Cat No:
TECD262
Release Date: 01 December 2014
Label: Talking Elephant
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5028479026227
Genres: Folk English Folk
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Description
Ashley Hutchings and the Albion Band, 1986 a new lineup was back to making solid albums. This lineup featured guitarist/singer Phil Beer (later of the duo Show of Hands), fiddler Martin Bell (later of The Wonder Stuff) and vocalist Cathy Lesurf (The Oysterband).
Lesurf's voice is a very full, piercing one, and she does make some wonderful contributions to this surprisingly strong recording, which is easily Hutchings' best of the eighties. Like other folkies, Hutchings embraced the new eighties sounds, so opener "Broomfield Hill" is a far cry from the seventies with its VERY current synth pads, hot lead guitar, gated thingies and riffery.
"Such a Paradise" is almost neo-psych, with exotic loud sounds and a rhythm that is definitely not UK folk-inspired. "Orion's Belt" finds Lesurf accompanied solely by an icy-sounding synth. And so it goes, a very slick-sounding collection of folk-influenced eighties rock, until we get to the massive suite that takes up most of side two, "The Task".
This is a long, linked set of songs and pieces about … the Buckinghamshire lace-making trade! That's right. And yes, it's somehow compelling and even moving! I'm not sure how this album did at the time, but I actually think it should be considered an important advancement in integrating traditional influences into modern production styles and sounds, without sounding forced. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Broomfield Hill
- 2. Such A Paradise
- 3. Vive L'Amour
- 4. Orion's Belt
- 5. The Ship
- 6. The Rose And The Rock
- 7. 'Til The Time We Meet Again
- 8. The Task
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Side 1
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