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Steve Hackett: Wolflight

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Label: Inside Out Music
Released: 2015.03.30
Time:
 63:05
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): Roger King, Steve Hackett, Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.hackettsongs.com
Appears with: Genesis, GTR, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Chris Squire, Steve Howe
Purchase date: 2015
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Out of the Body (S.Hackett) - 2:29
[2] Wolflight (S.Hackett/J.Hackett) - 8:00
[3] Love Song to a Vampire (S.Hackett) - 9:18
[4] The Wheel's Turning (S.Hackett/J.Hackett/R.King) - 7:24
[5] Corycian Fire (S.Hackett/J.Hackett/R.King) - 5:47
[6] Earthshine (S.Hackett) - 3:20
[7] Loving Sea (S.Hackett/J.Hackett) - 3:22
[8] Black Thunder (S.Hackett/J.Hackett) - 7:32
[9] Dust and Dreams (S.Hackett/R.King) - 5:33
[10] Heart Song (S.Hackett) - 2:51
    Bonus Tracks:
[11] Pneuma (S.Hackett) - 2:53
[12] Midnight Sun (S.Hackett/T.B.Thorvaldsson) - 4:31

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Steve Hackett - Electric & 12 String & Acoustic Guitar on [1-12], Harmonica on [4,8], Oud Arabian Lute [5,9], Banjo on [8], Tipple on [7], Percussion on [1,4,7], Lead Vocals on [2-5,7,8,10], Producer on [1-11]

Roger King - Keyboards on [1-10], Programming, Mastering, Engineer on [1-11], Mixing on [1-11], Producer on [1-11]
Rob Townsend - Saxophone on [4,8], Duduk on [5]
Nick Beggs - Bass & Chapman Stick on [8]
Amanda Lehmann - Harmony Vocals on [2-4,8]
Gary O'Toole - Drums on [1,5,8]
Jo Hackett - Vocals on [4]
Malik Mansurov - Tar on [2]
Sára Kovács - Didgeridoo  on [2]
Christine Townsend - Violin & Viola on [1-4,8]
Benedikt Brynleifsson - Drums on [12]
Hugo Dagenhardt - Drums on [9,10]
Ólafur Hólm Einarsson - Drums on [12]
Chris Squire - Bass on [3]
Eiður Arnarsson - Bass on [12]
Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson Guitar on [12], Engineer on [12], Mixing on [12], Producer on [12]
Kjartan Valdemarsson - Keyboards on [12]
Eythor Ingi Gunnlaugsson - Vocals on [12]

Harry Pearce - Design
Angéla Vincedomini - Photography
Maurizio Vincedomini - Photography

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2015 CD Inside Out Music ‎0507070



Wolflight is Steve's first original solo studio album since Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011. Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett trademark as electric guitar runs right the way through with a regular sprinkling of acoustic. The concept behind it is a new unexplored chapter in the guitarist's career. The ten tracks take the listener through a journey in space and time looking at the different faces of the endless fight for freedom. Wandering between parallel universes, Hackett explores contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece (Corycian Fire) to the Far East (Wolflight), the USA and Martin Luther King (Black Thunder), but also his very own childhood memories (The Wheel's Turning) and the unresolved drama of domestic violence (Love Song to a Vampire).



Music pioneer Steve Hackett has announced the release of his new solo album Wolflight. According to the man himself, this "wild pack of tracks - starting with a wolf cry - will be unleashed on the unsuspecting on 30th March 2015."

From a plaintive wolf cry to Steve embracing real wolves (see sleeve above), exploring dark caverns, ancient ruins and tropical lagoons, primal energy is at the root of this album as a springboard to an exotic and exciting adventure.

Wolflight is Steve's first original solo studio album since Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011. Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett trademark as electric guitar runs right the way through with a regular sprinkling of acoustic. The concept behind it is a new unexplored chapter in the guitarist's career.

The ten tracks take the listener through a journey in space and time looking at the different faces of the endless fight for freedom. Wandering between parallel universes, Hackett explores contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece (Corycian Fire) to the Far East (Wolflight), the USA and Martin Luther King (Black Thunder), but also his very own childhood memories (The Wheel's Turning) and the unresolved drama of domestic violence (Love Song to a Vampire).


An excited Steve Hackett tells us more about the record: "My new rock album Wolflight is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everybody's struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past".

Steve Hackett's electric guitar plays a powerful role, whilst we also hear him on acoustic guitar, Arabian lute and twelve string, along with his strong lead vocals. Guest Musicians include long time collaborators Roger King (Keyboards & programming), Gary O'Toole (drums), Rob Townsend (sax, duduk), Nick Beggs (bass & stick) and Amanda Lehmann (harmony vocals). Malik Mansurov on tar and Sara Kovaks on didgeridoo add an extra exotic element, plus YES bassist Chris Squire plays on Love Song to a Vampire and Hugo Dagenhardt plays drums on Dust and Dreams. The innovative song writing team includes Steve Hackett, his wife Jo Hackett and also Roger King.

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You could call Steve Hackett’s new album, Wolflight, a rock record, but it’s so much more than that.

Besides its healthy doses of rock, R&B and jazz, the album, which will be released April 7, reveals the Influence of 19th-century composers and features some unusual instrumentation, not to mention a healthy dose of Hackett’s inspired guitar work.

“Love Story to a Vampire” uses tension to describe an unresolved domestic drama, while “The Wheel’s Turning” finds Hackett recalling nostalgic childhood memories.

Musicians on Wolflight include Hackett’s longtime collaborators Roger King (keyboards), Gary O’Toole (drums) and Nick Beggs (bass), along with Yes bassist (and Squackett bandmate) Chris Squire on “Love Song to a Vampire” and drummer Hugo Dagenhardt on “Dust and Dreams.”

I recently spoke with Hackett about Wolflight and Genesis, as well as his plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte.

GUITAR WORLD: It’s been nearly four years since your last solo album, Beyond the Shrouded Horizon. Why such a long wait?

For the past few years, I've been actively involved in bringing back to the viewing public the Genesis dream that was. It's taken up so much of my time that I had to put new stuff on hold for quite a while. The effect of that allowed me to concentrate my mind on what it was I’d like to do outside the confines of Genesis. I think that helped create a more broad based album than before.

What can you tell me about Wolflight?

Although the influence of world music is very strong, it’s essentially a rock album. Having said that, there are many guest appearances of things that go well beyond just the guitar, bass and drums. There's a fair amount of orchestra; instruments such as the tar [from Azerbaijan], in this case played by Malik Mansurov, who kicks off the title track.

We've also got some duduk played by Rob Townsend, who normally plays sax with me as well as whistles and flutes. Along with Malik, we've twinned the tar with a digeridoo, which is played by Sara Kovacs. All of this is in addition to electric and acoustic guitars. I really wanted to mix things up and felt the genres that normally don't get mentioned would be rich seas to plunder. There are even moments where there are hints of flamenco and French chanson as well as rock, pop, blues and jazz.

Why the title, "Wolflight"?

It's really an idea from Homer. In The Odyssey, he talks about Odysseus waking up in the Wolflight, the hour before the dawn when it's still dark but the light is just starting to change. It's a time when wolves like to hunt. I had spent some time with wolves and their friendship and kinship with earlier man became a totem for this album.

I'd like to ask you a little about your writing process. What inspires you?

A lot of this album was done on paper, much of it written in the early morning hours. It’s a time when I've still got one foot in the land of dreams. I find that to be a very creative time. That's part of the process. I'm also a fan of other genres of music. So that means I'll be listening to things like Tchaikovsky and Grieg. You can hear those influences on this album as well.

Let’s discuss a few selections from Wolflight, starting with “Love Story to a Vampire."

I had the idea for the lyric but no music. It was originally going to be a blues song, but I knew I had to think of it in another way. At the time, I was listening to a lot of music. Everything from the Bellamy Brothers to Grieg to the Carpenters. At the end of the day, it's a song that tells a story, almost like a ballet with ghostly voices fading in the distance at the end. I was also thinking of vampires as being a great metaphor for abusive relationships.

“The Wheel’s Turning”

I'm proud of that one. The whole thing was a hugely nostalgic trip down memory lane. I thought about the time when I worked at Fun Fair in a place called Battersea in London. I used to live opposite the Battersea Power Station, which was made famous internationally by Pink Floyd with the flying pig on the front of their album, Animals. That was the view from my bedroom window when I was a child. I wanted to get across the idea of how great it was. How frightening it was to go to the Fun Fair and then how great it became when I eventually got to work there as a kid.

What are you current tour plans?

We've got some European shows coming in September as well as some American dates in November. In addition to Wolflilght, we're going to be celebrating the 40th anniversary of my first solo record, Voyage of the Acolyte. We’ve also had a lot of people asking about adding some Genesis songs into the sets as well. It will be a mixture of everything and billed as the total experience!

Speaking of “Voyage of the Acolyte, what made you decide to separate from Genesis and make a solo album?

When I first did Acolyte, the band's future was looking extremely iffy. You have to remember Peter Gabriel was leaving and no one really knew if the band was going to survive the loss of its lead singer. A number of us had already been working on our own projects at the time. For me, it was the beginning of starting to fend for myself. Of course, I did have the help of Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford on that album. But I enjoyed the process very much and liked working without relying on the "composition by committee" aspect. I found it much easier to get my ideas through without having to do any political tap dance.

Do you think that experience played a role in your desire to eventually leave the band a few years later?

Oh yes. At the time, I felt like my role in the band was becoming marginalized and if I really wanted to maintain my self-respect, the only way forward was to stretch out on my own.

James Wood - Guitar World



You could be forgiven for having seen the just-released cover for Steve Hackett’s forthcoming album Wolflight and wondering if the former Genesis guitarist was photoshopped in. After all, those are like, wolves and stuff.

Turns out, the photograph is very much real — with only the insertion of a darkened sky and moon done later, Hackett says. Seems on a day off while on tour with his Genesis Revisited show in Italy last summer, Steve Hackett and his wife Jo visited a pair of photographer friends. Maurizio and Angela took them into the hills outside of Rome, where an acquaintance rears wolves.

“I felt pretty nervous at first when on entering a large grassy area we were confronted by several full-sized wolves,” Hackett admits, “but the owner reassured me that because they saw him as the alpha male and he was clearly fine with us, I would not be harmed. Apparently, it would not have been so safe if he had not been there!”

Slowly, but surely, Steve Hackett says he gained the animals’ trust — to the point where he was eventually able to approach their tiny offspring. “Amazingly, the wolves didn’t feel threatened when I picked up a cub and started to play with them,” he says. “In fact, I had the feeling they were proud that I was so charmed by their little brood. It was even possible to feed the wolves without them biting my hand.”

The cover shot was taken at some nearby ruins, with a quartet of his new friends. “It was an extraordinary day which I’ll always remember,” Hackett adds. “My respect for those wolves and the joy of being invited into their world will remain with me forever.”

Wolflight, Steve Hackett’s first album of original solo music since 2011’s Beyond the Shrouded Horizon, is due March 30, 2015 via InsideOut Music. Hackett has issued a collaborative album with Chris Squire, dubbed Squackett, and issued Genesis Revisited II in the meantime. A tour in support of Wolflight will follow this year.

Something Else! - 2015.01.14



Steve unveils tracklist for solo album based on "journey through inner and outer space"

Steve Hackett has revealed more details on his next solo album, Wolflight.

The 10-track record launches in Europe on March 30 and is his first solo studio outing since 2011’s Beyond The Shrouded Horizon. To mark the announcement, he’s issued a short video message. View it below.

Hackett says about the album: “My new rock album Wolflight is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everybody’s struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space.

“It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond – from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past.”

Guest musicians on the album include Roger King, Gary O’Toole, Nick Beggs, Rob Townsend, Amanda Lehmann, Malik Mansurov and Sara Kovaks. Yes bassist Chris Squire appears on the track Love Song To A Vampire, while Hugo Dagenhardt is behind the kit for Dust And Dreams.

Hackett recently announced a run of 19 dates across the UK next October which will be his first live performances since his award-winning Genesis Extended shows. Titled Acolyte To Wolflight, he’ll showcase material from throughout his career, including tracks from his first solo album Voyage Of The Acolyte, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2015.

Earlier this year, he slammed BBC Genesis documentary Together And Apart which reunited the five classic-era band members. He said it was biased and insisted it failed to live up to the description he’d been given prior to taking part.

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