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)