Delta Flora, by Hughscore

Delta Flora

by Hughscore

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begro Okay okay! It is 2023 and I'm quite late with this. Heard "Was a Friend" on ByteFM by accident and was immediatly hooked. "Facelift" did the rest. Favorite track: Was a Friend.

Just Gilles Hugh Hopper est un maître; comme un grand sage. Ses compositions nous transportent telles des mantras. Sa basse peut être présente à chaque mesure sans qu'une note ne soit de trop. Et parfois sa partition peut-être minimal mais sans jamais être ennuyeuse. C'est méditatif. Hugh va me manquer.

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	1.	Was a Friend 07:07
	2.	Facelift 08:26
	3.	November 05:49
	4.	Ramifications 05:37
	5.	Robohop 06:28
	6.	Remind Me 06:20
	7.	Spacelift 02:30
	8.	Based On 09:33
	9.	Tokitae 06:43

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Third time's a charm! This is the third release by the hugely influenctial UK bassist & composer Hugh Hopper, along with Seattle musicians Fred Chalenor- bass & guitar, Elaine di Falco-Rhodes, organ, Wurlitzer, synth, accordion & voice and Tucker Martine-drums, plus guests.

In addition to the great playing that you would expect, the biggest pleasure about this release is the really rich pieces composed by Hugh & beautifully sung by Elaine. Hugh hasn't worked with songs so successfully [or a singer this good] since Soft Machine Volume Two! And yes, there are lots of fabulous instrumental passage too.

For me, this is one of the very best things that Hugh has done in the last 20 years!

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"This is great Hopper writing, fantastic psychedelic music with a hint of experimentation. Delta Flora is one of the most beautiful records to have come out in 1999..."
– Francois Couture/CFLX

"The beauty here is about substance & strong compositional development....natural & effortless. Highly recommended."
– All About Jazz.

“Hopper wrote the bulk of the material, and these are some of the most gorgeous songs he's penned in 25 years.”
– muze.com

"...Hopper juxtaposes the art of noise and enquiring harmonic developments with songs featuring gorgeously delicate melodies....”
– The Glascow Herald

"Fusion of the dark, sultry kind, and a good deal more diverse than many such outings. Hugh Hopper's use of fuzz bass gives the bottom more rumble than you often hear in this style, and constant touches of various brass and flute keep things from getting too static. The numbers with lyrics, sung by keyboardist Elaine di Falco in cool chanteuse tones, are certainly the most melodic and accessible of the tracks. For those who favor the more instrumental and challenging face of prog rock-fusion, there's plenty of more free-form passages and some dissonance, as well as some unsettling electronics that can, as in "Ramifications," verge on sinister new age, if that isn't an oxymoron. Indeed sometimes it seems as if there are two different bands at work here -- one vocal, one instrumental -- but that's what makes it more interesting than a lot of records working the prog-jazz-experimental boundaries. The range of sounds is impressive, although the vibe is more calculated and cerebral than passionate."
– Ritchie Unterberger / AllMusic

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released May 15, 1999

Hugh Hopper > Bass and Fuzz Bass
Fred Chalenor > Bass, Guitar
Elaine di Falco > Accordion, Rhodes, Vox Organ, Wurlitzer, Synth, Voice
Tucker Martine > Drums, Percussion
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Chrystelle Blanc-Lanaute > flute
Jon Hyde > Pedal Steel
Elton Dean > Alto Sax
Dave Carter > Trumpet
Robert Jarvis > Trombone
Craig Flory > Tenor Sax

Produced by Tucker Martine and Hughscore. Recorded At Flora Avenue Studio, Seattle, Washington and Delta Studio, Chartham, Canterbury.
September 1997 - September 1988. Engineered at Flora Avenue by Tucker Martine. Engineered at Delta Studio by Julian Whitfield. Mastered by Roger Seibel.

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