Another emphatic, powerful and technically excellent production from Peter Hammill.
More rocky than PH7 or Silent Corner and the Empty Stage, less techno than Sittings Targets, this recording smooths a path between the '70s and the '80s.
The lyrics are searching, poetic, psychological.
It is difficult to choose a highlight: the hypnotic "Fogwalking" makes an instant impression, while the multipart "Flight" spans all aspects and facets of Hammill's talents: from gentle through loud and brash and back to gentle again, studded with the inimicable sax of David Jackson.
The multipart piece is one of Hammill's trademarks: he takes a lyrical theme and expands it, story-like, through several short, connected pieces.
Another good example of this type is "Headlong Stretch" on Roaring Forties.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
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| 1 | Golden PromisesPeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Losing Faith in WordsPeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Jargon KingPeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | FogwalkingPeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The SpiritPeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | In Slow TimePeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The WipePeter Hammill | Peter Hammill | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Flight | Peter Hammill | Play | 19:36 | 44 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
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| 1 | Peter Hammill | Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |