The Magic Position

by Patrick Wolf

The Magic Position cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 February 2007
  • Label: Polydor Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:44
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Magic Position' is a bold and celebratory album that marked a shift towards a more accessible and pop-oriented sound for Patrick Wolf. The record is a kaleidoscopic mix of chamber pop arrangements, electronic beats, and theatrical, heartfelt songwriting, radiating positivity and melodic invention. Fusing analog electronics with classical instruments like violin and ukulele, the album is a grand, dramatic, and imaginative statement that successfully captures Wolf's flamboyant artistic persona.

Genres

Descriptors: theatrical, leftfield, orchestral, electronic, grandiose

Tracklist

  1. Overture (4:40)
  2. The Magic Position (3:53)
  3. Accident & Emergency - Ben Hillier Mix (3:15)
  4. The Bluebell (1:14)
  5. Bluebells (5:14)
  6. Magpie (3:57)
  7. The Kiss (0:59)
  8. Augustine (4:32)
  9. Secret Garden (1:42)
  10. Get Lost (3:16)
  11. Enchanted (2:07)
  12. The Stars (3:51)
  13. Finale (1:57)

Credits

  • Patrick Wolf - primary artist, producer, written-by, handclaps, vocals, ukulele [baritone ukelele], dulcimer, vocals, piano
  • Rozaliya Rashkova - cello
  • Derek Apps - clarinet [bass clarinet]
  • Richard Eigner - drums, handclaps
  • Flip Philipp - glockenspiel
  • Anna Tjan - handclaps
  • Jeremy Shaw - handclaps
  • Patrick Pulsinger - handclaps
  • Mark Rudland - trombone
  • Raphael Handschuh - viola
  • Andreas Kaufmann - violin [austrian string quartet 1st violin]
  • Alexej Barer - violin [austrian string quartet 2nd violin]
  • Victoria Sutherland - violin [solo violin]

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