CYAN - PICTURES FROM THE OTHER SIDE (2023 CD+DVD/DIGIPAK)

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Robert Reed & Peter Jones join forces once again alongside Luke Machin & Dan Nelson for the 2nd CYAN album ‘Pictures From The Other Side’!

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‘Pictures From The Other Side’ contains 6 tracks, including the epic 17-minute ‘Nosferatu’.
The CD is accompanied by a DVD with a full 5.1 Surround Mix of the album and a ‘live’ acoustic performance of songs from their ‘For King And County’ album.

The full CYAN line-up is…
Robert Reed (MAGENTA / KOMPENDIUM / SANCTUARY / CHIMPAN A), Dan Nelson (GODSTICKS / MAGENTA), Peter Jones (TIGER MOTH TALES / CAMEL / FRANCIS DUNNERY’s IT BITES) and Luke Machin (MASCHINE / THE TANGENT / KARNATAKA / FRANCIS DUNNERY’s IT BITES).

CYAN was originally formed by Robert Reed (MAGENTA) at school back in 1983. After recording some demos at a local studio, the band went their separate ways. Years later, those demos led to release of ‘For King And Country’ on the Dutch SI music label. It was the first of three CYAN albums released in the 1990s before the project was shelved and Rob went on to form MAGENTA.
20 years later Rob Reed, along with a killer line-up, decided to brush off the cobwebs and successfully release a completely re-worked version of the ‘For King And Country’ album.
CYAN has since performed at the 2023 Night Of The Prog festival in Germany, and at the 2022 Summers End and Fusion festivals in the UK.

Rob Reed: “I remember that the first CYAN album ‘For King And Country’ was written when I was still in school with a band I formed with some school friends. After I left school, we went our separate ways and it was several years later that I was approached by the record company. After the success of the first album, they wanted a follow-up so I wrote new material for what became ‘Pictures From The Other Side’. It was more song-based, but included a couple of long epics.
Obviously, I was influenced by the classic Prog of GENESIS and YES when writing this originally, but I was also listening to a lot of other bands of the time like IT BITES, SIMPLE MINDS and MARILLION.
It’s been great to finally hear this material played by this line-up - It’s a completely different album.
Re-written, re-recorded and re-arranged. Hopefully I’ve brought to the album, everything I’ve learnt in my career.”

Pete Jones:
"It's a joy to be involved in the ongoing resurrection of the CYAN canon and the vision Rob has for these new interpretations. As a vocalist, there's so much to work with on the new album, with epics like ‘Broken Man’ which really let me dig deep into my inner GENESIS prog vocals. The title track has some great hooks, as does the rest of the album. Tracks like the dark but beautiful ‘Solitary Angel’, and the vampire world of ‘Nosferatu’, really call for some vocal gymnastics where I can stretch myself and really go for it. Then there's ‘Follow The Flow’, which is just gorgeous. As with all Rob's stuff, it's the feeling and emotions that are key to the whole thing. I hope I've managed to do my bit with the vocals.”

‘Pictures From The Other Side’ was produced and mixed by Robert Reed and is released 17th November 2023.

Watch the video for ‘Broken Man’ above or here: https://youtu.be/x578hquw9nw

Also available by CYAN …
FOR KING & COUNTRY (2021 Recording / CD+DVD / Digi-Pak) CDDV – Stock # 2205560

CYAN: PICTURES FROM THE OTHER SIDE CD+DVD Track List:

CD:
01. Broken Man
02. Pictures From The Other Side
03. Solitary Angel
04. Follow The Flow
05. Tomorrow’s Here Today
06. Nosferatu

DVD:
Full ‘Pictures From The Other Side’ album in Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 Surround
Promo videos
The Quiet Room session [live acoustic performance]
01. I Defy The Sun
02. Don’t Turn Away
03. Call Me
04. Man Amongst Men / The Sorceror
05. Snowbound
06. For King And Country