Van der Graaf Generator frontman Peter Hammill and former
Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band guitarist Gary Lucas are gearing up for
the launch of a collaborative album entitled Other World, which they describe as “warped folk music.” View their trailer video below.
The 14-track record will appear on February 3 via Esoteric Recordings – and comes 40 years after the pair first met.
Hammill explains how they started work in 2012: “We didn’t exactly
have a grand plan about what we were about to attempt. He told me he had
pieces which might be worth working on, and I’d prepared some looped
pieces. We probably thought we’d have done well if we managed to get an
EP out of the session.”
But he continues: “From the first note it became clear we were on
exactly the same wavelength, and after a couple of days we knew we had
the makings of an album. We’ve ended up with something quite strange but
strangely powerful.”
American-born Lucas, who’d always had an interest in English prog music, admits he bought VdGG’s 1969 album The Aerosol Grey Machine
solely because of its artwork. But he adds: “I fell in love with it and
played it to death for my radio show listeners and my friends.” He took
advantage of a working trip to Europe in 1973 to visit the UK and
caught Hammill’s solo show in Aylesbury, supported by Phil Collins and
Peter Banks in Zox And The Radar Boys.
The pair became friends, and Lucas returned to the UK for VdGG’s
reunion show in London in 2005. The rekindling of their friendship led,
at long last, to Other World. Lucas reports: “Having worked
closely with many great artists and vocalists including Don Van Vilet
and Jeff Buckley, I can say Peter is right up there as a creative
partner and collaborator. The result to my ears is –– well, just listen
for yourself!”
Genre: Progressive Rock
Country: UK | USA
Year: 2014
Audio codec: MP3
Riptype: tracks
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Playtime: 00:59:58
Size: 139 MB
Tracklist:
01 – Spinning Coins [00:02:54]
02 – Some Kind Of Fracas [00:05:14]
03 – Of Kith & Kin [00:05:30]
04 – Cash [00:02:57]
05 – Built From Scratch [00:04:25]
06 – Attar Of Roses [00:04:20]
07 – This Is Showbiz [00:03:05]
08 – Reboot [00:06:55]
09 – Black Ice [00:04:59]
10 – The Kid [00:04:16]
11 – Glass [00:03:27]
12 – 2 Views [00:03:07]
13 – Means To An End [00:01:38]
14 – Slippery Slope [00:07:04]
