Modular People

Tame Impala's skins man, Jay Watson, delivers a prog-centric tribute to seminal noisemakers and personal favourites, Yes. Stick around for the fourth and final mixtape, next week.

Tracklist
1. Yes - "Close to the Edge" from the album Close to the Edge
"I don't like to muck around, I'm going to throw you all deep into the greatest piece of 21st century composition (according to me and countless long-haired nerds everywhere). Title track of the 1972 classic. Bill Brufords swansong. Boundary pushing."

2. Yes - "Roundabout" from the album Fragile
"Track 1, previous album. A stomping blue-sky pop gem (one of their few seventies hit singles) with both folk and fuzzed out riffs. Guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire and keyboardist Rick Wakeman excel at wailing groovily. Sick harmonies."

3. Yes - "The Gates of Delirium" from the album Relayer
"First track off Relayer, the first post-Wakeman album. New man jazz nerd Patrick Moraz brings a brilliantly epic touch to the keyboard proceedings. First 10 minutes are intense prog buffoonery before exploding into a devastatingly triumphant 5/4 mid section.

4. Yes - "And You And I" from the album Close to the Edge
"Second side of Close to the Edge. Yes at their most sublime."

5. Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart" from the album 90125
"Cheesy 80's Yes. I think it's hilarious, stupid and brilliant all at the same time. My buddy's current ringtone. Complete with synth-orch hits and a badass modulation into the triumphant outro."

So there you go. My mixtape is entirely made out of Yes. All of you internet-commenting ball-chefs can go on about how Yes suck for the next 2 weeks, but you won't faze me.