Surrender Of Silence = Ltd CD + Blu-Ray + Mediabook = (CD)
In 2021, British composer and musician and former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett returns with a new album: "Surrender Of Silence".
Like its acoustic predecessor, just released in January, it was recorded during Lockdown, but, "The cobwebs from Lockdown are blown away here in one fell swoop," Hackett says. And that's due to a couple of strong guests in addition to the master himself: "With the monster rhythm section of Jonas Reingold, Craig Blundell, Nick D'Virgilio and Phil Ehart along with Rob Townsend's soaring saxophone and bass clarinet, Nad Sylvan, Amanda Lehmann and myself on vocals, Roger King's gritty, powerful organ and my guitar, we plunge full force into the wild release of energy," Hackett continues
They recorded eleven songs together for "Surrender Of Silence". Roger King and Steve's wife Joanna "Jo" Lehmann supported the songwriting again. The result is a musical journey that the musician describes as follows: "We're starting to embrace life again. We can't travel anywhere yet, but this album travels around the world, from the Far East to Africa, with the beautiful vocals of Amanda plus Lorelei and Durga McBroom, Ubaidulloev Sodikhorn's extraordinary dutar and Malik Mansurov's exotic tar ... all tied together with Roger's beautiful orchestral textures, highlighted by Christine Townsend's sublime violin and viola."
01 The Obliterati 02 Natalia 03 Relaxation Music For Sharks (featuring Feeding Frenzy) 04 Wingbeats 05 The Devil's Cathedral 06 Held In The Shadows 07 Shanghai To Samarkand 08 Fox's Tango 09 Day Of The Dead 10 Scorched Earth 11 Esperanza 12 Andalusian Heart
13 Sirocco
Disc 2
01 The Obliterati 02 Natalia 03 Relaxation Music For Sharks (featuring Feeding Frenzy) 04 Wingbeats 05 The Devil's Cathedral 06 Held In The Shadows 07 Shanghai To Samarkand 08 Fox's Tango 09 Day Of The Dead 10 Scorched Earth 11 Esperanza