Abstractions of the Industrial North

by Basil Kirchin

Abstractions of the Industrial North cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 2005
  • Label: Trunk
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 44:44
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiled by Trunk Records, this archival release unearths unreleased mid-1960s compositions by the pioneering English avant-garde and library music composer. Intended as a soundtrack for an unrealized documentary about industrial England, the highly eclectic tracks veer between playful lounge exotica and deeply atmospheric jazz experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, experimental, industrial, ambient, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Prelude And Dawn (3:46)
  2. Heart Of The North (3:05)
  3. The Observer (3:39)
  4. Conclusion (1:41)
  5. Neutral Background (2:40)
  6. Reflection (1:58)
  7. Packing, Printing & Light Assembly (1:35)
  8. Research Laboratory (0:56)
  9. Communication (0:31)
  10. Lunch Hour Pops (0:54)
  11. Heavy Machinery (0:26)
  12. Mind On The Run (2:08)
  13. Where To Go (2:17)
  14. Paranoia (2:43)
  15. Two And Two Are One (Part 1)
  16. Viva Tamla Motown
  17. The Lonely Ones (2:47)
  18. Pageing Sullivan (2:31)
  19. Interaction
  20. Four Against Seven (2:23)

Credits

  • Basil Kirchin - primary artist, Composed By
  • Paul Flack - artwork
  • Peter McGurk - bass
  • Chris Karan - drums
  • Duncan Lamont - flute
  • Peter Hughes - flute, saxophone, whistle [penny]
  • Cedric West - guitar
  • Harry Stoneham - piano, organ
  • Jack Nathan - Composed By
  • John Coleman - Composed By

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