Hinterland by Group Du Jour
Something of an anomaly in their nearly 30 year musical canon, Hinterland is Group Du Jour’s only all-instrumental album – which might seem odd if you heard them live, since they always performed a generous dollop of improvisational material interspersed with their original songs. Many listeners would inquire if there was a collection of these atmospheric interludes and sometimes (as you will hear) energetic workouts. In 1989 this collection was released on cassette to satisfy this demand. This compilation has been upgraded to include two more recent nuggets and an additional live performance.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Perfect Triangle | 7:28 |
| 2. | Autumn in Shanghai | 5:28 |
| 3. | The Mystery Machines | 4:48 |
| 4. | Radio Uganda (live) | 6:36 |
| 5. | Running from the River | 4:28 |
| 6. | Carry a Big Stick (live) | 8:11 |
| 7. | We Travel Dark Waters | 9:39 |
| 8. | Under a Spell (live) | 5:01 |
| 9. | Motion of Waves | 6:37 |
| 10. | Atlas Fear | 7:37 |
| 11. | Third Hemisphere | 4:41 |
| 12. | Darker Than Night | 5:04 |
Credits
Tracks 1, 5 & 7 recorded in summer 1989. Engineer: Jamie Haggerty.
Track 2 recorded in June 1986. Engineer: Paul Parker.
Tracks 3 & 10 recorded in 1988. Engineer: Jamie Haggerty.
Track 4 recorded at East Avenue Tavern in 1985. Engineer: Paul Parker.
Track 6 recorded at East Avenue Tavern in 1986. Engineer: Jamie Haggerty.
Track 8 recorded at NW Service Center in 1992. Engineer: Jamie Haggerty.
Track 9 recorded at Desitrek Studio in 1987. Engineer: Mike Demmers.
Track 11 recorded at Digitalis & Sackneussem in 2006. Engineer: Daniel Crommie.
Track 12 recorded at Digitalis & Sackneussem in 2008. Engineer: Daniel Crommie.
Paul Parker: electric & electro-acoustic guitars, bass, fretless bass, and gongs.
Bo Parker: xylimbas, marimba, metallics, vocals, rhythm guitar, sundry percussion and gongs.
Daniel Crommie: flute, synthesizers, drum & percussion programming, sopranino & tenor recorders, wood flutes, prepared tapes and reed pipes.
With:
Paul Evans: additional percussion on track 11.
Produced by Group Du Jour
This Archive Series Edition produced by Daniel Crommie.
1989 & 2013 New Weave
License
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Daniel Crommie is a progressive directed songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (mandolins, dulcimer, balalaika, recorders, flutes, synthesizers, etc.) and producer (Janie Mitchell, Kaitlyn ni Donovan, Lew Jones, Karen Searcy) who has released over three dozen solo albums, numerous albums with Group Du Jour, Echo System, Saturnalia Trio & DC Sound Collective over the last 35 years on New Weave.