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Oblivion Sun is the brainchild of Frank Wyatt and Stanley Whitaker,
founding members of 70's Arista recording artists of Happy The Man. HTM
reformed in 1999 to headline Nearfest 2000 and they released their first
CD in almost 25 years, "The Muse Awakens" in 2004. Last year, Frank and
Stan recognized the difficulty in getting together to work on new HTM
music due to personal schedules and proximity. They had amassed an
abundance of material that they feared would never get recorded if they
waited for HTM to record it. It was out of this reality that they began
recording the soon to be released duo project "Pedal Giant Animals". The
PGA project, with guest musicians Chris Mack and Pete Princiotto, became
the seed for a new band...Oblivion Sun.
Oblivion Sun comfortably crosses many genres while staying true to their
progressive roots. If the first batch of OS tunes are any indication,
this is a band that's not afraid to get downright funky at times and
throw down some serious rock grooves and even improv!. Expect a good
deal of vocal content as well! Fear not, this is still prog and fans of
HTM's lush arrangements will not be disappointed!
The ensemble features the compositional and performance skills of all
five musicians: Stan Whitaker on guitar and vocals, Frank Wyatt on
keyboards and sax, Chris Mack on drums, Dave DeMarco on bass and Bill
Plummer on keyboards who also offers his engineering and production
skills.
Together, Oblivion Sun have created a powerful, dynamic sound that is
sure to satisfy all prog fans, young and old alike. The band is poised
to quickly establish itself as a forerunner in the ongoing evolution of
progressive music.
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