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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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