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Mark and I had a great time this week thinking about interesting or unusual Yes musical textures. We both came up with 3 examples that we thought were surprising or different so do have a look below to hear the clips we are referring to and add your own examples to the comments section. You may be surprised with some of our suggestions - that’s somewhat the idea, after all.

What interesting textures can you think of in Yes music?

Is it down to instrumentation, arrangement or a combination?

Do Mark and I choose the same things again?

https://youtu.be/2NhfSgV81Lk?si=79bCEUyQJCmKZTWr&t=294
Kevin - Church bell texture!

https://youtu.be/I4EPABbDdCQ?si=30GQZ5lPIDGnwJ4t&t=859
Mark - Weird electronic sounds in the drum solo

https://youtu.be/pkrz5PBhhtM?si=tSYyLMSK4mc83k1w
Unable to embed this one - Mark - Tom Brislin playing the electronic sounds in perfect synch with Alan White - Ritual

https://youtu.be/BBb5mcz8nik?si=TtKnrjBtDgo3dbMQ
Kevin - the orchestral and band textures throughout Dreamtime, especially when the orchestra takes over towards the end

https://youtu.be/GGaai0AII3E?si=9q3q2-cCLxfvaeLT&t=479
Mark - Steve Howe's Coral Sitar guitar sounds in the mix

https://youtu.be/ydAANC7sl0Y?si=O-cJYtQmIts8XFNq&t=182
Mark - The Coral Sitar again in Siberian Khatru

https://youtu.be/Z-cEyiM9adE?si=R0E5Ax3cvoWH-i6F
Mark - Sitar in the introduction

https://youtu.be/3W36uAXOMxw?si=PPvCLC1X3keofDof
Mark - A real Sitar this time played by Deepak Khazanchi on It Can Happen from 90125

https://youtu.be/xN68e-ZVaqM?si=r90MkBuV72Mks9dC
Mark - this is the Danelectro Coral Sitar guitar as used by Steve Howe

https://youtu.be/L7ccHlqQ1M8?si=0uRPU5w5GLojtDZI
Kevin - the amazing texture of Tony Levin's Chapman Stick and Bill Bruford's electronic drums

https://youtu.be/YWZKAadMJiQ?si=_BIuk4_QlJb6OPy0&t=59
Mark - Alan White's amazing electronic drum sounds

https://youtu.be/Hrowi4hHz8A?si=hWM5FIizubQ7GXcR&t=212
Mark - Chris Squire's harmonica solo!

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The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts.