Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill "In Disequilibrium"

Country: Sweden/UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021 (CD, digital)
Tracklist

1. In Disequilibrium, Part 1 (6:49) 

2. In Disequilibrium, Part 2 (9:31) 

3. In Disequilibrium, Part 3 (8:35) 

4. Gently (Step By Step), Part 1 (2:20) 

5. Gently (Step By Step), Part 2 (6:28) 

6. Gently (Step By Step), Part 3 (2:13) 

7. Gently (Step By Step), Part 4 (8:23) 

Total Time 44:19

Line-up

Peter Hammill (VDGG) - vocals

Katrine Amsler - keyboards and sound design

Klas Assarsson - marimba, vibes and other percussion

Luca Calabrese - trumpet

Axel Croné - bass, woodwinds, guitar and keyboards

Samuel Hällkvist - electric guitar

Mats Johansson - keyboards

Liesbeth Lambrecht - violin and viola

Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, O.R.k., Stick Men, Trey Gunn) - drums

Kjell Severinsson - drums 

Description/Reviews:

In Disequilibrium consists of two contrasting suites that flow with surging melodic themes, sinuous guitar, intricate arrangements for mallet instruments, sinuous woodwind, sumptuous orchestral detailing, organic textures, and bracing rhythmic counterpoints.

In fact, everything you would expect from one of the leading Scandinavian progressive rock chamber ensembles that effortlessly mixes tightly composed pieces with supple, free-ranging virtuosity.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

In Disequilibrium, part 1 (single edit)

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The Amorphous Androgynous & Peter Hammill "We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: fsoldigital
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 20, 2020 
Tracklist

1. We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal (12:22) 

2. Hymortality (3:53) 

3. Immortality Break (3:10) 

4. Physically I'm Here, Mentally Far, Far Away (4:18) 

5. Psych Recap (5:17) 

6. Synthony (11:22) 

Total Time 40:22

Line-up
The Amorphous Androgynous aka Garry Cobain & Brian Dougans (Future Sound of London)

   With
Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator) - vocals

Paul Weller - piano and guitar

Ray Fenwick (Spencer Davis Group / Ian Gillan Band) - lead guitar

Brian Hopper (Caravan / Soft Machine) - sax

and many others 

Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir 

orchestral string section

Description/Reviews:

Opening with the 13 minute epic space prog rock of title track ‘We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal’ (written with Peter Hammill and Paul Weller) the themes of mortality and immortality are then musically and conceptually catapulted to the far flung corners of the AA sonic multiverse over 40+ minutes utilizing choir, moog, a live orchestral string section, piano, harp and a plethora of vintage synth all fed against a backdrop of classic rock and psych samplerdelia courtesy of the Amorphous Androgynous.

Space Odyssey like dystopian choirs and moog of ‘Hymortality’ crash full force into the Led Zep Bonham- like drums of ‘the Immortality Break’ before cascading down into the harp daydream reverie and minimoog space landings, choir and french romantic strings of ‘Physically I’m Here, Mentally Far, Far Away’

‘Psych Recap’ is all backwards voices and guitars / samplerdelia over pounding Tomorrow Never Knows era Beatles bass and drums with dislocated PETER HAMMILL psychedelic tripped out vocals while ‘Synthony On A Theme of Mortality’ builds from an almost Vangelis Bladerunner-esque vintage synthony of some of the themes of the original track (utilising the classic 70s Yamaha CS80 synth beloved of Vangelis))  before triumphantly soaring to lift-off atop a Pink Floyd-like female wailing aria (KENDRA FROST – vocals) against classic vintage guitar rock bringing the whole album to a triumphant ending.

Media/Samples
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Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill "In Amazonia"

Country: Sweden/UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: May 10, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Before You Know It (7:46)
2. Under The Current (4:46)
3. Aguirre (5:17)
4. This Is Where? (10:07)
5. The Day Is Done (9:05)
6. This Bird Has Flown (3:02)

Total Time 40:03

Line-up: 
Peter Hammill (VDGG) - vocals
Katrine Amsler - keyboards & electronics
Klas Assarsson - marimba, vibes & percussion
Luca Calabrese - trumpet
Axel Croné - bass & woodwinds
Samuel Hällkvist - guitar
Mats Johansson - keyboards
Liesbeth Lambrecht - violin & viola
Kjell Severinsson - drums & percussion
   With
Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Stick Men, Trey Gunn, O.R.k.) - electronic percussion
Xerxes Andrén - drums & percussion
Zhazira Ukeyeva - violin
Mette Gerdle - violin
Karin Nakagawa - 25-string koto, japanese vocals

Media/Samples 
Trailer

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Peter Hammill "From the Trees"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Fie! Records (FIE9138)
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: November 3, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. My Unintended (3:35)
2. Reputation (3:26)
3. Charm Alone (3:36)
4. What Lies Ahead (4:10)
5. Anagnorisis (2:56)
6. Torpor (3:44)
7. Milked (5:52)
8. Girl To The North Country (5:31)
9. On Deaf Ears (4:32)
10. The Descent (5:13)

Total Time 42:35

Line-up: 
Peter Hammill - vocals, instruments

Description/Reviews: 

Intelligent, well-crafted lyrics demand corresponding music and, as is to be expected with a Hammill album, there is no unequally yoked coupling here. The songs on From The Trees can stand with any of the "classic" stuff he did in the first / second acts of his performing career. 

Read the full review by Jim Christopulos at vandergraafgenerator.co.uk

Also read the review by Sid Smith at teamrock.com

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Peter Hammill "...all that might have been..."

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: November 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. In overview
2. The last time
3. Never wanted
4. As for him
5. Nowhere special
6. Piper Smile
7. Wanted to belong
8. This might....
9. Inklings, darling
10. Be careful
11. Alien Clock
12. Drifting through
13. Washed up
14. Rumpled sheets
15. Fool-proof
16. Can't get home
17. Washed away
18. Back road
19. The line goes dead
20. He turns away
21. Hooks

Line-up: 
Peter Hammill

Description/Reviews: 

The music is presented here in continuous form and is cinematic by design. As in a film, scenes move backward and forward in time and space and characters appear and disappear without much by way of explanation. The scenes have been formed by slashing apart the forms of the original songs with which I started the project and reassembling them into this new form. It's *not* music looking for an imaginary film, but more like a combination of screenplay and music at the same time.

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Peter Hammill and Gary Lucas “Other World”

Country: UK/USA
Sub Genre: Art Rock
Label: Esoteric Antenna
Release date: February 3, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Spinning Coins
2. Some Kind of Fracas
3. Of Kith & Kin
4. Cash
5. Built from Scratch
6. Attar of Roses
7. This is Showbiz
8. Reboot
9. Black Ice
10. The Kid
11. Glass
12. 2 Views
13. Means to an End
14. Slippery Slope

Line-up: 
Peter Hammill - vocals
Gary Lucas - guitars

Description/Reviews: 

Described by Peter as “something quite strange, but strangely powerful”, all the music on “Other World” has been created using nothing more than guitars and Hammill’s unique vocals. Songs and other worldly instrumental tracks create a sonic atmosphere that is unique and spellbinding. 

Links:
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