Track Listing 1. Up 2. Are They 3. Your Heart 4. And Let This 5. Wise Men 6. So How 7. To Know 8. Fools 9. In 10. Where 11. To Tread 12. Fool Rush 13. Fear 14. Open 15. Never 16. Rush In 17. But 18. In Love 19. Angels 20. Fall
| Details | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Roger Eno, Peter Hammill (keyboards, programming). Recorded on April 1, 1999. Includes liner notes by Peter Hamill. Roger Eno and Peter Hammill offer an hour each of their signature sounds on APPOINTED HOUR. 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. Eno packed his tape off to Hammill, who then mixed the results together, producing an hour-long master. An experiment that might well have resulted in cacophonous terror actually yielded engaging and extremely palatable results, with a variety of keyboard sounds, Eno's cello, piano, and guitars weaving through the mixture. There is a haunting quality to The Appointed Hour, as well as an underlying harmonic strength that supports repeated close listening. ~ Steven E. McDonald
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