Avtor: Aleš Podbrežnik
Na sceno prihaja duo Dukes of the Orient za katerim stojita dva vrhunska in renomirana glasbenika in sicer vokalist in multi-instrumentalist John Payne (Asia, Asia Featuring John Payne, GPS) ter klaviaturist Erik Norlander (Last In Line, Lana Lane), ki sta po desetih letih skupnega ustvarjanja, naposled le spravila skupaj istoimenski studijski prvenec.
Duo je povabil na albumu kopico izvrstnih glasbenikov, med njimi so to kitaristi Jeff Kollman (Cosmosquad, Glenn Hughes…), Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, Asia), Moni Scaria ter Bruce Bouillet ter bobnar Jay Schellen (Unruly Child, Asia). Payne je ob vokalu prispeval bas kitare, ritem ter solo kitaro in obenem poskrbel za produkcijo albuma.
Seznam na albumu Dukes of the Orient je sledeč:
2. Strange Days
3. Amor Vincit Omnia
4. Time Waits For No One
5. A Sorrow’s Crown
6. Fourth Of July
7. Seasons Will Change
8. Give Another Reason
STUDIO: ADA Recording Studios (Las Vegas, NV), Think Tank Media (Placerville, CA) and Ocean Studios (Burbank, CA)
RECORDED BY: John Payne and Erik Norlander
MIXED BY: John Payne
MASTERED BY: Joe Bozzi
BAND MEMBERS: John Payne (vocals, bass, guitars) and Erik Norlander (keyboards)
