The Kundalini Target

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The Kundalini Target
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Studio album by
Released9 February 2009
Recorded2008
Label Moseley Shoals Records
Producer Steve Cradock

The Kundalini Target is the debut solo album from Ocean Colour Scene member and Paul Weller collaborator Steve Cradock released in February 2009. [1] The album was recorded by Cradock at Paul Weller's Black Barn recording studio in Surrey [2] with Cradock playing most of the instrumentation on the album [3] with contributions from Paul Weller, [4] backing vocals from Cradock's wife Sally [5] together with additional production by former Talk Talk Bass player Paul Webb. [6] Steve Cradock recently described the genesis of the album as thus: It started with me trying to write a song for my two kids. I wanted to write something that wasn’t too sweet or saccharine and I think I managed that. The album just kind of grew from there [5] The art work was designed by Sally Cradock who also runs the record label and Kundalini Music

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME (3/10) [9]

Track listing

All songs were written, produced and performed by Cradock, with the exception of 'Something Better' which was written by Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann.

  1. Something Better
  2. The Apple
  3. Running Away
  4. You Paint Your Picture
  5. On and On
  6. The Clothes They Stood Up In
  7. Still Trying
  8. It's Transcendental
  9. Ask The Sound
  10. Beware Of Falling Rocks
  11. Kundalini's Target

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
Position
UK Albums Chart [10] 114

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