K-Scope

by Phil Manzanera

K-Scope cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1978
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:00:50
  • Community rating: 3.38/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The third solo offering from the Roxy Music guitarist is a dazzling exercise in intricate, upbeat art rock. Featuring contributions from an array of Canterbury scene veterans and Brian Eno, 'K-Scope' weaves quirky, complex guitar tapestries that bounce effortlessly between progressive structures and polished avant-pop.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, complex, technical

Tracklist

  1. K-Scope (4:29)
  2. Remote Control (2:38)
  3. Cuban Crisis (6:00)
  4. Hot Spot (5:00)
  5. Numbers (3:29)
  6. Slow Motion TV (3:12)
  7. Gone Flying (4:27)
  8. N-Shift (5:31)
  9. Walking Through Heaven's Door (6:49)
  10. You Are Here (3:18)
  11. Remote Control (6:00)
  12. It Don't Matter To Me (3:02)
  13. Out Of The Blue (6:49)

Credits

  • Chris Hooper - cover [concept]
  • Bill MacCormick - bass, bass, backing vocals, bass, vocals, written-by, bass, drums
  • Simon Phillips - drums, drums, percussion [electric]
  • Lol Creme - effects [gizmo], backing vocals
  • Eddie Rayner - electric piano [yamaha], upright piano, synthesizer [moog bass], grand piano [bosendorf], synthesizer [yamaha cs80]
  • Mel Collins - saxophone [saxes], baritone saxophone
  • Neil Finn - backing vocals
  • Paul Thompson - drums

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