------------------------------------------------ AUGUST 6, 2001 ------------------------------------------------ Source: Boundaries Unlimited DPRP - Dutch Progressive Rock Page The Weekly Newspaper (The Netherlands) http://www.dprp.vuurwerk.nl/news Boundaries Unlimited  Yes: Where are they now? has news on the new Yes album. Recording of Yes's new studio album has been completed. The album is entitled Magnification after one of its tracks and is to be released on 11 September by Beyond Music in the US. It will be released by Eagle Rock in Europe in September and other labels elsewhere (presumably around the same time). The band are considering the possibility of a tour version of the album, which would include a bonus track and be made available prior to the album's full release at dates on the band's Yessymphonic tour. The album uses an orchestra, arranged and conducted by Larry Groupé, who describes himself as a "temporary mascot member". He will also be conducting local orchestras on tour. Magnification consists of a single long piece divided into a number of tracks: either 10 or 12 tracks (according to Hamburger Morgenpost article, 3 May). Squire has talked of 3 or 4 tracks being around 10 minutes long, with the other tracks being about 6 minutes long. Writing for the album began well over a year ago. In July 2000, Anderson said: "It's going to be wild and wonderful and wacky - a sort of 'Tales from Topographic Oceans Revisited'." In an interview, Howe was asked whether the "thematic and longer format" of the Masterworks tour is going to continue on the new album" he replied: "We hope that by doing this, we learn to understand [...] that we need bigness to find the dynamics. We've got to have lots of dynamics." There are reports that Anderson has said the epic piece was inspired by Stravinsky. Close Window YesInThePress.com For site comments, problems, corrections, or additions, contact YesinthePress@aol.com