A grounding in numbers
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| Van der Graaf Generator's studio album | ||||
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Publication |
March 14, 2011 |
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April 2010 |
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| Label (s) | Esoteric Recordings | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
13 |
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running time |
48:50 |
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Studio (s) |
The Propagation House |
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A Grounding in Numbers is the eleventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator . It was released by Esoteric Recordings in 2011.
Creation and publication
After Trisector , the band toured mainly in North America in the summer of 2008. At the end of the year, preparations began for new recordings, which finally took place in April 2010 at Propagation House Studios in Devon . Overdubs were made in the following months . A Grounding in Numbers was mixed by Hugh Padgham at Sofasound Studios in Chiswick in September 2010 and mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Studios.
Track list
- Your Time Starts Now - 4:14
- Mathematics - 3:38
- Highly Strung - 3:36
- Red Baron - 2:23
- Bunsho - 5:02
- Snake Oil - 5:20
- Splink - 2:37
- Embarrassing Kid - 3:06
- Medusa - 2:12
- Mr. Sands - 5:22
- Smoke - 2:30
- 5533-2 :42
- All Over the Place - 6:03
style
On Van der Graaf Generator's third studio album after the reunification in 2005, there are no longer any long compositions for the first time and now the organ is more dominant than (as on Trisector ) the guitar . The band shows their versatility, however, because the album combines calm, complex and aggressive pieces that are either reminiscent of the progressive rock of the 1970s and Peter Hammill's solo albums or integrate modern and experimental sounds. The lyrics are mostly about numbers, formulas and the beauty of math .
reception
The album was positively received by the press. Roger T. of Prog Sphere doubts that A Grounding in Numbers could appeal to a larger audience than just the old fans of the band. Rob Hughes from Classic Rock Presents Prog thinks it is the strongest album since the reunification and Jochen Rindfrey from Babyblauen Seiten sums it up: “Despite some recourse to the glorious past, A Grounding in Numbers is not a backward-looking album. Van der Graaf Generator are one of the few bands from the golden age of progressive rock that still make convincing music today. "
Web links
- A grounding in numbers at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of A Grounding in Numbers on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ^ Van der Graaf Generator and Peter Hammill Live , vandergraafgenerator.co.uk , accessed January 25, 2013.
- ↑ A Grounding In Numbers , vandergraafgenerator.co.uk , accessed January 25, 2013.
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Van der Graaf (Generator): A Grounding in Numbers , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on January 25, 2013.
- ^ A b Rob Hughes: Big Generator , Classic Rock Presents Prog , accessed January 25, 2013.
- ^ Roger T .: Van Der Graaf Generator - A Grounding in Numbers , Prog Sphere , accessed January 25, 2013.
