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4.0 out of 5 stars A must for Happy the Man fans, Amazon.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oblivion Sun is the brainchild of Frank Wyatt and Stanley Whitaker, founding members of 70\u2019s Arista recording artists Happy The Man. HTM reformed in 1999 to headline Nearfest 2000, and they released their first CD in almost 25 years, \u201cThe Muse Awakens\u201d in 2004.<\/p>\n

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 from this reality that they began recording the duo project, \u201cPedal Giant Animals\u201d. The PGA project, with guest musicians Chris Mack and Pete Princiotto, became the seed for a new band\u2026Oblivion Sun. Eventually, the band would undergo several member changes, with Bill Plummer playing keys alongside Frank for a while, three different bassists, including Keith Macsoud and Dave DeMarco, before settling in with David Hughes at that spot, and three different drummers until Bill Brasso claimed the throne for good.<\/p>\n

Oblivion Sun comfortably crosses many genres while staying true to their progressive roots. This is a band that\u2019s not afraid to get downright funky at times and throw down some serious rock grooves. Expect a good deal of vocal content as well! Fear not, this is still progressive rock, and fans of HTM\u2019s lush arrangements will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n

The ensemble features the compositional and performance skills of four musicians: Stan Whitaker on guitar and vocals, Frank Wyatt on keyboards and reeds, Bill Brasso on drums, and David Hughes on bass and vocals.<\/p>\n

Together, Oblivion Sun have created a powerful, dynamic sound that is sure to satisfy all prog fans, young and old alike. The band quickly established itself as a forerunner in the ongoing evolution of progressive music. In January 2013, the band released their sophomore effort, entitled The High Places<\/a>, to rave reviews in rock and progressive magazines. This tour de force maintains the band\u2019s instrumental progressive roots while expanding their vocal repertoire.<\/p>\n

Oblivion Sun headlined the U.S. progressive rock festival RoSfest in 2010, and in 2013 headlined at ProgDay (North Carolina) and the New Jersey ProgHouse. No longer performing live, the musicians have been collaborating with Frank on his Zeitgeist project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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OBLIVION SUN
\nORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: APR 21, 2007
\nFrank Wyatt \/ keyboards, saxophones
\nStanley Whitaker \/ vocals, guitars
\nBill Plummer \/ keyboards, Moog synthesiser
\nDave DeMarco \/ bass guitar
\nChris Mack\/drums<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Produced and arranged\u00a0by Oblivion Sun
\nRecorded at Dragon Crossing\u00a0and Crafty Hands Studios
\nMixed, Engineered, and Mastered by Bill Plummer
\nAdditional engineering by Frank Wyatt
\nCover photo by Stephen Maka
\nOS Logo by Duane Regula<\/p>\n

\u00a9 \u24df 2007 Crafty Hands Music, ASCAP, all rights reserved<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[7256],"product_cat":[4,17],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-370","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-prophase-music","product_cat-compactdisc","product_cat-_prophase","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nBuy Oblivion Sun | Oblivion Sun | CD at Hostile City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experience the captivating sound of Oblivion Sun progressive rock, a masterpiece worthy of 2007. 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