The Songs of Zamran: Son of Olias is the working title of a studio album by English singer-songwriter Jon Anderson that has been in development since 2000. It will be a sequel to Anderson's solo debut Olias of Sunhillow (1976), a conceptualprogressive rock album based on the story of four alien tribes and their journey to a new home after their planet is destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
Anderson's debut solo album, Olias of Sunhillow, was released in July 1976 by Atlantic Records. In a 2001 interview, he revealed that he had been working on the music for a sequel album for a year, and was excited about the ideas that were being put down. Anderson predicted the product would be ready for "next summer", but the release never occurred.[1] In 2004, Anderson called for people who wished to collaborate with him on the project to contact him through his website. Around the time Olias of Sunhillow was reissued by Wounded Bird Records in February 2006, Anderson announced that the title of the sequel would be The Songs of Zamran: Son of Olias.
In July 2009, Anderson said that he had been working on the album for the past three years, and that its potential for ideas had caused him to produce enough material for three albums. He predicted that it "may come out next year", but this did not come into fruition.[2] In 2011, Anderson hoped to have the first part released within a year, but this did not happen. By this time, the album had grown to be 3 hours in length with most of the music having already been written, but Anderson needed further time to work out "how to recreate it correctly". He announced the intention to produce an interactive album by releasing it in the form of an app which "allows people to go on a journey, [to] choose a new journey every time they open it up, and hear it in a different way every time."[3] Around this time Anderson had been working with three people based in Poland, Canada, and Brazil on the visual aspects.[4] In late 2012, a website was launched on SevenDragons entitled the Zamran Experience which gave a preview of the album which was described as "an interactive audio-visual album".
In January 2013, Anderson said the album was still in development, and that he had "the ingredients but I haven't put it in the oven yet." He confirmed that he had invited musicians from various parts of the world collaborate with him online, and put the album's delay down to commitments to other projects and the difficulty in finding the "right narrative" for The Songs of Zamran. Anderson had rewritten the story for the album five times.[5] Development continued in 2014,[6] and in February 2021, Anderson said the album was now "up to about two hours of music" and had multiple versions of every song recorded for it. He is still unsure on how to present the album.[7]
In March 2022, Anderson revealed that the album will contain four sections with a total running time of over 4 hours. He had finished the first two, and was faced with the task of working out "the story interwoven between the layers."[8] The next update was issued in January 2023, with the release of two separate trailer videos posted on his Facebook and YouTube channels amounting to 10 minutes of music. The artwork was produced by Jim Higgins and the videography by Mick Byrne.[8]
Story
The Songs of Zamran will be based on the creation of the structure of the planet Earth and how the planet works, with references to crystal streams and ley lines. He continued: "At each juncture you find about more about the mysteries of the planet earth and then more about the mysteries of the human condition, and then more about the inter-dimensional condition of this planet and how many inter-dimensional beings are out there that we don't see. And then of course, the extension of that is the inter-galactic people that we don't see."[4] Anderson also hinted that the story may cover the idea that "mother Earth is an almighty computer."[7][4]
Artwork
In 2009, Anderson contacted stained glass artist Steven Kelso and invited him to produce artwork for the album.[9][10] The pair produced a stained glass piece entitled "Dyerexus: The Zamran Glider", and made ten paintings and numerous drawings for The Songs of Zamran based on Anderson's ideas that he sent to Kelso via e-mail twice a week.[10] Kelso said the Dyerexus piece as the pinnacle of their collaboration.[11] Kelso and Anderson continued to work on the project through 2012, with artwork and featured videos posted on Anderson's website.[12]
Released material
"Sing to Me" (3:05) (2011/2013) (music: Jon Anderson & Jamie Dunlap; lyrics: Jon Anderson)[13]
"Untitled early demo" (2:00) (2013/2014) (music: Jon Anderson & Fritz Heede; lyrics: Jon Anderson)[14][15]
References
^"Interview With Jon Anderson of Yes from 2001 (by Gary Hill)". musicstreetjournal.com. 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^"Yes - Jon's Back! (by Martin Hutchinson)". theboltonnews.co.uk. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^"Yes Singer Jon Anderson is Survivor". theclevelandsound.com. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ abc"Singing in the "World Studio" (by Howard Whitman)". technologytell.com. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^"Jon Anderson Still Working on Sequel to Olias of Sunhillow (by Sterling Whitaker)". ultimateclassicrock.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^"Zamran Experience and other Olias-related projects". bondegezou.co.uk. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ ab"Jon Anderson on Solo Reissues and 50 Years of 'The Yes Album' (by Ryan Reed)". UCR (ultimateclassicrock.com). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ abEwing, Jerry (14 January 2023). "Jon Anderson shares new trailers for Olias sequel Zamran". Loudersound. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^"The art of Steven Kelso". storenvy.com. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ ab"Thank You - Artistic Prophet Studios - 2009 -Year in Review (Steven Kelso)". dyerexus.blogspot.fr. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^"Year End Report - Artistic Prophet Studios (2010)". dyerexus.blogspot.fr. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^"End of the Year Report (2012) Artistic Prophet Studios". dyerexus.blogspot.fr. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^"Jon Anderson - Sing to Me (from Zamran Experience, 2013) (3:05)". YouTube. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^"Zamran (demo) by Jon Anderson & Fritz Heede (2:00)". YouTube. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^"ZAMRAN space sequence demo (2013)". chrisconrad.eu/animation.htm. 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
External links
Official website
How to Zamran (since 6 March 2009)
January 27, 2023
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The Songs of Zamran Son of Olias is the working title of a studio album by English singer songwriter Jon Anderson that has been in development since 2000 It will be a sequel to Anderson s solo debut Olias of Sunhillow 1976 a conceptual progressive rock album based on the story of four alien tribes and their journey to a new home after their planet is destroyed by a volcanic eruption Anderson performing in 2003 Contents 1 Background 2 Story 3 Artwork 4 Released material 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditAnderson s debut solo album Olias of Sunhillow was released in July 1976 by Atlantic Records In a 2001 interview he revealed that he had been working on the music for a sequel album for a year and was excited about the ideas that were being put down Anderson predicted the product would be ready for next summer but the release never occurred 1 In 2004 Anderson called for people who wished to collaborate with him on the project to contact him through his website Around the time Olias of Sunhillow was reissued by Wounded Bird Records in February 2006 Anderson announced that the title of the sequel would be The Songs of Zamran Son of Olias In July 2009 Anderson said that he had been working on the album for the past three years and that its potential for ideas had caused him to produce enough material for three albums He predicted that it may come out next year but this did not come into fruition 2 In 2011 Anderson hoped to have the first part released within a year but this did not happen By this time the album had grown to be 3 hours in length with most of the music having already been written but Anderson needed further time to work out how to recreate it correctly He announced the intention to produce an interactive album by releasing it in the form of an app which allows people to go on a journey to choose a new journey every time they open it up and hear it in a different way every time 3 Around this time Anderson had been working with three people based in Poland Canada and Brazil on the visual aspects 4 In late 2012 a website was launched on SevenDragons entitled the Zamran Experience which gave a preview of the album which was described as an interactive audio visual album In January 2013 Anderson said the album was still in development and that he had the ingredients but I haven t put it in the oven yet He confirmed that he had invited musicians from various parts of the world collaborate with him online and put the album s delay down to commitments to other projects and the difficulty in finding the right narrative for The Songs of Zamran Anderson had rewritten the story for the album five times 5 Development continued in 2014 6 and in February 2021 Anderson said the album was now up to about two hours of music and had multiple versions of every song recorded for it He is still unsure on how to present the album 7 In March 2022 Anderson revealed that the album will contain four sections with a total running time of over 4 hours He had finished the first two and was faced with the task of working out the story interwoven between the layers 8 The next update was issued in January 2023 with the release of two separate trailer videos posted on his Facebook and YouTube channels amounting to 10 minutes of music The artwork was produced by Jim Higgins and the videography by Mick Byrne 8 Story EditThe Songs of Zamran will be based on the creation of the structure of the planet Earth and how the planet works with references to crystal streams and ley lines He continued At each juncture you find about more about the mysteries of the planet earth and then more about the mysteries of the human condition and then more about the inter dimensional condition of this planet and how many inter dimensional beings are out there that we don t see And then of course the extension of that is the inter galactic people that we don t see 4 Anderson also hinted that the story may cover the idea that mother Earth is an almighty computer 7 4 Artwork EditIn 2009 Anderson contacted stained glass artist Steven Kelso and invited him to produce artwork for the album 9 10 The pair produced a stained glass piece entitled Dyerexus The Zamran Glider and made ten paintings and numerous drawings for The Songs of Zamran based on Anderson s ideas that he sent to Kelso via e mail twice a week 10 Kelso said the Dyerexus piece as the pinnacle of their collaboration 11 Kelso and Anderson continued to work on the project through 2012 with artwork and featured videos posted on Anderson s website 12 Released material Edit Sing to Me 3 05 2011 2013 music Jon Anderson amp Jamie Dunlap lyrics Jon Anderson 13 Untitled early demo 2 00 2013 2014 music Jon Anderson amp Fritz Heede lyrics Jon Anderson 14 15 References Edit Interview With Jon Anderson of Yes from 2001 by Gary Hill musicstreetjournal com 2001 Retrieved 13 February 2016 Yes Jon s Back by Martin Hutchinson theboltonnews co uk 31 July 2009 Retrieved 14 February 2016 Yes Singer Jon Anderson is Survivor theclevelandsound com 30 August 2011 Retrieved 13 February 2016 a b c Singing in the World Studio by Howard Whitman technologytell com 1 June 2011 Retrieved 7 February 2016 Jon Anderson Still Working on Sequel to Olias of Sunhillow by Sterling Whitaker ultimateclassicrock com 3 January 2013 Retrieved 7 February 2016 Zamran Experience and other Olias related projects bondegezou co uk 13 February 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2016 a b Jon Anderson on Solo Reissues and 50 Years of The Yes Album by Ryan Reed UCR ultimateclassicrock com 19 February 2021 Retrieved 20 February 2021 a b Ewing Jerry 14 January 2023 Jon Anderson shares new trailers for Olias sequel Zamran Loudersound Retrieved 14 January 2023 The art of Steven Kelso storenvy com 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2016 a b Thank You Artistic Prophet Studios 2009 Year in Review Steven Kelso dyerexus blogspot fr 29 December 2009 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Year End Report Artistic Prophet Studios 2010 dyerexus blogspot fr 16 December 2010 Retrieved 8 February 2016 End of the Year Report 2012 Artistic Prophet Studios dyerexus blogspot fr 15 November 2012 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Jon Anderson Sing to Me from Zamran Experience 2013 3 05 YouTube 2 April 2013 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Zamran demo by Jon Anderson amp Fritz Heede 2 00 YouTube 3 June 2014 Retrieved 9 February 2016 ZAMRAN space sequence demo 2013 chrisconrad eu animation htm 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2016 External links EditOfficial website How to Zamran since 6 March 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Songs of Zamran Son of Olias amp oldid 1133628914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
