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From his early days with avant-garde art-rockers like Slapp Happy and Faust to his later incarnation as a quirky singer-songwriter, Blegvad has always mixed a natural tunefulness with a taste for the bizarre. His solo recordings have grown succesively more "conventional"-sounding, and HANGMAN'S HILL continues the trend, but an artist as deeply, wonderfully twisted as Blegvad could never be less than original. Though the music here is in a relatively straightforward pop-rock vein, Blegvad's strange, often macabre lyrical concerns and stylized, Dylanesque delivery make for an appealing blend of grit and gravy. From the fatalism of "Loss to Mourn" and the title cut to the barbed sociological observations of "Dog," Blegvad serves up some tasty food for thought.
Recorded at Studio Midi Pyrenees, Chalabre, France.
Peter Blegvad Trio: Peter Blegvad (vocals, guitar, clarinet); John Greaves (bass, keyboards); Chris Cutler (drums).
Personnel: Peter Blegvad (vocals, guitar, clarinet); Bob Drake (vocals, guitar, percussion); Chris Stamey, Adam Phillips (guitar); B.J. Cole (lap steel guitar); John Greaves, Geraint Watkins (keyboards); Chris Cutler (drums).
Audio Mixer: Bob Drake.
Recording information: Modern Recording, Chapel Hill, NC; Studio Midi Pyrenees, Chalabre, France; Wolf Studios, Brixton, England.
Additional personnel: Bob Drake (vocals, guitar, percussion); Kristoffer Blegvad (vocals); Adam Phillips, Chris Stamey (guitar); B.J. Cole (pedal & lap steel guitars); Geraint Watkins (keyboards).Q (3/99, p.92) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...it blossoms with every play....a lyrical, humanistic blues glittering with mystery..."
Mojo (Publisher) (7/99, p.102) - "...the album unfolds [revealing] a host of gentle surprises....A personable and often profound collection from an artist who rarely fails to enchant." Hangman's Hill Music | List Price | $17.97 (You save $2.68) | | Category | Rock Albums, Jazz CDs, Instrumental, Rock/Pop, Experimental Rock | | Label | Rer | | Orig Year | 1998 | | All Time Sales Rank |  151760  | | CD Universe Part number | 1066589 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 22, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Bob Drake | | Engineer | Bob Drake | | Personnel | Peter Blegvad - vocals, guitar, clarinet
Also: B.J. Cole, Geraint Watkins, Adam Phillips, Chris Stamey, Bob Drake, Kristoffer Blegvad, John Greaves, John Greaves, Chris Cutler |
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