Andrew King & Brown Sierra, Thalassocracy
Epiphany Records EPIPHANY 05
(CD, 2008)
An
unashamedly "difficult" album, an experiment that includes field
recordings, Musique concrète, and home made tone generators,
the
70 minutes of which (consisting of 4 instrumentals, 6arranged songs and
1 unaccompanied song) adding up to what is probably the most
left-field album of traditional songs in existence! 12pages
lyric booklet.
Tracks:
1. HMS Advance 2:47 - 2. Nancy Of Yarmouth 7:05
- 3. Banks Of Green Willow 5:18
- 4. The Good
Luck Ship 4:01 - 5. Polly On The Shore 7:40
- 6.
HMS Resolution 3:37 - 7. Nelson’s Death
5:49
- 8. HMS Audacious 5:23 - 9. The
Captain’s
Apprentice 5:33 - 10. The Dark Eyed Sailor 5:00
- 11. The Bold Princess Royal 5:20
- 12. The
Bonnie Bunch Of Roses 8:30 - 13. HMS Defiant 4:21
Musicians:
Electronics, Effects – Andrew King (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13),
Paddy Collins (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13), Pia Gambardella (tracks: 1 to
6, 8 to 13); Mastered By – Hunter Barr; Recorded By
– Tony
Wakeford (tracks: 7, 10); Vocals – Andrew King (tracks: 2 to
5,
7, 9 to 12)
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