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Track Listings
| 1. Hand 19 |
| 2. Through The Hill |
| 3. Great Valley Of Gongs |
| 4. Western Island Of Apples |
| 5. Anima Mundi |
| 6. Hand 20 |
| 7. Place Of Odd Glances |
| 8. Well For The Sweat Of The Moon |
| 9. Tenochititlan's Numberless Bridges |
| 10. Ceramic Avenue |
| 11. Hand 21 |
| 12. Missing Pieces Of The Game Of Salt And Onyx |
| 13. Mantle Of Peacock Bones |
| 14. Bronze Coins Showing Genitals |
| 15. Bearded Aphrodite |
| 16. Hand 22 |
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Pairing the former XTC eccentric with the pointillistic Budd was either a stroke of genius or the stuff of madness. Thealbum bears out the truth that it was the former. Budd's contemplative air sets the stage for the commencement of thesegorgeous instrumental fragments, while Partridge, wielding sundry acoustics and electronics, puts a decidedly differentspin to Budd's expansive chords.
There are still the pastoral chamber fractals of "Great Valley of Gongs" and the title track, where Budd's achingly poignant and powerfully subtle timbres reveal his characteristically barren-yet-engulfing sound. Things turn odd, however, when Partridge recreatesbaroque string sonatas and the cloud-chamber sounds of chimes on "Hand 20" or the guitar phrasings and percussion of "Ceramic Avenue", which recall Fripp and Eno's more melancholic moments. What one derives from these sensuous, sublime works of wonder and beauty is the desire for more.
Pairing the former XTC eccentric with the pointillistic Budd was either a stroke of genius or the stuff of madness. Thealbum bears out the truth that it was the former. Budd's contemplative air sets the stage for the commencement of thesegorgeous instrumental fragments, while Partridge, wielding sundry acoustics and electronics, puts a decidedly differentspin to Budd's expansive chords.
There are still the pastoral chamber fractals of "Great Valley of Gongs" and the title track, where Budd's achingly poignant and powerfully subtle timbres reveal his characteristically barren-yet-engulfing sound. Things turn odd, however, when Partridge recreatesbaroque string sonatas and the cloud-chamber sounds of chimes on "Hand 20" or the guitar phrasings and percussion of "Ceramic Avenue", which recall Fripp and Eno's more melancholic moments. What one derives from these sensuous, sublime works of wonder and beauty is the desire for more.
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