In a Foreign Town

by Peter Hammill

In a Foreign Town cover art

Embracing MIDI technology and intensive drum programming, the revered Van der Graaf Generator frontman pursued a highly sequenced, modern art-rock approach. The decidedly mechanical, synthetic arrangements provide a stark, rigid canvas for his dramatic vocal delivery and sharply observed, politically conscious lyricism.

Genres

  • Art Rock
  • Pop Rock

Tracklist

  1. Hemlock
  2. Invisible Ink
  3. Sci-Finance (Revisited)
  4. This Book
  5. Time To Burn
  6. Auto
  7. Vote Brand X
  8. Sun City Nightlife
  9. The Play's The Thing
  10. Under Cover Names