Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of Asia newest live CD/DVD package entitled High Voltage Live on August 22nd in Europe and August 26th in North America.
Recorded on the 24th July 2010 at the inaugural High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London, this ASIA live CD / DVD captures the band, in the original line-up (featuring Steve Howe on guitar), performing classic material from the 80’s, plus songs from the first two albums of its reunion, Phoenix and Omega.
The show was performed to an enthusiastic festival crowd, ready to hear Asia’s eponymous debut album – the world’s biggest selling album of 1982 – performed in its entirety for the first time in Europe. In fact, this remains the only video document of the original line-up performing the debut album in full.
This live CD / DVD is an irreplaceable companion to the original studio album and the reunion that saw the original members of Asia return to and stay at the top of their game, this time in front of a ‘home audience’.
High Voltage Live will be released in a glossy digi-pack CD / DVD digi-pack format with Roger Dean artwork and the track listing includes:
Tracklists for both CD & DVD:
Only Time Will Tell
Wildest Dreams
One Step Closer
An Extraordinary Life
Time Again
Cutting it Fine
Without You
I Believe
Here Comes the Feeling
Sole Survivor
Heat of the Moment
Asia are on tour at the moment promoting their newest album Gravitas. Tour dates can be found here.
http://originalasia.com/tour-dates-2/
With the release of Gravitas coming soon, Asia have just released a video for what John Wetton called the soul of the album, the track Valkyrie. Watch and enjoy!
Asia, the legendary British band, moves into the next phase of its extraordinary career with Gravitas, a brave new album that explores different musical landscapes while embracing its familiar musical past. Produced and written by band members John Wetton and Geoff Downes, Gravitas is deeply introspective within a clearly accessible sound. The album also introduces the world to Asia’s new guitarist, Sam Coulson, who came at the recommendation of Mr. Big’s Paul Gilbert.
Scheduled for release on Frontiers Records on March 5th (Japan); March 21st (Europe); and March 25th(North America), the album will be available in two configurations: a standard CD and a Deluxe Edition, that will include two bonus tracks and a DVD containing the Valkyrie music video, a promotional film, and footage of classic live Asia tracks such as Heat of the Moment, recorded with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria.
“Pure, unadulterated and stereotypical Asia, with raw energy, enthusiasm and free from impurities,” says John Wetton. “ It conveys the spectrum of emotion and colour from real life agonies to ecstatic fantasy of escapism. Great songs, fabulous performance. Gravitas is Asia by Asia. At last.”
“With the addition of Sam it allowed us to take the band in a slightly different, and perhaps tougher, direction.” says Carl Palmer. “He brings a different feel to Asia with his guitar work. As a band we have been able to grow, while at the same time, remain true to the classic Asia sound that our fans know and love.”
Gravitas tracklist:
1. Valkyrie
2. Gravitas
3. The Closer I Get fo You
4. Nyctophobia
5. Russian Dolls
6. Heaven Help Me Now
7. I Would Die for You
8. Joe Di Maggio’s Glove
9. Till We Meet Again
10. The Closer I Get fo You (acoustic bonus)
11. Joe Di Maggio’s Glove (acoustic bonus)
Asia will embark on a world tour starting in June, and set to include Japan, UK, Europe, Canada and the United States.
Asia website: http://www.originalasia.com/index.php
Asia tour date list: http://originalasia.com/tour-dates-2/
