Isle of Grain (album)

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Isle of Grain
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Studio album by
Released2008
Recorded London
Genre Alternative rock
Experimental music
Spoken word
Drone music
Fusion (music)
Label White Heat Records
Producer Andrew Blick, Daniel Patrick Quinn
One More Grain chronology
Pigeon English
(2007)
Isle of Grain
(2008)

Isle of Grain is the second and final album by London-based experimental rock group One More Grain. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Daniel Patrick Quinn/Andrew Blick/Merek Cooper/Laurie Waller except where noted.

  1. "Confession Time" - 4:15
  2. "A Town Is What You Make It" - 4:20
  3. "Jon Hassellhoff" (Daniel Patrick Quinn/Andrew Blick/Dudu Froment/Gal Moore) - 5:21
  4. "Lad With A Balloon" - 3:46
  5. "Under Night Streets" (Daniel Patrick Quinn/Andrew Blick/Robin Blick/Dudu Froment/Laurie Waller) - 5:17
  6. "Having A Ball" - 3:13
  7. "Figure Of Eight" (Daniel Patrick Quinn/Andrew Blick/Dudu Froment/Gal Moore) - 4:55
  8. "Walking Off The Map" (Daniel Patrick Quinn/Andrew Blick/Robin Blick/Dudu Froment/Gal Moore) - 4:25

Personnel

Additional musicians

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References

  1. One More Grain - Isle of Grain Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 15 March 2023
  2. "One More Grain - Isle of Grain | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2023.