In conversation with Paul K Joyce about his contributions to the new Yes album, Aurora - 718

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius This week we spoke to Paul K Joyce who has contributed orchestrations to the new Yes album, Aurora. This is the third Yes album he has been involved with after helping the band create the wonderful aural landscapes of The Quest and Mirror to the Sky. He tells us about how the decisions came about, how many of the songs on Aurora feature orchestra and how the Czech National Symphony Orchestra went about recording the tracks, with him in the recording booth. As always, it was a fascinating conversation with someone who is both intimately connected with the newest Yes music and is also a huge Yes fan himself. There is also time for Mark to give us some great feedback on the Record Store Day release of Tales From Topographic Tours. How many songs on the forthcoming album have orchestral augmentation? Who made the decisions on what to put where? What was it like working with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra?