The Hour of Bewilderbeast

by Badly Drawn Boy

The Hour of Bewilderbeast cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 June 2000
  • Label: Twisted Nerve
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:03:25
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Winner of the Mercury Prize, 'The Hour of Bewilderbeast' is an eclectic, sprawling masterpiece of lo-fi chamber pop. Damon Gough layers incredibly melodic, intricate acoustic arrangements with quirky field recordings, creating a mellow and deeply melancholic autumnal record.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, conceptual, lo-fi, melodic, folk, acoustic, orchestral, piano

Tracklist

  1. The Shining (5:18)
  2. Everybody's Stalking (3:39)
  3. Bewilder (3:30)
  4. Fall in a River (2:17)
  5. Camping Next to Water (3:50)
  6. Stone on the Water (3:58)
  7. Another Pearl (4:27)
  8. Body Rap (0:45)
  9. Once Around the Block (4:04)
  10. This Song (1:32)
  11. Bewilderbeast (3:30)
  12. Magic in the Air (3:43)
  13. Cause a Rockslide (5:55)
  14. Pissing in the Wind (4:19)
  15. Blistered Heart (1:50)
  16. Disillusion (5:19)
  17. Say It Again (4:41)
  18. Epitaph (3:50)

Credits

  • Andy Votel - artwork, design, Arranged By, Co-producer, Effects, Piano, Drum Programming, Sampler [Strings], Keyboards, Sampler
  • Richard Mulhearn - photography by
  • Badly Drawn Boy - vocals, written-by, producer, Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Arranged By [Strings], Electric Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Slide Guitar, Tambourine, Organ [Solo], Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Machine, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Harp, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Effects, Harmonica, Keyboards [Lead], Cymbal, Organ, Percussion, Whistling
  • Matt McGeever - Cello
  • Andrea Wright - Co-producer [Assisted], Engineer [Assisted]
  • Ken Nelson - Co-producer, Engineer
  • Sam Morris - French Horn, Bass, Keyboards [Distorted]
  • Ian Smith - Vibraphone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion
  • Joe Robinson - Co-producer, Engineer, Effects [Sound F-x], Drum Programming, Recorded By, Co-producer [End Section], Engineer [End Section], Theremin
  • Martin Desai - Mixed By
  • The Away Team - Co-producer, Engineer
  • Adrian Dacre - Drums
  • Sean Kelly - Drums
  • Alfie - Handclaps
  • Damon Gough - Handclaps
  • Ian Rainford - Handclaps
  • Jimi Goodwin - Bass
  • Barney Herbert - Co-producer [Assisted], Engineer [Assisted]
  • Gary Wilkinson - Co-producer, Engineer, Keyboards [Extra], Drum Programming, Keyboards, Noises [Sirens]
  • Andy Williams - Drums
  • Jez Williams - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar
  • Martin Rebelski - Keyboards, Clavinet, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]
  • Paul Taylor - Arranged By [Strings]
  • Derrick Santini - Handclaps
  • Sophie Williams - Handclaps
  • Spencer Birtwistle - Drums
  • Clare Hewitt - Backing Vocals

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