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Wat mij betreft het beste PROG-album uit 2016.

Geweldig gezongen en gespeeld, en uiteraard weer prachtige teksten van Jon Anderson.
Jammer dat er nooit een vervolg is gekomen in hun samenwerking.



Invention of Knowledge is a studio album by Anderson/Stolt, a musical collaboration formed by singer-songwriters and musicians Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt. It was released on 24 June 2016 by InsideOutMusic. The project originated in 2014 after Anderson had performed with Stolt on a progressive rock-themed cruise, and the two decided to record an album. The recording process involved Anderson recording ideas in demo form in California and sending them online to Stolt in Sweden, who would develop music based on them. Invention of Knowledge was recorded in Sweden by several musicians, including Tom Brislin, Daniel Gildenlöw, and members of Stolt's band The Flower Kings.

Invention of Knowledge received some positive reviews from critics. It charted in several countries, and reached number 58 on the UK Albums Chart. Anderson and Stolt discussed the idea of performing the album live on tour, but no tour for the album was mounted. As of 2023, the collaboration between the two artists appears to have concluded and no further releases are planned.

Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician, formerly of the progressive rock band Yes, and Stolt is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter of The Flower Kings and Transatlantic. Stolt's record company owner, Thomas Waber of InsideOutMusic, a German independent record label, suggested that he work with Anderson roughly "four or five years ago", but it did not materialise. Stolt was a fan of Yes music, and Anderson had been one of his long time favourite musicians. The two first met in February 2014 when Anderson performed at Progressive Nation at Sea, a progressive rock-themed cruise voyage, with Stolt and members of Transatlantic as Anderson's backing band performing several Yes songs. The following day, Waber talked to Stolt and felt it was the right time to collaborate with Anderson. Said Stolt, "So it just went from there."


Track listing:

"Invention of Knowledge" (22:52)
No. Title   Writer(s)        Length
1. "Invention"  Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt    9:41
2. "We Are Truth"  Anderson, Dan Spollen       6:41
3. "Knowledge"  Anderson, Campbell, Stolt      6:30

"Knowing" (17:48)
No. Title   Writer(s)        Length
4. "Knowing"  Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Stolt     10:31
5. "Chase and Harmony" Anderson, Ducharme       7:17

"Everybody Heals" (13:09)
No. Title   Writer(s)        Length
6. "Everybody Heals" Anderson, Stolt, Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape 7:36
7. "Better by Far"  Anderson, Spollen       2:03
8. "Golden Light"  Anderson, Stolt, Campbell, Cowell, Maslivec, Snape   3:30

"Know..." (11:13)
No. Title   Writer(s)        Length
9. "Know..."  Anderson, Ducharme, Stolt      11:10




Personnel:

Jon Anderson – lead and backing vocals, synthesiser, percussion
Roine Stolt – electric guitar, acoustic guitars, Dobro, Portuguese guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Tom Brislin – Yamaha C7 grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers
Lalle Larsson – grand piano, synthesizer
Jonas Reingold – bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael Stolt – bass guitar, Moog bass
Felix Lehrmann – drums
Daniel Gildenlöw – backing vocals
Nad Sylvan – backing vocals
Anja Obermayer – backing vocals
Maria Rerych – backing vocals
Kristina Westas – backing vocals