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Asia  Official website; MySpace page; authorised fan club
The original Asia line-up are back together—namely Geoff Downes (keys), Steve Howe (guitar), John Wetton (MySpace page; ex-King Crimson, ex-UK; bass, vocals) and Carl Palmer (ex-Emerson, Lake & Palmer; drums). They have been touring extensively and released Phoenix (Frontiers Records). Due Apr/May is their next album, Omega (Frontiers Records), and they are touring in 2010. Management is by Martin Darvill.

New album and into 2010
Asia have finished recording their new studio album, Omega (12 tracks, ~60 min.s duration), due 16 Apr in Finland, 23 Apr in the rest of Europe and 4 May in the US; release dates elsewhere are expected soon. Tracks: "Finger on the Trigger" (remake of the Icon song on Rubicon; free download available), "Through My Veins", "Holy War", "Ever Yours", "Listen Children", "End of the World", "Light the Way", "Emily" (bonus track with first pressing DigiPak only), "Still the Same", "There was a Time", "I Believe", "Don't Wanna Lose You Now". Further samples are available here. The album includes two Howe/Wetton compositions. The album was produced by Mike Paxman (ex-Judie Tzuke, worked with Uriah Heep, Status Quo, Nick Kamen) with Steve Rispin returning as engineer and Roger Dean returning to do art (shown here), which references the Chinese Year of the Tiger. On 5 Feb, Wetton said on his website forum, "Recording has officially ceased for Omega, next it is mixed, mastered,and placed in the shrink wrap. So, apart from liaising with Daniel [Earnshaw] and Mike Inns with lyrics and credits, my job is over as far as the album is concerned." Later that day, he continued, "I just got the mp3s of all the tracks, the whole album as rough mixes, and I think you might just like it. [smiley]" Mixing began on 8 Feb and, on 17 Feb, Wetton said, "I am told by Mike Paxman that mixing, and mastering, will be complete by the end of next week. I've heard the first five mixes, and bar a few tweaks, they are superb." Work on the album began mid-2009: in a Sep 2009 article, Palmer said they "are just in the middle of finishing a new Asia album." One Jul post by Wetton suggested work on the next Asia album was to begin on 1 Sep. In a 22 Oct tweet, Downes said, "Got 8 tracks down so far. Steve doing guitars, sounding great. CP on drums next week." Wetton responded to this on his forum on 10 Nov saying, "Actually we have 10 (possibly 11) tracks now. There were two 'sleepers'. GD was here today in Bomo, and I will be in Wales on Thursday, when we will format the two (or 3) new ones."

On 29 Oct, Wetton said:

I was last in putting guide vocals on a week ago, and since then,I know Steve and Carl have been in adding guitar and drums, but it all has to be edited before any vocal of keyboard overdubbing can be done. This gives me a chance to review melodies,lyrics,write lyrics, and write more stuff--Geoff and I meet again here in BoMo  early November for a brainstorm/update and to see what more material is required/what do we have in our pocket? Usually around now some new ideas start to form from the activity of actually starting the  recording. I guess the seeds of this one were sown during the last US tour, where GD and I  had 3 writing days--California,Kansas City, and Philadelphia-we had a memorable lunch at the Capital Grille in NYC just before we returned home to Blighty.

In late Nov, Wetton said on his website forum:

the new album is starting to leap, rather than creep (or sleep) in terms of progress. This week I have two completed lead vocals, with complete harmony/chorus voxes on three. It's just me, Geoff, Steve R[ispin], and Mike Paxman in the studio--- Carl is pretty much all done, Steve H[owe] is half done, and returns to the fold after Yes tour.

In late Dec, Wetton said, "All sounding very good." On 13 Jan 2010, Downes tweeted: "In the studio with Steve Howe today (& tomorrow), laying down some axes on the new album. Sounding good right now..." Wetton has also continued with updates through Jan, including this rather odd message on 25 Jan:

I can tell you this-I've never felt so detached from a record, ever. That's not pointing any fingers, but between record company and producer, I feel almost no connection with this album, despite having injected a fairly considerable slice of myself into its fabric. It's like it is evolving by other hands, and it's a weird feeling.

Followed by:

I'm not trying to scare-monger, or point fingers at all----Mike Paxman is working incredibly hard on this record (as is our tireless engineer,Steve Rispin), I'm just expressing my lack of connection with the recording, the distance between myself and what's happening, and the fact that I will never record like this again.

He explained further on 27 Jan: "Oh, it will be good, alright---I don't want you to get the impression that there are any bad vibes, there aren't. Everyone is working super hard, engineer, producer, band, management, but I'm saying I've never felt so detached from an album, which really should have been put to bed by Xmas." Downes tweeted on 27 Jan: "In studio putting final final keys parts on new Asia album." He had tweeted on 15 Jan that "Album gotta b done by 21.02.09!" On 1 Feb, Wetton described the album and explained the name:

it is the natural balance to Alpha---the yin and yang now complete, nearly three decades later. Despite the title of  one of the lead tracks, it's a very up, optimistic  record----but then, so is Alpha. For anyone who thinks it means the last one, I would say "-but then  Alpha was not the first".

Wetton also described a song about sapphism being rejected for this album by Frontiers Records, although he would like to use the song elsewhere at some point. A Feb 2010 report described Howe as "VERY enthusiastic" about
Omega.

In promo for the album, Wetton said:

Asia is an English prog-rock band with a pop edge, always has been, and hopefully always will be. Accessible, melodic, anthemic songs with great playing, luxuriating in a bed of lush orchestration, with lyrics that strike a sympathetic chord in even the most cynical heart. There you have it, Omega is a themed album in Asia's fine tradition, without the millstone of a concept.


The songs always have a message, hopefully positive. My songs are almost always autobiographical, so there is hope and experience in there, too. The lyric will never leave you on a negative thought.


The title 'Omega' [...] no more means 'final' than 'Alpha' means 'the first' (which it wasn't). It's a great sounding/looking word, and a bookend to 'Alpha'. In many ways, musically and conceptually, the two albums share commonality.

With Downes saying: "We were looking to create something different with Omega [...] the sound of the 4 band members of Asia will always have a certain hallmark when we play together [...] But we approached the song writing with a mind to getting a degree of variety into these compositions. Hence, you will hear areas of textures where arguably we have never gone before."

In the aforementioned CRP...P article, Howe answered: "There's such a harmonious feeling, so long as time is put aside for the other things and there are still happy faces in the audience, this could continue for quite some time." Downes answered: "I've reached the conclusion that if it wasn't the [original] four anymore, I would no longer want to do it."

Touring
Live dates in 2010 are planned, with a Jul 2010 festival appearance announced at which the band plan to play [SPOILERS—highlight to read] Asia in its entirety. On his website forum, Wetton described dates in Europe in Apr, Japan in May and North America in Jul/Aug, which he described in Dec 2009 as "hypothetical" and "my educated guestimate". Five dates 13-18 May in Japan have now been announced, as have European dates 24 Apr-9 May (comments from Wetton suggest these dates constitute the first half of a European leg). Frontiers Records later announced a US tour in "late summer of 2010". (Note Yes are touring in Jun/early Jul.) As for the set list, Wetton said in Feb: "We've talked about shuffling the pack, but we'll get into specifics once we decide what new material to play (from Omega), and see what pops up."

Touring in support of Phoenix continued in 2009; the band were represented by the William Morris agency in negotiations with promoters. Asia supported Yes on a US tour Jun-Aug—see details on the main Yes page. The typical set was "Wildest Dreams", "Only Time will Tell", "An Extraordinary Life", "Video Killed the Radio Star" (originally by The Buggles), "In the Court of the Crimson King" (King Crimson), "The Smile has Left Your Eyes" (semi-acoustic), "Don't Cry" (semi-acoustic), "Fanfare for the Common Man" (ELP's arrangement, with Palmer drum solo), "Sole Survivor", "Heat of the Moment". At the three shows 28-31 Jul, Ian McDonald (ex-King Crimson, ex-Foreigner, 21st Century Schizoid Band) joined the band on flute and backing vocals on "In the Court of the Crimson King". In his blog, ELP archivist Tony Ortiz described filming the 28 Jul show for a future DVD release. He manned one of three digital cameras used.

Asia next headlined the Cambridge Rock Festival in Aug. Set: "Wildest Dreams", "Only Time will Tell", "Time Again", "An Extraordinary Life", "My Own Time", "Open Your Eyes", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Here Comes the Feeling", "Never Again", "The Heat Goes On", "Sole Survivor", "Don't Cry" (normal, electric version), "Heat of the Moment". The show was recorded in HD 5.1 for future, as yet unspecified, use. They played a free show with a very similar set in Hamm, Germany on 29 Aug, sharing a bill with Mia.

With respect to further touring, manager Martin Darvill said this to Wetton's website in Jun 2009:

In response to disappointment from certain areas in the fan base, Asia has no boundaries as to where it will visit to play. [...]

The only limits are imposed by promoters who decide whether or not they are sufficiently financially comfortable to offer a deal to Asia's agents.

Asia employs one of the world's largest agencies, messrs William Morris, to negotiate with promoters.  The band is travelling many thousands of miles from home to the venues, and between venues, and it is a precondition that promoters are financially robust, have status, and are capable of delivering upon commitments to enable us to bring an Asia production from the UK to USA, Europe, Japan, South America or anywhere else in the world.

We are sorry that some territories have been omitted from the forthcoming Yes Asia tour.  This is because promoters have been unable to reach agreement with our agents, or because the timing was unfortunate regarding availability of venues, or feasibility of routing.

On the other hand, we're pleased to be visiting new regions and look forward to meeting those of you who will be supporting the shows.

We also confirm that the band is already planning international activity for 2010, so if you wish to lobby your local promoters, please go ahead.

As for set list changes, Howe has floated the possibility of performing GTR's "When the Heart Rules the Mind".

On tour, Asia have been promoted as "All Four Original Members of Asia" in order to clearly define who is appearing; the four now jointly own the Asia name. Paul Silveira (worked with Yes, Rick Wakeman, Anderson & Wakeman) was the tour manager; Tim Stark was the guitar tech and Ricky Nelson, keyboards tech.

On Rockline (US radio) in Jul 2009, Palmer described Asia and Yes touring together as "a blueprint for the future". Asked by Classic Rock Presents... Prog (#1, Mar 2009) whether the reunion line-up is back for good, Palmer answered: "I think so. [...] We're even looking at an idea of mine called Asia: Family and Friends for [2010]." In Jun 2009, Wetton said on his forum of this plan, "Carl has come up with an excellent and viable idea [...] for next year [2010] which has been greeted positively and with much enthusiasm", and then explained it would be a UK/European joint tour featuring Asia, iCon, the Steve Howe Trio and the Carl Palmer Band. However, it appears these plans have not come to fruition, and note also Wetton saying in Feb 2010 that "There is no plan for any more Yes/Asia shows." Note also that in the Sep 2009 article, Palmer discussed plans for ELP to reform in 2010, an idea that had been abandoned in 2009 because of Keith Emerson's medical problems with playing. On 8 Oct, Palmer said more to Classic Rock:

[Emerson] hasn’t been able to play more than a 35- or 40-minute set. [...]

“The last I heard [...] [Emerson and Greg Lake] were doing some writing together and thinking of making an album together. I’ve got so much on my plate, but am ready to look at any situation [...]

“I also have the idea that maybe we could get guests singers and musicians to play with Asia, people who have connections to the individuals in the band.

“It’d be kind of a family rock tree, putting a show together that way. Justin Hayward would be great, or one of the guys from Supertramp. I mean, Justin Hayward singing Nights In White Satin with Steve Howe backing him on guitar – wouldn’t that be marvellous?

“I thought that might be a situation where Keith Emerson could play, and we’d have Greg Lake as well. So we’d have those two on stage and Asia. We could play things like Fanfare For The Common Man and Lucky Man. [...]

[...] I don’t know if Emerson would do it, as he has an ego the size of Wembley football stadium.


ELP have since announced a one-off reunion for a London festival in Jul 2010 and Asia will also be appearing at the festival as part of touring plans Apr-Aug. However, Wetton is planning work on a new solo album from around Sep.

Phoenix
Phoenix is out in Europe on Frontiers Records; in North America on CD and digitally through EMI America Records; and in Japan through King Records. (Distribution in other countries is here.) Tracks: "Never Again" (written by Wetton/Downes), "Nothing's Forever" (Wetton), "Heroine" (Wetton/Downes), "Sleeping Giant/No Way Back/Reprise" (Downes, Wetton/Downes, Downes respectively), "Alibis" (Downes/Howe/Palmer/Wetton; a development of the piece "Jodie" rehearsed by Asia in 1982), "I will Remember You" (Wetton/Downes), "Shadow of a Doubt" (Wetton/Downes), "Parallel Worlds/Vortex/Déyà" (Wetton, Downes, Wetton respectively), "Wish I'd Known All Along" (Howe), "Orchard of Mines" (Fayman/Pursey; cover of Globus song—see under Larry Groupé for details), "Over and Over" (Howe), "An Extraordinary Life" (Wetton/Downes). There is a limited edition, alternate European release with a bonus track of an acoustic version of "An Extraordinary Life", while a Japanese release has a bonus track of an acoustic "I will Remember You". The album was produced by Asia, co-produced by Steve Rispin. Hugh McDowell (ex-ELO, iCon; 'cello) guests on two tracks. Cover art by Roger Dean. See details in Yescography. Early versions of "Wish I'd Known All Along" and "Over and Over" are can be heard on Howe's Homebrew 4 release.
Phoenix album chart performance
Country/chart Peak chart position
USA
73 (3 May 2008)
US Internet sales
10 (3 May 2008)
US comprehensive
77 (3 May 2008)
Japan
28 (1 May 2008)
Japan foreign artists
7 (1 May 2008)
UK indie
10 (13 Apr 2008)
Switzerland
75 (20 Apr 2008)
Sweden 38 (week 16 2008)




Or get the limited edition with bonus track.



Live releases and past touring
The band toured Europe/US/Japan in 2008 (read my review of the 16 Mar 2008 London show here). Several dates sold out; the Phoenix, AZ show had an audience of over 1000. There were 2 sold out shows in Tokyo, one at the International Forum with a 4900 capacity. The set list was close to that in 2007, but with some changes: new to the set were the two Phoenix songs, "Daylight" and "Voice of America". They altered the set later on, playing a first set with the covers and songs from Alpha and Phoenix, and then a second set consisting of all of the debut album Asia. As part of an Official Bootleg series, there have been multiple live releases from the band: 5 have been announced through The Store for Music Limited (dist.: Plastic Head Music Distribution):

Title
Cat. #
Availability
CD1
CD2
Live in Barcelona 19th May 2008 announced as SFMCD150, but that number has already been used by Live in San Francisco
Out in UK & on iTunes "Never Again", "Roundabout", "Time Again", "Bolero", "Clap", "Book of Saturday", "The Smile has Left Your Eyes" (acoustic), "Open Your Eyes", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Without You", "An Extraordinary Life"
"In the Court of the Crimson King", "Video Killed the Radio Star", "The Heat Goes on"/drum solo, "Heat of the Moment", "Don't Cry", "Sole Survivor"; bonus tracks: "Daylight", "Only Time will Tell", "Wildest Dreams"
Live in San Francisco 2008 (5 May show) SFMCD150
Out in UK and available in US; on iTunes; a branded USB bracelet containing the evening's performance as MP3s was available shortly after the show too
"Daylight", "Never Again", "In the Court of the Crimson King", "Video Killed the Radio Star", "Roundabout", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Clap", "Voice of America", "The Smile has Left Your Eyes" (acoustic), "An Extraordinary Life", "The Heat Goes on"/drum solo
"Heat of the Moment", "Only Time will Tell", "Sole Survivor", "One Step Closer", "Time Again", "Wildest Dreams", "Without You", "Cutting It Fine"/"Bolero", "Here Comes the Feeling", "Open Your Eyes"
Live in Sao Paulo March 23rd 2008
SFMCD149
Out in UK:
"Time Again", "Wildest Dreams", "One Step Closer", "Roundabout", "Without You", "Cutting It Fine"/"Bolero", "Clap", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "The Smile has Left Your Eyes", "Don't Cry"
"In the Court of the Crimson King", "Here Comes the Feeling", "Video Killed The Radio Star", "The Heat Goes on", "Only Time will Tell", "Sole Survivor", "Ride Easy", "Heat of the Moment"
Live in Tokyo 12th May 2008
SFMCD147
Available in the UK and US:

"Daylight", "Only Time will Tell", "Wildest Dreams", "Never Again", "Roundabout", "Time Again", "Bolero", "Clap", "Voice of America", "The Smile has Left Your Eyes", "Ride Easy"
"Open Your Eyes", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Without You", "An Extraordinary Life", "In the Court of the Crimson King", "Video Killed the Radio Star", "The Heat Goes on"/drum solo", "Heat of the Moment", "Don't Cry", "Sole Survivor"
Live in Milwaukee, 23rd April 2008
SFMCD148
Out in UK & on iTunes:
"Daylight", "Only Time will Tell", "Wildest Dreams", "Never Again", "Roundabout", "Time Again", "Bolero", "Clap", "Voice of America", "The Smile has Left Your Eyes" (acoustic)", "Ride Easy" (acoustic)", "Open Your Eyes"
"Fanfare for the Common Man", "Without You", "An Extraordinary Life", "In The Court of the Crimson King", "Video Killed the Radio Star", "The Heat Goes on"/drum solo", "Heat of the Moment", "Don't Cry", "Sole Survivor"

Despite the variations in labelling, I believe all the performances of "The Smile has Left Your Eyes" and "Ride Easy" were acoustic-style (Wetton on 12-string guitar, Howe on lap steel or electric guitar respectively, Downes on synth piano and Palmer on drums), and all the performances of "The Heat Goes on" included a drum solo. "Voice of America" was a solo by Wetton on 12-string. "Bolero" is Downes' solo based on "Cutting It Fine". An additional Japanese-only released in 2009 was Best of Phoenix Tour 2008.

Fantasia—Live in Tokyo (Eagle Rock Entertainment) is a live CD (Eagle Records, EDGCD359) and DVD (Eagle Vision, EREDV634) mixed by the band (with a few studio overdubs recorded in early Apr 2007); mixing engineer was Steve Rispin. Bonus material on the DVD includes interviews with the four band members. A Blu-ray version of the DVD followed in 2009.

Other news
Wetton and Downes are also continuing with their Icon project in parallel to Asia with a third album out, which was supported by live dates—see details under Downes. Live sets included Asia material.


Prior Asia line-up & Asia Featuring John Payne
The prior Asia line-up had consisted of Downes (keys), John Payne (bass, vocals, guitars), Guthrie Govan (guitars) and Jay Schellen (CIRCA:, AKA, ex-Conspiracy, Billy Sherwood, ex-World Trade, ex-Peter Banks; drums, backing vocals). In early 2006, Downes and Payne dissolved their partnership, and Payne/Govan/Schellen formed GPS, with Ryo Okumoto (Spock's Beard) on keys. GPS released Window to the Soul, all music credited to Payne/Schellen/Govan, and are working on a second album. They have occasionally played Asia material (both Payne-era and Wetton-era) live.

In May 2007, Payne/Govan/Schellen announced the formation of Asia Featuring John Payne (MySpace page), with Erik Norlander (ex-Ayreon) later announced on keys. Both these groups play Wetton-era and Payne-era Asia material live. The Asia Featuring John Payne name was contractually agreed with the reunion band in May 2006.

In late 2005/early 2006, Downes/Payne/Govan/Schellen had been working on a new Asia album for InsideOut to be called Architect of Time, with tracks including "City of Lost Angels", "Written on the Wind", "I Believe in Yesterday" and "Since You've Been Gone". Some of this material was recycled for Window to the Soul, although Downes was not credited on that album. For example, the last three of those songs appear on the GPS debut. In an Apr 2007 interview, Payne said:

Interviewer: Were some of the songs on ‘Window To The Soul’ originally planned as Asia songs?

Payne: Yes, some of the songs were originally written for Asia. If they had been recorded as Asia songs, they would have been shorter with bigger harmonies and smoother production. We decided that, with a few days rehearsal, these songs could be made to sound very different to Asia songs. About 50% of the songs were actually written for ‘Architect Of Time’.

Interviewer: If it had been completed, how would ‘Architect Of Time’ have sounded?

Payne: It would have been basically in the style of previous Asia albums but we had made an attempt to stretch the songs a bit longer and to make the sound more retro, a bit more seventies. The actual track ‘Architect Of Time’ was completed with Ryo playing keyboards, though I don’t know if it will ever be released. It’s a very long track, about eight or nine minutes long. Maybe one day it will be released.

[...] [Schellen] was very keen to play in different time signatures. Jay is very influenced by UK, so I imagine ‘Architect Of Time’ would have been a mixture of classic Asia and UK.

After the split with Downes, it was initially announced that Payne/Govan/Schellen were continuing to work on the album for a possible release on InsideOut, but probably not under the Asia name. Subsequently, Architect of Time material was used for the GPS album and no more was heard about an Architect of Time release for a period. In Sep 2007, it emerged that Payne is planning to release an album under the Asia Featuring John Payne name of that name, but it has been unclear how a release now of this album will handle the use of material on Window to the Soul, or whether Downes will receive any credit. In a Nov 2007 press release, the band said they had "commenced recording"the album and in early Feb 2008, it was reported that Payne has been writing with Norlander. By Jun 2008, GPS webmaster Michael Milbourn said, "Work on the new album is still progressing, but John [Payne] says there is a lot of work to be done. I believe all the songs are written. Now they are being record[ed]". In Sep 2008, Payne said they had completed 3 tracks for the album and were currently working on recording another, entitled "Strange Days". Rodney Matthews is to return to do the cover. AFJP have signed to Sony in Japan and to Favored Nations in the US, with release now due Jun/Jul. In Oct 2009, it was announced that the new album was to be called Arcana instead, with Payne using the 'Architect of Time' name for an unrelated solo project, although Payne has since said he may use another name.

In an Apr 2008 interview, Norlander's comments suggested a long-term future was planned for Asia Featuring John Payne:

John Payne emailed me late [2007] and told me that he had parted ways with Geoff Downes, but that he still wanted very much to continue with ASIA. John asked if I would like to join the band as keyboardist and co-writer. [...] John and I have been writing songs for the new album, and I'm very excited about what we've come up with -- this is some very quality stuff. Very high energy and compelling music with both nice melodic and symphonic elements. There is so much great ASIA from the past, from both John Payne's era and from the 80s, I feel very privileged to carry on with this band and hopefully move it forward into a new era. We have a lot to say, musically, and we're all excited to get this new music out there very soon. Tour dates are in the works

Payne himself said in Jun 2009:

ASIA FJP want to tour all over the world but where we play is not under my control. I would be happy touring 11 months of the year. However touring is really expensive, flights alone for the band and crew can cost thousands and then agents, management and promoters need paying. Also gone are the days where record companies gave tour support money, in fact they now try to get a percentage of the concert fee.

Since the split of GD and myself there have been legal issues that are now resolved but it has taken a while to get back up to speed


An EP has been recorded with new recordings by the band; tracks: "Military Man (USO mix)", "Military Man (radio edit)", "Long Way from Home", "Long Way from Home (radio edit)", "Neurosaur" (composition originally on Norlander's solo album Threshold). Artist recording royalties are benefitting the USO. Release through Payne's DevGel label (on Voiceprint) has been long delayed, but the EP is now out. Asia Featuring John Payne play live with a set list covering both the Payne and Wetton-eras of Asia, although in comments to a fan in Jun 2008, the band indicated they plan to phase out the Wetton-era material in future. Their first ever show under this name was in Jun 2008. A 14 Nov show was attended by Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye and Keith Emerson. Govan left the band in 2009. AFJP played 12 US dates Jul-Sep 2009, with Mitch Perry (worked with Aerosmith, Cher) now on guitar. Set on 14 Jul: "Long Way from Home", "Only Time will Tell", "Who will Stop the Rain?", "Silent Nation", "Days Like These", "Desire", "Go", "Time Again", "Neurosaur"/Schellen drum solo, "Don't Cry", "Different Worlds", "Military Man", "Heat of the Moment", "Sole Survivor". Official tour promo video here. Payne also performed a few Asia songs ("Desire", "Who will Stop the Rain?") while guesting live with Norlander's the Rocket Scientists in Mar 2009. Jul 2010 US dates have been announced, with more expected.


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