History
In 1994 Rob meet Nigel Voyle during the making of the second Cyan album Pictures From The Other Side, through a mutual friend (while working on a cover version of "I Know What I Like" by Genesis). Reed asked him to guest on one track for the new album but was so impressed that Nigel took over all the vocals on the album with Reed and female vocalist Christina Booth (previously known as Christina Murphy) on backing vocals.
Voyle had previously worked with the band, Just Good Friends, who were signed to Polydor and played at the Reading Rock Festival in 1983. Nigel was also invited to audition as Marillion’s new singer before Steve Hogarth was recruited. He is currently working as a session vocalist, producer and an actor with the Welsh National Opera.
Reed explains, "The writing for ‘Pictures From The Other Side’ took about three months. I then made demos of all the tracks with me singing and with all the instrumentation worked out which took another two months. Next we recorded and mixed finished versions of the tracks with Nigel’s vocals and other backing vocals and effects. We did up to eight different mixes of some tracks, and this took another four months. Finally we picked the best mixes and running order, got the cover sorted out, sent the whole lot to SI and hoped that they liked it! The CD was written and recorded at home.''
The closing track "Nosferatu" received radio play in Canada and Russia, mostly on dedicated prog rock stations, and more fans became interested in Cyan. Then came the demise of the Dutch SI label, leaving many bands stranded without a label, and the availability of the two Cyan albums become scarce. In late 1995 Rob was invited to work on a new project by the band, Fyreworks, who were signed to Festival Records (now F2 Records), who were very impressed with Reed's music. With new interest and a growing demand for Cyan, F2 Records approached Rob for permission to release a Cyan compilation CD. Reed wanted to make the music available again but to make it more interesting he felt that some of the tracks should be remixed and reworked. He did so during April 1997, and the compilation, simply called Remastered was officially released worldwide on July 21, 1997. By now Cyan fans were eager for more new material.
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