This is how it came about: Prior to the effort in question, Hammill and Roger Eno chose a key in which to begin, and a specific time at which their performances would start. Then, sitting in their respective studios, miles apart, and with no communication whatsoever, they began to improvise, using various instruments. After one hour exactly, both ceased performing…
The Amorphous Androgynous return with the symphonic, 40-minute prog space-rock concept album ‘We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal’. The album contains 5 epic parts, featuring the legendary Peter Hammill (the Van Der Graaf Generator) on vocals alongside a host of musicians including: Paul Weller (piano and guitar), Ray Fenwick (Spencer Davis Group/Ian Gillan) on lead guitar, Brian Hopper (Caravan/Soft Machine) on sax. The Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir and a 25-piece live orchestral string section round out this sumptuously-recorded album.
Three CDs in this box set. The first is the same as the "normal" CD. Secondly a "Songs version. This is much like the Vinyl version, but longer (the LP tracls had to be edited to fit time constraints) and in a different order - which, of course, produces a different narrative. Thridly a "retro" version. This is a thirty minute, amost entirle instrumental, continuous piece, which mirrors a work-in-progress CD which I took with me to Japan in September 2013 and from which, eventually, emerged, the whole idea of continuous work. A couple of musical fragments which didn't make it onto the final recordings are also present here. Two 16-page booklets give full lyricxs for each version and an explanatroy blurb runs across the back of the three individual CD booklets.
The Amorphous Androgynous return with symphonic 41 minute 'We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal' in 6 epic parts. Featuring the legendary Peter Hammill (the Van Der Graaf Generator) on vocals alongside a host of musicians including Paul Weller (piano and guitar) Ray Fenwick (Spencer Davis Group / Ian Gillan Band) lead guitar, Brian Hopper (Caravan / Soft Machine) on sax and many others including the 50 piece Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir and a 25 piece sumptuously recorded live orchestral string section…