1 Hotel Splendour
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
4:41
2 Forget-Me-Not
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
8:26
3 Candles Still Flicker In Romania's Dark
Written-By Bates
4:35
4 Pigalle
Written-By Bruford, Bates
6:31
5 Temple Of The Winds
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Harries
5:00
6 Nerve
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
6:09
7 Splashing Out
Written-By Bates, Ballamy
5:23
8 All Heaven Broke Loose
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
9:23
Bonus Tracks
9 Libreville
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
7:54
10 Pilgrim's Way
Written-By Bruford, Ballamy
8:01
Recorded: January & February 1991, CMP Studios, Zerkall, Germany
Bill Bruford's Earthworks
Bill Bruford - acoustic & electronic drums
Iain Ballamy - saxophone
Django Bates - trumpet, Eb peck horn, keyboards
Tim Harries - acoustic & electric basses
Package comes with promotional bonus CD "An Introduction to Winterfold Records"
The music of Bill Bruford's Earthworks on this CD is quite unusual. The multi-themed originals feature top-notch playing by the quartet (Bruford on drums and electronic percussion, Django Bates on keyboards, peck horn and trumpet, Iain Ballamy on reeds and bassist Tim Harries) that looks toward Ornette Coleman; at times (Ballamy's tenor sometimes recalls Dewey Redman) while traveling its own singular path. Full of unpredictability, subtle mood changes, touches of eccentric funk and a surprisingly creative use of electronic rhythms here and there, Bruford's band plays intense but sometimes melancholy and introspective music. Recommended.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic |
