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Relayer

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Relayer is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Vangelis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Return to Forever and Tomorrow. Those roots explain a lot about how Relayer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as After Crying, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Relayer, reaching back through Vangelis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Relayer is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in the UK on 29 November 1974 and in the US on 5 December 1974 by Atlantic Records. After keyboardist Rick Wakeman left the group in May 1974 over disagreements with the band's direction following their double concept album Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973), Yes entered rehearsals as a four-piece in Buckinghamshire. They auditioned several musicians, including Greek keyboardist and composer Vangelis, before settling with Swiss musician Patrick Moraz of Refugee who incorporated elements of funk and jazz fusion to the album. Relayer is formed of three tracks, with "The Gates of Delirium" on side one and "Sound Chaser" and "To Be Over" on side two. This was the only studio release to feature Moraz on keyboards.

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Relayer grew out of Vangelis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Return to Forever and Tomorrow, shares an orbit with After Crying. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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