Playing With Light

The Story of Light is the eighth studio album by American guitarist and songwriter, Steve Vai, which was released on August 14, 2012 on Favored Nations. This is Vai's first full length studio album since 2005's "Real Illusions: Reflections". On May 23, 2012, the album was made available for pre-order through Vai's official website with an instant download of "Gravity Storm". The track "John the Revelator" contains a sample of Blind Willie Johnson's "John the Revelator". "The Moon and I" was initially released as a VaiTunes digital only single in 2010. However, due to the personal nature of the song, Steve decided to remix the song and include it on the album. The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 78.

When Luca Aaron, Kristinn Kristinsson and Fabian Willmann played together for the first time in a rehearsal room of the Academy of Music Basel in 2014, they immediately felt a strong bond. “It was almost like salvation from the daily college-routine, to find people who also wanted to play something different,” Luca Aaron grins. The trio’s creative drive feeds on various influences. Some of them have inspired all members and others are more personal. To name the most important: post-rock, minimalism à la Steve Reich, Nordic melancholy and Scandinavian folk, as well as unusual tonal colors, created by extended playing techniques and well applied electronics.

"The Story Of Light" is a revealing twelve-song set from legendary guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai. His sixteenth solo effort is a conceptual and cosmic narrative that builds on his acclaimed 2005 work, Real Illusions: Reflections. While largely instrumental, the album features guest vocalists: singer-songwriter Aimee Mann and Beverly McClellan, a season one finalist on The Voice. The three-time GRAMMY winner delivers his sensational guitar licks and mind-bending solos, proving why he is one of music’s greatest guitarists.