Crossover (David Cross and Peter Banks album)
Crossover is an album by violinist David Cross and guitarist Peter Banks.[1][2]
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| Released | 17 January 2020[1] |
| Label | Noisy |
| Producer | Tony Lowe/David Cross |
Production
The album is based on violin and guitar improvisations recorded on the afternoon of 10 August 2010.[3] The two had met on a short joint tour in March 2006, featuring the David Cross Band and Peter Banks's Harmony in Diversity. Banks died in 2013 and Cross could not initially bring himself to return to the recordings. When he finally did, he worked with Tony Lowe and they invited in various musicians, largely with connections to Yes, of which Banks had been a member, or King Crimson, of which Cross had been a member. Additional parts were recorded in 2018/9.[4][1][5] Guest musicians were invited to "interpret the music as freely and creatively as" they wished.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock to a Hard Place" | David Cross/Peter Banks | 9:12 |
| 2. | "Upshift" | Cross/Banks | 8:21 |
| 3. | "The Smile Frequency" | Cross/Banks | 5:17 |
| 4. | "The Work Within" | Cross/Banks | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Missing Time" | Cross/Banks | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Plasma Drive" | Cross/Banks | 6:05 |
| 7. | "Laughing Strange" | Cross/Banks | 7:23 |
| 8. | "Crossover" | Cross/Banks | 4:40 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
- David Cross – violin
- Peter Banks – guitar
- Geoff Downes – keyboards (1)
- Tony Kaye – Hammond organ (2, 7)
- Oliver Wakeman – Rhodes piano (2, 3, 6), grand piano (2), Moog synthesizer (2, 6), synthesizer (3), strings (6), organ (6)
- Tony Lowe – additional bass, keys and string parts
- Billy Sherwood – bass (2, 6)
- Jeremy Stacey – drums (1, 7)
- Jay Schellen – drums (2)
- Pat Mastelotto – drums (6), drum synth (6)
- Randy Raine-Reusch – world instruments (3)
- Andy Jackson – sound effects (4)
Production
- Produced by Lowe/Cross
- Adrian Benavides: sonic manipulation (6)
- Mastered by Mike Pietrini
- Artwork by Michael Inns
See also
References
- "David Cross & Peter Banks: Crossover, CD".
- "Out Now: David Cross and Peter Banks 'Crossover,' a Collaborative LP from King Crimson and Yes Icons (Listen)". 24 January 2020.
- "Various Yes members featured on new collaborative album by late Yes guitarist Peter Banks". ABC News Radio.
- Crossover (noisy 010) liner notes by David Cross
- "Review: Crossover", by Kris Needs, Prog, issue 105, January 2020, p. 100
- "Various Yes members featured on new collaborative album by late Yes guitarist Peter Banks". KTLO LLC.