know what you think of it and leave us a comment below.

  • What does this magazine contain?
  • Is it worth the money?
  • Is the whole of Yes’ history covered?

Yes – The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans – Yes Album Listening Guide

Available now!

YesMusicBooks.com

YMP Patrons:

Producers:

  • Joseph Cottrell
  • Wayne Hall
  • Jeffrey Crecelius
  • Doug Curran

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