In 2014, former
Yes vocalist
Jon Anderson and
Flower Kings/
Transatlantic guitarist
Roine Stolt began a musical dialogue initiated by Inside Out Music boss
Thomas Waber.
Invention of Knowledge is their result. Co-produced by the artists, it features a prog dream team:
Stolt's brother
Michael and
Jonas Reingold on basses, keyboardists
Lalle Larsson and
Tom Brislin, drummer
Felix Lehrmann, and a five-voice chorus that includes
Daniel Gildenlöw.
Waber wanted them to extend the range of "
Yes music." That happens, but there's way more to it.
Anderson can still create in the mold of his former band, but he also brings his solo experience that explored a vast range of musical traditions.
Stolt was deeply influenced by
Yes, but he's a rugged individualist. His composing, playing, and modern production ideas are informed by jazz, fusion, electronic, rock, and world musics. He refracts everything through a third-wave prog prism.