Arc of Obllivion

Arc Of Life is the new band from current Yes members Billy Sherwood and Jon Davison, with Jay Schellen (Yes’ unofficial touring drummer), Jimmy Haun (who played guitar on the 1991 Yes album “Union” and worked with former Yes bassist Chris Squire in Conspiracy) and Dave Kerzner (keyboardist formerly with Sound Of Contact) rounding out the lineup…

Arc Of Life is a new progressive rock supergroup which features three members of the current Yes line-up, vocalist Jon Davison, bassist/vocalist Billy Sherwood, and drummer Jay Schellen. Completing the lineup is one of the most interesting talents in the "new" progressive rock scene in the US, Dave Kerzner (ex-Sound of Contact) on keyboards and Jimmy Haun (also featured on Yes albums in the past) on guitars.
The concept behind the band is, in keeping with the progressive rock philosophy, to craft creative, challenging, and ear-pleasing music that pushes boundaries. The other idea behind the band is that Yes would be a clear point of influence…

Arc Of Life is a band of musicians all with ties, to varying degrees, to Yes. Billed by their promoter as a supergroup, their ties to numerous progressive rock artists and bands (as well as other genres of rock) demonstrates that this label was not given frivolously. In order of fame: Jon Davison (Yes), Billy Sherwood (Yes / World Trade), Jay Schellen (Unruly Child), Dave Kerzner (Sound Of Contact) and Jimmy Haun (Air Supply / Circa). There’s a lot of intersection going on there. For example Billy Sherwood and Jimmy Haun are bandmates in the Prog band, Circa; Jay Schellen is Yes’s touring drummer, and so on.
If you enjoy classic and technical, English-style, melodic progressive rock (and similar to Yes), you will enjoy Arc Of Life's well-crafted and entertaining exploration and rendition within Don't Look Down.

Utterly unencumbered by the baggage of his long years in the music business, Winwood reinvents himself as a completely contemporary artist on this outstanding album, leading off with his best solo song, "While You See a Chance." Winwood also plays all the instruments…

.Utterly unencumbered by the baggage of his long years in the music business, Winwood reinvents himself as a completely contemporary artist on this outstanding album, leading off with his best solo song, "While You See a Chance." Winwood also plays all the instruments.

Arc of Testimony is one of the last recordings to feature legendary drummer Tony Williams, and its bold, experimental textures are a fitting epitaph to his career. Arcana was formed by bassist/producer Bill Laswell with the intention of exploring the outer reaches of fusion, ambient and free jazz. Like the group's debut, Last Wave (released only in Japan), Arc of the Testimony is a freewheeling, unpredictable blend of electronic and acoustic sounds. However, this record is even more adventurous, since it finds a common ground between improvisation and post-production studio trickery. All of the musicians – Williams, Laswell, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, saxophonist Byard Lancaster, cornetist Graham Haynes, guitarist Nicky Skopelitis and guitarist Buckethead .