Essence

by A Guy Called Gerald

Essence cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 August 2000
  • Label: Studio !K7
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:15
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gerald Simpson's first album in five years, 'Essence' is his first song-based record, built around vocalists including Louise Rhodes of Lamb, Wendy Page and Lady Miss Kier. Begun in 1996 under the title 'Aquarius Rising' and finished in New York after an Island Records deal collapsed, its fifteen tracks move from drum and bass into downtempo soul, marking his shift from club forms toward songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, rhythmic, atmospheric, soulful, electronic

Tracklist

  1. The Universe (0:52)
  2. The First Breath (4:43)
  3. Humanity (5:04)
  4. Multiplies (3:15)
  5. Fever (Or A Flame) (5:04)
  6. Could You Understand (3:27)
  7. Alien Report (0:20)
  8. Glow (4:40)
  9. Beaches & Deserts (4:04)
  10. Final Call (3:12)
  11. I Make It (4:22)
  12. Universal Spirit (5:11)
  13. Hurry To Go Easy (3:45)
  14. Scale Circle (0:45)
  15. Landed (4:31)

Credits

  • Jennifer Neal - featuring, words by [spoken by]
  • Louise Rhodes - featuring, written-by, lyrics by
  • Wendy Page - featuring, written-by, lyrics by
  • David Simpson - featuring, written-by, lyrics by
  • Unknown Artist - featuring, lyrics by
  • Lady Kier - featuring, written-by, lyrics by
  • David Calderley - design [design chemistry]
  • Gary St. Clare - design [design chemistry]
  • ZG Management - management
  • Rainer Hosch - photography by [front cover photograph by]

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