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YES and projects with several Yesmen	Jon Anderson	Chris Squire	Steve Howe	Alan White
Rick Wakeman	Bill Bruford	Tony Kaye	Peter Banks	Patrick Moraz
Trevor Horn	Geoff Downes	Trevor Rabin	Billy Sherwood	Igor Khoroshev
Anderson & Wakeman	Asia	CIRCA:	Squire & White, but not Wakeman, at Ahmet Ertegün memorial	Others associated with the band

On this page:  Damion Anderson - Deborah Anderson - Jade Anderson - Tony Anderson - Jeff Berlin - Tom Brislin - Alex Bruford - Nina (Wakeman) Carter- Matt Clifford - Julian Colbeck - Benoît David - Roger Dean - Francis Dunnery - Jonathan Elias - Ahmet Ertegün - David Foster - Bruce Gowdy - Larry Groupé - Jimmy Haun - Aaron Horn - Dylan Howe - Jen Howe - Virgil Howe - Andrew Jackman - J. J. Jeczalik - Eddie Jobson - Sidonie Jordan - Gary Langan - Alex Lasarenko - Tony Levin - Milton McDonald - Frank Macchia - Mark Mancina - Stephen Nardelli - Eddie Offord - Tony O'Riley - Michael Plotnikoff - Steve Porcaro - Graham Preskett - Alex Proyce - Ryan Rabin - Randy Raine-Reusch - Bobby Sherwood - Michael Sherwood - Phyllis Sherwood - Jill Sinclair - Pete Sinfield - Carmen Squire - Chandrika Squire - Nikki Squire - Vangelis - Adam Wakeman - Benjamin Wakeman - Jemma Wakeman - Oliver Wakeman - Tim Weidner - Jesse White

Damion has a band project called Vincent Kane. Their MySpace has four demos: "River's Edge", "Mr Hayne", "First Time" and "Rattlesnake". ("River's Edge" was previously previewed as a solo project on a now defunct MySpace account.)

Damion (vocals, guitar) formed Zen State with Colin Parkinson (Darkroom Project; bass, backing vocals), Giampaolo Cavallo (guitars, keys), Luca Harb (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Rob Cornish (V-RO; drums). They have four songs on their MySpace page that can be heard as streaming audio: "New York", "The Snail", "Maybe Tonight", "Muddy Waters". A video for "Muddy Waters" can also be viewed. The band have played dates in west London.

Due 3 Feb 2009 is Deborah's solo album Silence and an accompanying book, "Paperthin", of Deborah's black and white photography based on 1920s erotica. The songs on the album were all written by Deborah and largely recorded by Deborah using the Garageband software. The album was co-produced and co-mixed by Deborah and E-Rok (Somis Sound), who also plays some keys and bass. Deborah and E-Rok also duet on accordions on one piece. Mastering and additional production is by Tyler Sherman. In early Mar 2008, E-Rok said he and Deborah had recently finished mixing and mastering the album. The album was pressed in early Nov 2008.

Four tracks from Silence are currently on her MySpace page: "Stumble", "Paperthin", "Learn to Love" and "Bitter Taste". Previously 6 MP3s could be bought from there by US residents only ("Spell on You", "Bitter Taste", "Sine Waves", "Breath in", "Unilt Candle", "Stumble Right Back"). Four pieces could previously be heard on streaming audio: "Unlit Candle", "Good Enough for You", "Stumble Right Back", "Cold Skies". I presume "Stumble Right Back" became "Stumble". An 8+ minute track is expected, described by E-Rok as"quite adventurous".

Deborah duets with her father Jon on the forthcoming Messertraum project from Andreas Dietrich Allen and Sebastian Arocha-Morton—see details under Jon.

Deborah is also a photographer and paints. Her first photographic exhibition, "Hollywood Erotique", was in 2004 in Los Angeles, CA, and the project is also the basis for the "Paperthin" project discussed above. She's working on another book of photography due 2008, entitled "Room 23". She has also been doing magazine work.

Jade was reported to be finishing her second solo album and had been writing material with Future Cut (Darren Lewis and Tunde Babalola; worked with Lily Allen, Natasha Beddingfield, Kelis), Paul Statham (worked with Shelly Poole, Sophie Ellis-Bextor) and others. One of Jade's song with Statham, "Chasing Butterflies", was to be heard on streaming audio on her MySpace page. Also available there were demos entitled "How Many Days", "'Life'", "Give It Up" and "Love Without Gold". A 2007 demo entitled "Tell Me" is now there. At the end of 2007, she began working with Leo Z (MySpace page; Leonardo De Bernadini; worked with Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli) on an album due 2009. (I am unclear whether this will build on the earlier work with Statham and Future Cut or is a fresh start.) Her MySpace page reports that she is also writing material for other artists. The MySpace page now hosts three further new tracks: "On the Run", "Time" and "Come and Get Me".

Jade's debut album, Dive Deeper (Columbia Records), was released in Japan in 2002. A planned US release was indefinitely postponed and, while it was reported that the album was being re-recorded in Los Angeles for the US release, such appears to have been abandoned and Jade has split from Columbia. In Dec 2007, a 10-track digital-only album called Jade Anderson was released on Music World Music in the US; tracks: "Who's Loving You Now", "Love Without", "You Held Me", "For Your Lessons", "Constant Talking", "Sweet Memories Recall", "You Held Me (Alternate)", "Sweet Memories", "Nothing More". This appears to be most, but not all, of Dive Deeper, albeit re-ordered and with two alternate versions added ("Sweet Memories Recall", "You Held Me (Alternate)").

Jade also works as a model. She is the "new face" of the US Virgin Islands tourism campaign; the campaign's video can be seen here and the campaign will be released worldwide in early 2009.

Berlin has been touring with his band: Paul Wertico (Pat Metheney Group; drums), Othello Molineaux (ex-Jaco Pastorius; steel drums) and Richard Drexler (Woody Herman Orchestra; piano, upright bass). In Jun, he is playing in a power trio with Wertico and Larry Coryell (worked with Earthworks) at Ronnie Scott's in London. His latest album is Aneurhythms, with Drexler (piano), Otmaro Ruiz (ex-Jon Anderson, ex-Chester Thompson, John McLaughlin; keys, piano), Gannin Arnold (guitars), Vinnie Colaiuta (ex-Asia, ex-Frank Zappa, ex-Chick Corea; drums) and Brian Bromberg (producer, additional upright bass). Forthcoming is his next album of jazz standards, which Berlin had just finished recording in Jul 2007.

Berlin runs The Players School of Music in Florida.

He appears on a re-release of ABWH's "An Evening of Yes Music Plus" (details under Yes).

Brislin is a keyboardist, singer and songwriter with his own band Spiraling, with Paul Wells (drums), Marty O'Kane (guitar), Bob Hart (bass). The band play regularly around New Jersey. Their latest album, Time Travel Made Easy, is now out.

Brislin writes for Keyboard Magazine.

Al drums in The Infadels (MySpace page), along side Bnann Watts (vocals), Matt Gooderson (guitar, electronics), Wag Marshall-Page (bass) and Richie Vermin (electronic, percussion). The band play live regularly. The band's second album, Universe in Reverse, is now out and was produced by Martin "Youth" Glover (Killing Joke, Transmission, ex-System 7). Two single releases were planned: "Make Mistakes" and "Free Things". They tour western Europe through to Nov.

Nina runs her training company, Nina's People Limited. She is working on her autobiography, saying in Jun 2007 that, "I've written three chapters and am looking for a publisher."

Clifford continues to work with the Rolling Stones. He also appears on an archival live GTR DVD—see under Steve Howe.

No current info

Benoît David is the lead vocalist on the forthcoming tour by Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes. David also sings with progressive rock group Mystery and tribute band Close to the Edge, who perform the music of Yes from 1971-4. Close to the Edge are playing a show on 18 Oct in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, but a Nov show is to be re-scheduled with David busy with Howe/Squire/White instead. A 27 Feb 2009 L'Assomption, Quebec date is also listed at their website. Mystery released Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face (Unicorn Records, UNCR 5040) last year. The rest of the band consists of Michel St-Père on guitars and keys, Steve Gagne on bass and Patrick Bourque on drums.

(Benoît David should not be confused with jazz pianist David Benoit.)

Dean was planning to do set design for Yes's 2008 tour before it was cancelled. He is working in some capacity with the forthcoming tour by Howe, Squire and White—details on main page. Previously, in a Feb 2008 interview, Dean said:

Yes are going out on tour this summer as well [...] There is something I’m doing which may be connected to that. It isn’t connected to it, but it may become connected to it, I’m building three Yes landscapes for a company that’s building virtual worlds. You will be able to visit these landscapes and because they’re going to be made at quite a high standard it might be possible that we will have a short film made of them as well. I’ll be going out to California because the first deliverable for that one is in March.

He continues to work on his film project, "Floating Islands"—details on main page.

Dean is designing landscapes based on his art for a virtual reality project from new company Virtual Space Entertainment. He describes the project in a Mar 2008 interview for YesFANZ.

Dean did sets for a new production of the opera "Edgar" at the 54th Puccini Festival, near Pisa, Italy, which opened in Aug, with costume design by his daughter. He did cover art for Asia's new album Phoenix and has also been doing some more work for Tetris.

Dean's third book, "Dragon's Dreams", is due 28 Oct 2008, with his first two, "Views" and "Magnetic Storm", being re-published in 2008/9 at about 6-monthly intervals. At 224 pages, "Dragon's Dreams" will cover Dean's work since the publication of "Magnetic Storm" about 25 years ago. It has forewords by Syd Mead and Rick Wakeman. There is also a re-release his "Album Cover Album" from the same publisher, with a new preface/forewords by Peter Gabriel (ex-Genesis), John Wetton (Asia, ex-King Crimson) and Storm Thorgerson (worked with Yes and many others). Dean is also planning some further new books, saying in the Mar 2008 interview: "I need a separate book on architecture and I really want to do a book on creativity. I've been asked so many times because I give lectures on the subject to put it in a small book. I am quite keen to do that so that will come out within a year or 18 months." He has or has had exhibitions in San Franciso, CA in Sep, in Tokyo, Japan in the autumn, in New York and a travelling exhibition (curated by Jonathan Paul) for Europe, starting in Germany. All the exhibitions will contain different paintings and Dean will probably be present at some point for all of them.

In terms of architectural work, in the Mar 2008 interview, Dean describes plans for 3 or 4 houses in Hawaii and for other projects, including possibly a hotel.

Francis Dunnery has joined a new line-up of The Syn with Steve Nardelli (vocals) and Tom Brislin (keys). (Dunnery previously rehearsed with The Syn as their guitarist for the aborted More Drama Tour in 2005.) See details under The Syn. The Syn have been working with Brett Kull and Paul Ramsey of echolyn; and both were backing Dunnery for a solo show on 1 Aug in Sellersville, PA. Ramsey has played further shows on Dunnery's recent solo tour, which also included a concert in support of Barack Obama's Presidential campaign.

Elias is working on Prayers in Silence, a sequel to 1999's The Prayer Cycle, and due this year on Universal Classics. Described on his website (which has since disappeared) as a "symphonic journey through the atomic age", the project includes appearances by the London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Jonathan Davis (Korn), Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Sting, Trudie Styler (Sting's wife), Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers),Alanis Morissette, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (vocals), Salif Keita (vocals), Angelique Kidjo (vocals), Hassan Hakmoun (vocals), Richard Bona (vocals). Elias' website also said, "this fresh "Cycle" mixes new electronics in a uniquely collaborative way". In 2001, Elias described being contracted with Sony Classical for two follow-up albums to 1999's The Prayer Cycle, although this project and American River (see next paragraph) are on Universal Classics.

Elias' last release was American River (Universal Classics). Composed and arranged by Elias, the album is a tone poem consisting of spoken words over a score for stringed instruments, piano and percussion. Spoken word performances are by the late Johnny Cash, Roseanne Cash (daughter of Johnny), Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart and Kris Kristofferson. Musicians include Elias (piano, gamelan) and Jimmy Haun (guitar, 12-string guitar).

Elias runs Elias Arts with his brother Scott and Alex Lasarenko, supplying music for film and television. The company also employs Michael Sherwood and Jimmy Haun, among others. Haun and Elias were working with singer Lindsey Haun (MySpace page; Jimmy's daughter). Elias, with help from Haun and Wittman did the music for the film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"; Elias was also an executive producer.

Foster's autobiography, "Yours is No Disgrace", is expected at some point from his webpage.

Another Unruly Child album is expected. The band consists of Gowdy, Guy Allison (World Trade; keys) and Philip Bardowell (Beach Boys, ex-Magdalen; vocals). Jay Schellen (GPS, CIRCA:, ex-Asia, ex-Conspiracy, World Trade, ex-Peter Banks; drums) also appears. Work began but then stalled on a new World Trade album, but some material co-written and performed by Gowdy is expected on another project by Billy Sherwood—see main page for details.

Gowdy continues to work with Mercedes. He produced her debut album Rock-n-Soul Blvd, from which has been taken the single "Hey Baby" (featuring Guerilla Black). Gowdy also mixed and mastered the album with Troy Stanton. Gowdy also produced The Day the World Awoke by Marcus Eaton and The Lobby. Gowdy continues to work as a producer and songwriter for albums and TV/film.

Groupé has recently released his solo album Mission (Imperativa Records).

Groupé conducted for the Globus project (MySpace page), headed by composer/producer Yoav Goren (co-founded Immediate Music). Their new album Epicon (Imperativa Records, GLOBUSCDA1) is out in the UK and US (on Globus Music, Inc.). It is 70 min.s in duration and was recorded with a 100-piece orchestra, a 70-piece choir (The Purcell Singers) and various guest musicians. Orchestrations were by Groupé, Goren, Lennie Moore, Hummie Mann, Bruce Donnelly and Steven Scott Smalley

The main players consist of Goren (composer, producer, piano, synth, percussion), Dann "Dann P" Pursey (Vanton; vocals, guitar; appears on 5 tracks in all), Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, worked with Wetton/Downes' Icon; vocals), Greg Bissonette (drums), Matt Bissonette (worked with Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, David Lee Roth; bass), Jeffrey Fayman (co-founded Immediate Music, worked with Peter Banks' Empire, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Adrian Belew; composer, piano, synth, programming), Lisbeth Scott (worked with Hans Zimmer and on "Chronicles of Narnia", "Munich", "The Passion of the Christ"; vocals), Scott Ciscon (vocals), Tal Badani (guitar, vocals), Tate Simms (worked with Christine Aguilera; bass, guitar) and Terry Wood (vocals). Further guests include Robert Fripp (King Crimson; electric guitar), Brian Otto (acoustic guitar), Clive Gregson (bass), Christine Collister (bass). The material is largely based on Immediate Music's library of film trailer music, previously released on the collections Themes for Orchestra and Choir and Abbey Road. Tracks:

1. "Preliator" with Latin vocals by Scott; piece used in "Spiderman 2" trailer
2. "Mighty Rivers Run" with lyrics and vocals by van Giersbergen
   
3. "Prelude (On Earth as in Heaven)" with vocals by Pursey
4. "Spiritus Khayyam"
5. "La Coronacion"
   
6. "Europa"
7. "Diem ex Dei" with Latin vocals by van Giersbergen and Christine Navarro; piece used in "Spiderman 3" trailer
   
8. "Orchard Of Mines" co-written and with lead vocals by Pursey, backing vocals by van Giersbergen; to be released as a single; piece used in "Spiderman 2" trailer; covered by Asia on Phoenix
   
9. "Crusaders of the Light"
10. "Madre Terra", lyrics co-written by Frank Musker (worked with Il Divo, Hayley Westerna, Josh Groban); tenor solo by Ciscon
11. "Illumination", vocals by Wood
    
12. "Take Me Away"
13. "Sarabande Suite (Aeternae)", based on Handel's original; with vocals by Pursey
14. "Porque Te Vas (Globus Version)" with vocals by Badani, cover of a 1970s Spanish pop song

Haun is in CIRCA:, a new band with Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye and Jay Schellen, and formerly Alan White—see here for details. On Haun's MySpace page, he has two new pieces of music: "Yellows and Blues" and "Trilobite Part 1".

Haun guested on Jonathan Elias' album American River and works for Elias Arts—details under Elias. Haun and Jonathan Elias were working with Jimmy's daughter, Lindsey Haun (MySpace page), on her singing career. Haun and Wittman asssited Elias on music for the film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints", while Haun and Wittman did the music for the film "The Tripper".

Haun recorded some material in the first incarnation of The Key, with Billy Sherwood, around 1992 and Sherwood says the band hope to release that material some day.

A Jun 2007 news report described Aaron as a part-time DJ. He is also working as a producer, including on the EP The Mondestrunken and forthcoming debut album Chopin Waltz (both on Stiff Records) from F. Lunaire (ex-Kid Harpoon), both recorded at his dad Trevor's Sarm studios. Other production work includes an EP for Hungry Man, a forthcoming album from Hush the Many (Heed the Few) and a forthcoming EP from The Train Chronicles. He also been doing remixing with Goldierocks.

The Dylan Howe Quintet is based around D. Howe (drums), Ross Stanley (Steve Howe Trio, Brandon Allen Trio, ex-Jamie Cullum; piano) and Chris Hill (ex-Martin Taylor; double bass). The current line-up then includes Robbie Robson on trumpet and, on tenor sax, Dave O'Higgins, Graeme Blevins, Steve Kaldestad (MySpace page; Jodi Proznick Quartet, Karl Jannuska Group), Mark Hanslip or Renato D'Aiello (MySpace page; Sintetico). They are sometimes joined by Gilad Atzmon (The Blockheads, Robert Wyatt; tenor sax), Martin Shaw (trumpet), Steve Fishwick (Steve Fishwick Quartet; trumpet) and/or Will Butterworth (MySpace page; piano). Translation 2—Standards & Previews is on Dylan's own Motorik Recordings label. This mostly consists of jazz standards recorded live by D. Howe, Stanley, Quentin Collins (Sintetico, worked with Basement Jaxx; trumpet), Aidan O'Donnell (double bass) and Brandon Allen (Brandon Allen Trio; tenor sax), but also includes additional tracks:

1. "Introspeak2" (0:44), spoken word piece by Zoe Street Howe, Dylan's wife
2. "Just in Time" (8:54, Comden/Styne), recorded live in Soho, London
   
3. "Out of the Night" (9:38, Joe Henderson), recorded live in Soho
4. "Angel Eyes" (7:04, Brent/Dennis), recorded live in Soho
5. "Impressions - Duo" (8:32, John Coltrane), recorded live in Rochester by D. Howe and Allen
   
6. "Night and Day" (3:42, Cole Porter), studio recording with Butterworth on piano
7. "Warszawa - Demo 1" (9:49, David Bowie/Brian Eno), preview of Dylan Howe & The Subterraneans project—see below
8. "Outrospeak2" (1:12), spoken word piece by Z. Howe

The band toured England in Sep/Oct 2007 in support. At the Quintet's show on 22 Sep 2007, Robert Wyatt (MySpace page; ex-Soft Machine, ex-Matching Mole) joined them on stage to sing Thelonius Monk's "Round Midnight". This was one of only a handful of times that Wyatt has performed live in 25 years.

Dylan's previous albums, Translation—Recorded Live in Soho Vol. 1 (Motorik Recordings), was also recorded live at a Soho concert. The 10-track album consists of original pieces with the same line-up as for most of Translation 2.

Dylan Howe & The Subterraneans is a project consisting of music inspired and based on David Bowie's albums Low and Heroes, and also influenced by Phillip Glass' adaptations of the same source material. Arrangements are by D. Howe/Stanley, while the band consists of a jazz sextet (based on his Quintet) led by D. Howe plus Adrian Utley (Portishead; guitars, electronics), Gilad Atzmon (alto sax), a string section (initially announced to be The Neukoln Strings) and guest vocalists. There are plans for artwork and projections to be done by Sir Peter Blake; demo artwork so far has been by D. Howe. Robert Wyatt may also work with the group. In Mar/Apr 2007, they recorded demos of four pieces ("Art Decade", "Warszawa", "V2 Schneider", "Some Are"), which can be heard on their MySpace page. "Warszawa" is also included on Translations 2 (see above). Produced by D. Howe, these featured a line-up of D. Howe, Stanley, Hill, Quentin Collins (trumpet), Brandon Allen (tenor sax), with Utley, Atzmon, Ben Davis (cello), Nalyd Ewoh (vocals on "Some Are"). There was a "work in progress" launch in Nov 2007 in London with a line-up of D. Howe (drums), Stanley (piano), Chris Hill (double bass), Robbie Robson (trumpet), Sam Crockatt (sax) with Utley, Atzmon, The Solid Strings (Sonia Slany—violin, Stuart Hall—violin, Steve Tees—viola, Nick Cooper—cello), Tim Dickinson (vocals), plus Hugh Cornwell (ex-The Stranglers) as featured guest vocalist. A tour is planned for Oct 2008.

Dylan Howe's Unity 4 were touring the UK from May-Jul 2008. The line-up consisted of D. Howe, Stanley (Hammond organ), Tony Kofi (alto sax) and Mike Outram (guitar; replacing Nigel Price) and re-interprets the music of Larry Young's famous Blue Note album Unity.

Dylan's second album was This is It (OT Records, RIZCD 27003). Dad Steve Howe (guitar) and John Etheridge (ex-Soft Machine, ex-Ian Mosley; guitar) guest on "I'll Take Les" (by John Scofield). Details in Yescography. Dylan was the first artist to sign with OT Records and will be doing a further album for them.

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Dylan and Ross Stanley (Dylan Howe Quintet; Hammond organ) are also playing in the Steve Howe Trio—see under Steve Howe for details.

Dylan drums in The Blockheads (MySpace page) with Chaz Jankel (guitar, keys, vocals), John Turnbull (ex-Skip Bifferty; guitar, vocals), Mick Gallagher (ex-Skip Bifferty, ex-The Animals; keys), Norman Watt-Roy (ex-The Clash; bass), Gilad Atzmon (sax) and Derek the Draw (a.k.a. Derek Hussey; vocals, percussion). A live DVD, "Live in Colchester 2004", is now out. Fan club membership offers various archival recordings and some 2003 instrumental re-recordings of old pieces. They also play live in the UK regularly. A digital-only live album has been released on iTunes: 30 - The Blockheads live at Electric Ballroom April 17 2008 includes guests Davey Payne (sax), Mitt Gamon (harmonica), Phill Jupitus (vocals). Part 1 is based on the band's singles releases, while part 2 covers New Boots and Panties.

On 4 Oct at 93 Feet East in London, Virgil Howe played his first solo show, with Amorphous Androgynous, The Future Sound of London side-project, as the backing band. On vocals will also be guesting Jen Dawson, Karime Kendra and Dave Sanderson. V. Howe also played with Amorphous Androgynous at two Russian dates (see below for details).

Recently, V. Howe has also been working with Little Barrie and Mareva Galenta.

Virgil Howe also works as a DJ/producer under the name Sparo. A debut single, 'Astroscience' (Scenario Records), is out; tracks: "Astroscience" (with guests Foreign Beggars), "Monsta", "Bullit". The single is in support of the album Geniac (Scenario Records), also out. Further guests on the album include Lushlife, Shawn Lee, Brave N Bold, Ishu, Betty Steeles and dad Steve Howe (seemingly in the sense that he's been sampled rather than new recordings). The album was constructed using an MPC sampler and keyboards. A new single, 'The Falling', is now out.

Also available is a mix CD, Sparo Worlds (WORLD001CD), which include "Bullit (Old School Remix)" and samples from James Brown, De La Soul, The Incredible Bongo Band, Sly & The Family Stone, Gangstarr, Anti Pop Consortium and Joe Cocker. Sparo has a dedicated remix/mash page too with regular free downloads.

The Dirty Feel (MySpace page) consists of Virgil (drums, vocals), Kerim 'Kez' Gunes (bass, vocals) and Nick Hirsch (guitar, vocals). The band released the EP Talk in the City (Pipedream Records); tracks: "Space Invader", "Get Down", "Get It All the Time", "1" Punch", "Talk in the City". The band play mainly in and around London, but also across the UK (dates; dates on MySpace). The Killer Meters are a tribute act to The Meters and more general players of funk consisting of Karime Kendra (vocals), Henry Broadbent (keys), Stephen Wilcox (sax), Sam Cooke (sax) and all three members of The Dirty Feel. Jessica Lauren (Hammond) played with them for a recent Radio 2 session.

Virgil has also produced some demos for his wife Jen.

Virgil played drums or percussion on a number of tracks on the Pet Shop Boys album Fundamental, produced by Trevor Horn—see under Horn for details. He appears on his father's solo album Spectrum—see under S. Howe for details.

Jeczalik has retired from the music business.

UKZ is a new band with Jobson (keys, Hammond, violin), Aaron Lippert (ex-Expanding Man, involved with Legacy; vocals), Trey Gunn (ex-King Crimson; 10-string Warr touch guitar), Alex Machacek (worked with Terry Bozzio; guitar) and Marco Minnemann (ex-Nina Hagen, ex-HBlockx, ex-Mike Keneally; drums). While the band initially worked remotely via the Internet, they met for the first time for two days of rehearsals in Los Angeles, CA in Aug 2008. Their debut release, an initial mix of an instrumental called "Tu-95", was available for digital download. An EP is now due 6 Jan in physical form and on iTunes, with "Tu-95" (probably a slightly different version), "Radiation", "Houston" and a fourth track. A video for "Radiation" (approx. 8 minutes) is also expected on their website. They are working on live shows, with a tentative date for their debut show in late Jan in New York (with support from StickMen, Tony Levin's new band).

Two recent Russian dates (Creation of the World Festival in Kazan, Tartarstan on 29-30 Aug; and Moscow on 3 Sep) saw a multi-act evening of various artists, including several associated with King Crimson, including Jobson and Gunn. Acts playing included a solo slot by Jobson and a line-up working under the name Crimson Project including Jobson, Tony Levin, Adrian Belew and Pat Mastelotto (latter three all in King Crimson). Also on the bill were KTU (which includes Gunn and Mastelotto), the Adrian Belew Power Trio and Amorphous Androgynous (with Virgil Howe). These were Jobson's first live performances in 27 years.

In Moscow, KTU opened and were followed by Jobson's 20-minute set, consisting of a piano piece (incorporating a section from UK's "Carrying No Cross") and then a violin piece. The Adrian Belew Power Trio—Belew (guitar), Eric Slick (ex-Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars; drums), Julie Slick (ex-Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars and Eric's sister; bass)—were next. At the end of their set, they were joined by Mastelotto and Levin for "Thela Hun Ginjeet". J. Slick then left and Jobson joined to play "Elephant Talk" and "Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2", with an encore of "Red". At the Creation of the World Festival, Jobson later joined Keith Emerson (whose band was also on the bill), Belew and others for an encore of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". He also guested with Fairport Convention. On a Russian radio show, Belew sang "Dinosaur", playing acoustic guitar, and was then joined by Jobson on violin for "Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2".

an album does need to be an expression of where you are musically, sonically, socially, politically etc. at the time. 'Legacy' was started in 1995 and much of it was conceived then; unfortunately, the sonic choices I would make in 2007 are quite different from the ones I made in 1995. Furthermore, a solo album would be a different animal than a UK album - even if I did compose all of it myself. Songs were written with John in mind, not to mention possible guitar parts for Holdsworth, Fripp and others.

There is also an ownership issue with some of the recordings which will render some performances unusable.

It is clear to me that any usable compositional ideas and performances that, legally, I still have full rights to should be reviewed and probably reworked to reflect twelve years of further technical and musical growth.

World of Genesis: There was a rumor that you had recorded a new UK album a few years ago with the original line-up. If that is true, what happened to the album?

BB: No, it's fabulously untrue. Eddie Jobson kept threatening to do something or other, but that was years back. Eddie is always good for getting in touch with him and asking him what the latest thing is about UK. I was thrown out of UK essentially, so I have no rights. I have no control over the thing whatsoever.

WoG: So there was no proposition to reform?

BB: Oh, there's a proposition every week!

News about archival UK releases is under Bruford.

Jordan is still performing.

Langan did 5.1 Surround Sound mixes for several re-releases—Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds, James' Pleased to Meet You and Spandau Ballet's DVD "Live at the NEC"—and the debut album Time (EMI Classics) from Wild. He has also been working on the PSII game "Play Mix".

Lasarenko is creative director (New York) at Elias Associates, leading the company with brothers Scott and Jonathan Elias. He continues to work doing music for films and commercials.

Levin's latest solo album, Stick Man, is out and features more Stick work. Track list: "Welcome", "Gut String Theory", "Speedbump", "Slow Glide", "Shraag T", "Not Just Another Pretty Bass", "El Mercado", "Orange Alert", "In Her Locket", "Rising Waters", "Metro", "Zeros to Disk", "Sticky Fingers", "Rivers of Light", "Chop Shop", "The Gorgon Sisters have a Chat", "Dark Blues". Most of the drumming on the album is by Pat Mastelotto (KTU, King Crimson, The Flower Kings).

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Levin is in King Crimson. The band's new line-up is Levin, Robert Fripp (guitar), Adrian Belew (guitar, keys, vocals), Pat Mastelotto (percussion) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree; drums). The band played a short tour of the eastern US in Aug; the set on the opening night (according to some reports) was: drum duet, "ConstruKtion of Light", "Level Five", "Neurotica", "Three of a Perfect Pair", "Indiscipline", "Frame by Frame", "Dinosaur", "One Time", "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream", "B'Boom", "Elephant Talk", "Red", drum duet, "Thela Hun Ginjeet", "The Talking Drum", "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part 2", encore: "Sleepless", "VROOM"/"Coda: Marine 475". In Mar 2008, Mastelotto said the band currently plans to focus on US residencies and has no plans for new material. Levin, Mastelotto and Belew joined Eddie Jobson (UKZ, ex-UK, worked with King Crimson) and Eric Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio) for a 2-song Crimson Project set at a late Aug festival—see under Jobson. Levin also played with Jeffrey Oryema's group. News of archival Crimson releases is under Bruford.

Levin or Levin and Mastelotto have sporadically been joining the California Guitar Trio live. Levin was due to play with them for three European dates 14-16 May, while Levin and Mastelotto both joined them for two shows at the 41e Festival d'été de Québec (Summer Festival of Quebec City)—the latter was to have been opening for Yes, but Yes's tour was cancelled. Levin and Mastelotto are among guests on the Trio's latest album, Echoes.

In Oct 1998, during sessions planned for the second Liquid Tension Experiment album, John Petrucci was called away due to his wife going into labour. With studio time booked, Levin, Mike Portnoy (drums) and Jordan Rudess (keys) jammed together. Although the master tapes for these sessions are missing, the results were also captured on stereo DAT by Portnoy and have now been released as Spontaneous Combustion (Magna Carta) by Liquid Trio Experiment. The full Liquid Tension Experiment played 6 US shows in Jun to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

Levin has been working with Peter Gabriel. He is touring with Gabriel in Jun-Aug. Gabriel has been working towards another solo album called I/O, to include the song "Animal Nation". Levin will presumably also be on this and may also be on further expected Gabriel projects: Another Tongue (a.k.a. AT), Twelve Lives and a b-sides/rarities collection Odds and Sods.

Ronan Chris Murphy (worked with Alan White, King Crimson, Bozzio/Levin/Stevens) was producing an album by singer/guitarist Paul Mutimear and using much the same backing band team as he did on Anthony Curtis' Book of the Key and Willie Oteri's Spiral Out, including Levin (bass, Stick), Mastelotto and Mike Keneally (Steve Vai, ex-Frank Zappa, ex-Stanley Snail). Murphy is also working on his debut solo album with Levin, Mastelotto, Keneally and Bozzio.

Levin is involved in a prog rock project with Geoff Downes (keys), Michael Holmes (IQ), Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, ex-Genesis), Thomas Lang (ex-John Wetton; drums), Rob Aubrey (worked with Wetton/Downes; engineer). (Levin also appears on the new John Payne compilation, Different Worlds, via his performance on "Ready to Go Home" on Asia's Aura; details here.)

Levin has done numerous other sessions (in no particular order):

• Oct 2008 sessions for Kevin Parent's next album.
• Showcases on 10 & 17 Nov 2008 in New York City with singer Roman Klun.
• Soma, keyboardist Mark Gleed's project with Levin, Holdsworth and Guy Eckstein (drums), are planning to release their second album, Neverwasneverwillbe, in 2009. The material was originally recorded in the late 1980s.
  
• Bass and Stick on Better Late Than Never by keyboardist Danny Brill.
• Enrico Giaretta's Sulle Ali Della Musica.
• US shows with Murali Coryell in the US in Mar 2008.
  
• Peter Rainbird's Dust.
• Amplify's Amplify.
  
• 9 May show in New York with Swati and 10 May show in Kingston with Uncle Funk.
  
• Back Against the Wall, a new tribute album to Pink Floyd's The Wall, organised by Billy Sherwood, and a follow-up project also by Sherwood, a tribute to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon—details on main page.
• Dec 2006 sessions with Kevin Parent.
• Sessions for Cynthia Dillenbeck (vocals) with Joe Bonadio (drums).
• Core sessions for Trey Anastasio's forthcoming solo album with Anastasio (Phish; guitar, vocals), Marotta (drums) and Ray Paczkowski (Vorcza; keys), plus guest appearances from Jon Fishman (Phish; drums) and Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet, vocals). Mike Gordon (bass) also appears on the album.
• Levin's website lists many further session appearances.
  

This year, McDonald has been working with Ray Davies (including a tour), Take That (tour), Sugababes, Patricia Kaas and Three Blind Mice.

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Mancina is doing soundtrack work. Films in 2007 included "Camille", "August Rush" and "Shooter".

The Syn MySpace page; Official website; 14Hour (official discussion forum)
The "core lineup" of The Syn is Nardelli (songwriter, lead vocals), guitarist Francis Dunnery (ex-It Bites, ex-Robert Plant, ex-Eddie Jobson, sang on ABWH) and keyboardist Tom Brislin (Spiraling, worked with Yes, Camel). They are working on a new album, Big Sky (Umbrello Records), with Dunnery (producer, guitars, bass, backing vocals, additional keys), Brislin (keys, backing vocals), Brett Kull (echolyn; engineering, additional guitar, slide guitar), Paul Ramsey (echolyn; drums) and Dorie Jackson (backing vocals). Nardelli said to AllGoodPeople.net in Jul 2008 that, "On tour, the core line-up will always be" himself, Dunnery and Brislin with Kull (bass) and Ramsey (drums), but that they were planning European dates in Oct probably with a UK bassist and drummer. Plans have since changed: Nardellli and possibly some other band members guested at two UK shows on 25/6 Oct headlined by Dunnery for the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund Charity. Nardelli also joined the 1 Nov London date on Dunnery's tour for an acoustic showcase of The Syn's new material during the show. Nardelli (vocals), Dunnery (acoustic guitar, backing vocals) and Jackson (backing vocals) performed "Devils and Demons" and "Big Sky". Read my review of the show. Big Sky is now due 24 Feb 2009, with a US tour planned around then.

Nardelli had promised "a number of very notable guest performers" on Big Sky. These are to include Umbrello recording artists Kurt Michaels and Anton Roolaart, but Nardelli has also talked (Mar 2008 post to AllGoodPeople.net) of a "legend" "to be announced soon". In mid-May, Nardelli said to alt.music.yes: "There are a few more guest musicians to join The Syn recordings apart from the very talented Echolyn guys, you are in for a big surprise." An Oct 2008 press release mentioned "more significant guest-artist announcements for 'Big Sky' to follow soon."

Nardelli said on 28 Feb to alt.music.yes that "highlights of the [recording] process will be broadcast via mobile and IPTV starting in April", and he said much the same on 6 Mar too. The Apr start for such broadcasts was not achieved, nor have involved portals been announced; Nardelli later said the broadcasts would go out by the end of May. He then said (24 May) on AllGoodPeople.net: "I met with our mobile telephone strategic partners yesterday and the launch of this particular portal starts in beta form on 16th June in the UK and goes global 3 months later." None of this has happened.

Nardelli recorded initial demos for Big Sky in early Jan 2007 with producer Mike Pietrini (worked with The Syn, Jon Anderson). Nardelli has described the material as psychedelic rock (harking back to the 1960s Syn). In Oct 2007, he announced the planned track list as "Running Out of Time", "Kings and Clowns and Cardinals", "People of America" (of which Nardelli previously said "I think [it] will be a cornerstone of the album"), "Eyes of the Madonna", "Big Sky", "New Reality", "Universal Witness", "The Reason", "We Found Heaven". In a Mar 2008 post to AllGoodPeople.net, Nardelli said, "People of America and Plastic Dreamer are not on the album, it's down to the following: Big Sky; Devils and Demons; Eyes of the Madonna and Child; Kings, Clowns and Cardinals; The Reason; Universal Witness; Running Out of Time; New Reality."

Offord lives in South Carolina and has largely retired from the music business, although he does occasional engineer and production work.

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Porcaro played additional keyboards on Toto's 2006 album Falling in Between, but the band has now been dissolved. Porcaro also does soundtrack work.

Porcaro and Michael Sherwood co-wrote "For All Time", a previously unreleased demo for Michael Jackson's Thriller now released on Thriller 25, the 25th anniversary edition of the album. Porcaro but not Sherwood performs on the song. Further details under Michael Sherwood below.

Preskett writes music for TV, film and adverts, as well as doing session work.

Ryan was drumming in Los Angeles band The Outline (MySpace page), with Graham Fink (vocals, guitar), Austen Lee (keys, guitar, sax) and Max St. John (bass). Their debut album was You Smash It, We'll Build Around It (Fearless Records), produced by their co-manager Chris Fudurich (worked with Simple Minds). However, around Apr 2007, Ryan left the band, reportedly in order to go back to school full time.

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Phyllis is retired.

The late Bobby Sherwood's big band charts, thought lost for many years, have been located. Their elder son, Michael, was planning to produce and record the music with a 16-piece big band, to be conducted by Bobby's nephew, trumpeter Carl Saunders.

Michael Sherwood's current focus appears to be Kite with Ted Jacobs (presumably a new name for their band Ju-Ju). He is also in GLP with Christian Nesmith (Circe Link; guitar). Other band members include Tom Felicetta, Chirstopher "Topher" Allis (Circe Link, Elias Arts; drums) and Steve McCormick. Earlier in 2007, he had four pieces on streaming audio at his MySpace page: "Face of the Sun" with Nesmith and "Pearblossom Highway", "Numbers Game" and "Everybody's Watching" with Ted Jacobs. The site now has "Pearblossom Highway", "Numbers Game" and two new pieces, "Almost Perfect Love" and "The Ship", all credited to Kite.

Sherwood and Steve Porcaro (Toto, on Union and Open Your Eyes) co-wrote "For All Time", a previously unreleased demo for Michael Jackson's album Thriller. Jackson has now completed and remixed the song and it is now a bonus track on the 25th anniversary edition, Thriller 25 (Legacy Recordings). Thriller 25 contains the original album with various additional tracks and a bonus DVD; it is out worldwide. Porcaro but not Sherwood performs on the song. Over one million copies of Thriller 25 shipped in its first week. It was the second best-selling album in its release week in the US (166,000 copies), although, as substantially a re-release of Thriller, it was excluded from the main Billboard chart.

He guests on the debut album from CIRCA: (with brother Billy, Alan White, Tony Kaye and Jimmy Haun) and is playing live with them too—details here. He also appears on a post-Conspiracy album by Billy and Jay Schellen—details here.

He was planning to record an album of his father Bobby's big band music—details under Bobby Sherwood. Michael Sherwood has been working freelance and doing music for film, TV and commercials.

In Jun 2006, Jill Sinclair was accidentally hit in the neck with an air rifle pellet while in her garden. As a result, Sinclair has been unresponsive in a coma since.

Sinfield is working on a new solo album, entitled Thread to Heaven, co-produced by Poli Palmer. In a Jan 2008 blog, Jakko M. Jakszyk talked of writing for the album.

Recent work includes new lyrics for Jakko M. Jakszyk's version of "Pictures of a City", entitled "Pictures of an Indian City", available on his solo album The Bruised Romantic Glee Club. The album also includes appearances by Dave Stewart (ex-Hatfield & The North, ex-Bruford; piano, keys), Ian Wallace (21st Century Schizoid Band, ex-King Crimson, ex-The Warriors; drums), Robert Fripp (King Crimson; guitar) and others.

The King Crimson Collectors' Club includes several releases including lyrics from Sinfield. Further details about the Club are under Bruford.

Carmen Squire works as an actress, primarily doing voice-over work. She also writes and sings.

Carmen is in Astrella Celeste's band (MySpace page). Astrella (Donovan Leitch's daughter) has released the single "Dream" and EP Blue Star in the UK, both on Donovan Discs. "Dream" has been released as a download in the US, with the EP due autumn there. "Dream" and material on Blue Star was co-written by Kevin Hunter (Sheryl Crow) and produced by Yoad Nevo (worked with Sugababes and Goldfrapp). The band consists of Astrella (vocals), Carmen (backing vocals, rhythm guitar live), Rat Scabies (ex-The Damned; drums), Andy Hobson (The Pretenders; bass), Nevo (guitar, mandolin), Ofer Shabi (guitar), Joe Atkinson (Hammond), Colin Graham (Mica Paris; trumpet, flugelhorn) and Fayyaz Virji (trombone).

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Nikki Squire (vocals) and Nigel McLaren (bass, backing vocals) have re-formed Esquire and are working on some new material in London with additional musicians. Two new pieces, "Tonight" and "She Said", with Robbie Blunt on guitar, can be heard at their MySpace page, while another new piece "It's Over" is to be released digitally soon.

There is also some unreleased Esquire material from over the years which could be released. She was interviewed in Notes from the Edge #232, in which she discussed some other possible forthcoming projects.

Vangelis has done the music for the film "El Greco". He has also set up the Vangelis Foundation For Research, Music and Science.

Headspace (MySpace page) is a new band consisting of Adam Wakeman (keys), Damian Wilson (ex-Rick Wakeman, ex-Jeronimo Road; vocals), Pete Rinaldi (guitar), Lee Pomeroy (Rick Wakeman; bass), Richard Brook (The London Music School, ex-Victoria Beckham; drums). The band first recorded a set of demos (some available to hear at their MySpace page). Their debut 4-track EP, I Am (HDSPC02), is out now and available to buy online; tracks can also be heard on their MySpace page. They plan to record an album at the end of 2008. The band have played several UK/Ireland dates, mainly supporting Ozzy Osbourne (with whom Adam also plays). Their set list on 19 Jun and 3 Jul was "Never Let Go", "Bodysuit", "Sane Life", "Wasted Apology and Sober".

Adam's solo album, Neurasthenia (ATT Records, ATTCD001), is out; by Adam (vocals, guitar, keys), Brook (drums, percussion), Steve Davis (ex-Victoria Beckham, ex-Shooter; bass), Jo Knight (backing vocals on 4 tracks), Reg Chapman (sax on 1 track); all songs written and produced by Adam. Adam has expressed a desire to play some live shows in support of the album, while a video of "Lean on Me" is included on the multimedia release Live at the Orange (see below). Adam is also working on a remix album, in a dance/chill out style, of tracks that he has produced.

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Adam is in Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's band. He is on a world tour with Osbourne Mar-Apr 2008, continuing from touring May-Aug last year. The band were planning to start work on a new album this summer. He regularly tours with Travis.

Live at the Orange is a recording of the last show by Jeronimo Road, Adam's former band with Fraser Thorneycroft Smith (Craig David, ex-Rick Wakeman; guitar). A multimedia release is out including numerous CD-ROM extras, including around an hour more of music. The rest of the band were Damian Wilson (vocals), Phil Williams (Faint Signs of Intelligence, Keith Emerson Band, Tony Hadley Band, ex-Rick Wakeman; bass), Mark Heaney (ex-Seahorses, ex-Badly Drawn Boy; drums). Jim McDonald and Tony Fernandez (Rick Wakeman) also appear. Tracks: live at The Orange, London, 1996 (45 min. show): "Hear Them Call", "Who Am I?", "Keep On", "Holding You", "Caught in the Machine", "News to Me", "Promise Me", "Say What You Mean"; "Caught in the Machine" (1996 studio recording), "Starship Trooper" (from Tales from Yesterday). The multimedia section includes an illustrated band history written by Adam and information on the band members' current whereabouts: music includes "Lean on Me" video (from Adam's Neurasthenia), "Free Ride" (Neurasthenia), "Homegrown" (Damian Wilson), "Something Real (excerpt)" (Fraser T-Smith), "Quince Jam" (Phil Williams), live drum solo (Tony Fernandez, taken from Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble's Out There tour) plus original backing music by Adam. There is an interactive section where you can mix your own version of "Caught in the Machine" and a video question and answer section with Thorneycroft Smith and Wakeman. Sleeve layout and logo were by brother Oliver. The album is only available through Daniel Earnshaw's Explore Multimedia label or at live shows by the band members.

Adam Wakeman has also done the score for another Explore Multimedia release: Recollections of Rifleman Harris is an abridged reading of the 1848 memoir from a rifleman with the 95th Rifles in the Napoleonic Wars. The reading is by Jason Salkey (Harris in the "Sharpe" series), with sound effects by The 95th Rifles Re-enactment Society. CD-ROM extras consist of a video interview with Salkey, the original first edition text and a video showing the creation of the artwork.

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Jemma is a songwriter, pianist and vocalist, with a publishing and recording contract. She sings backing vocals and some lead on her father Rick's albums Retro and Retro 2, and on his CD and DVD Amazing Grace—see details under Rick. According to an Aug 2007 interview with Rick, Jemma has her own band. According to a Jun 2008 interview with brother Oliver, she is still at university and "only gigs occasionally".

Oliver was to replace his father Rick in Yes for their tour this summer, but that tour was cancelled due to Jon Anderson's health problems. He has joined Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White on their current tour—details on main page.

Solo
Oliver Wakeman's regular band consists of himself (keys, piano), Paul Manzi (vocals), David Mark Pearce (guitars), Paul Brown (ex-Medicine Man; bass), Dave Wagstaffe (Landmarq, Peter Banks, ex-John Wetton; drums). Out in the UK and US is "Coming to Town", a live DVD of the Oliver Wakeman Band playing live in Katowice, Poland in Oct 2007. Bonus material includes an interview with O. Wakeman, photo gallery and biography. A limited edition version of the release will come with an audio CD of the show. The band played 3 UK dates in 2007. A Sheffield show in Apr 2006 had the following set: "Don't Come Running", "Shadows of Fate", "At Home in the Mire", "Dangerous World", "In the Movies", "Burgundy Rose", "Run for Your Life", "Three Broken Threads", "The Forgotten King", "Heaven's Isle/Montagues Wreck Piano Medley", "Picture of a Lady", "The View from Here", "Mother's Ruin", "The Agent", "Glimmer of Light", "Calling for You", "Enlightenment", "I Don't Believe in Angels", "Walk Away", encore: "Coming to Town".

Wakeman and Manzi have also been working together as a duo. They played at the Wath Beer Festival on 23 Aug. They were due to play a short acoustic set in support of Karnataka in Mar. In Nov 2006, they played a live Rotherham show with a set mostly drawn from Mother's Ruin ("Glimmer of Light" from Jabberwocky, "If You're Leaving", "Picture of a Lady" from Hound of the Baskervilles, new piece "Busy Going Nowhere", "Mother's Ruin", "Walk Away"). The pair are planning further such shows.

Oliver's latest solo album was Mother's Ruin (Progrock Records) with Oliver on keys and acoustic guitar and Moon Kinnaird (a.k.a. Ian Gould; ex-Landmarq;vocals), Tim Buchanan (Smokestack; bass), Pearce (guitars), Wagstaffe (drums), Karl Groom (Shadowland, Threshold; recording engineer). Tracks: "Don't Come Running", "The Agent", "In the Movies", "Walk Away", "Mother's Ruin", "Calling for You", "If You're Leaving", "I Don't Believe in Angels", "Wall of Water". Artwork and design were also by Oliver. A 4-track follow-up Mother's Ruin EP, with new material, was expected. Oliver has also been working on an album follow-up to Mother's Ruin featuring his current band and to be called Cultural Vandals. In a Jun 2008 interview, Oliver said the band are going to start work on the album in early 2009, but those plans appear delayed by his work with Yes. In an interview around Nov 2008, he said: "when I get a gap I intend to try and record my next solo album which is to be called Cultural Vandals. It is all written I just need time to finish off the keyboard parts and start recording the other guys. Maybe we'll get a gap to play live too next year on a mini tour."

In the Jun interview, Oliver also said that he was "a fair way through a solo project on the piano". Oliver has also started work on a singer-songwriter-style album featuring various musicians he has worked with over the years. Oliver's Enlightenment and Inspiration, originally part of a 3CD boxset but since deleted, has been re-released by Blue Dot Music as a download album through iTunes. Oliver has also now been commissioned to do a new instrumental album in the same style as Enlightenment and Inspiration.

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With other acts
Oliver was in the Starcastle reunion. This was a partial reunion of the 1970s line-up of Starcastle, known to many Yes fans as being very influenced by Yes; the line-up was Steve Tassler (drums), Al Lewis (lead vocals), Matt Stewart (guitar), Steve Hagler (guitar), Bruce Botts (guitar), Woody Lingle (bass), John Jowitt (IQ, Arena, Frost; bass), Oliver Wakeman (keys). Joined by Annie Haslam (ex-Renaissance; guest vocals on one song), but without Jowitt, they played at the 2007 RosFest (Rites of Spring) festival in Phoenixville, PA, but had to cancel their appearance at RosFest 2008. Their 2007 performance will be released on CD in 2009. Oliver is now working with Lewis on a new project.

Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon; keys, backing vocals) & Oliver Wakeman (keys) have been working on a third album, which may or may not be based on the "Frankenstein" story. The Nolan/Wakeman piece "Shadows of Fate" is covered on the acoustic live DVD "A Rush of Adrenaline" (Music Video Distributors in the US) by Nick Barrett & Clive Nolan.

Anam Cara Featuring Oliver Wakeman & Rachel consisted of Wakeman, Rachel Heffer (Rachel & Common Ground; vocals, harp), Wagstaffe (drums), Buchanan (bass), Pearce (bass). They released a 4-track single, 'The View from Here' (Watermark Records) and an album has been written and recording started, but the project has gone on temporary hold following the birth of Heffer's daughter.

It was planned for Oliver to guest on several tracks of Hybrid's forthcoming album Regeneration.

According to a Jun 2008 interview with brother Oliver, Oscar is at university.

Weidner has been working with Trevor Horn as an engineer, mixer and/or programmer on a variety of projects, including Captain and the Pet Shop Boys live album Concrete—details under Horn.

Jesse assisted Klaus Badelt on the score for the new disaster movie "Poseidon". A score album is out. Jesse works as a ProTools operator for Trevor Rabin.