Other World (album)

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Otherworld
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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)
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The Ordeal of Civility
(2011)
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(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.

Peter Hammill British musician

Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter. He is a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer, he also plays guitar and piano. He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings and occasionally for other artists. In 2012, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the first Progressive Music Awards.

Gary Lucas is an American guitarist who was a member of Captain Beefheart's band. He formed the band Gods and Monsters in 1989.

Esoteric Recordings British music label

Esoteric Recordings is a UK independent record label specialising in 1970s progressive rock, folk, psychedelic, and jazz-rock reissues as part of Cherry Red Records. Its releases include both catalogue reissues and new works from artists who share a similar musical heritage.

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. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-07-20.