Quantum Jump Discography of CDs

Quantum Jump albums Anyone coming to this after hearing Rupert Hine's 1973 solo album Unfinished Picture and expecting more of the same would have been in for something of a shock. Having recorded some of the most bewitching, if often downright perplexing, art rock of the period, Hine clearly decided he needed an urgent injection of funk. Yet though the first three tracks of Quantum Jump's debut album throw all the right shapes -- slapped bass, bongoes, horn interjections, falsetto harmonies -- Hine's art rock sensibilities hadn't been entirely jettisoned. The first clue comes with the ominous synth chords of standout track "No American Starship," which also provides the first indication that all involved had been listening more ...

Quantum Jump music CDs By the time Quantum Jump came to record their second album a full three years had elapsed, during which time guitarist Mark Warner had jumped ship and leader Rupert Hine had exorcised his passion for jazz-rock and funk. Warner was never fully replaced, although violist and guitarist Geoffrey Richardson joined his old ex-Caravan colleague John G. Perry as an auxiliary member, while Simon Jeffes added some characteristically wry arrangements for his Penguin Cafe String Ensemble (as they were credited on the sleeve). In every way, Barracuda is a superior album to the band's debut. No longer is there the sense of a band building songs around borrowed styles. And perhaps most striking of all is Hine's ...