Other World (album)

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Otherworld
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)
RecordedJanuary–June 2013
Genre Progressive rock
Length59:51
Label Esoteric Recordings
Producer Peter Hammill, Gary Lucas
Peter Hammill chronology
Consequences
(2012)
Otherworld
(2014)
...All That Might Have Been...
(2014)
Gary Lucas chronology
The Ordeal of Civility
(2011)
Otherworld
(2014)
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Otherworld is a collaborative album by English singer Peter Hammill and American guitarist Gary Lucas. It was released in February 2014 by Esoteric Recordings.

Contents

Although on the album cover the title is spelled as "Other World", on Peter Hammill's official website Sofa Sound the title is spelled as one word, "Otherworld". [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Lucas and Peter Hammill.

  1. "Spinning Coins" – 2:54
  2. "Some Kind of Fracas" – 5:14
  3. "Of Kith & Kin" – 5:30
  4. "Cash" – 2:57
  5. "Built from Scratch" – 4:25
  6. "Attar of Roses" – 4:20
  7. "This Is Showbiz" – 3:05
  8. "Reboot" – 6:55
  9. "Black Ice" – 4:59
  10. "The Kid" – 4:16
  11. "Glass" – 3:27
  12. "2 Views" – 3:07
  13. "Means to an End" – 1:38
  14. "Slippery Slope" – 7:04

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom (2014). "Peter Hammill / Gary Lucas: Other World". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. "Sofa Sound". Sofa Sound. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.