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This classic album from 1986 features Peter Hammill truly 'solo', accompanied only by piano and computer treatments. Hammill's album liner notes explained the rationale behind this sparse approach: 'The music on these recordings consists of one pass of hands across a keyboard. On two songs this is piano. The remainder are performances which were initially played, in their entirety, into computer sequences. These were then used to control a variety of sound sources. The songs, though composed of many different parts, are still only played by one pair of hands.' The songs themselves rangemore… from the gently lyrical to the highly dramatic - in fact, some of Hammill's best work: 'Too Many of my yesterday' which became a firm live favourite; 'Other old cliches' another superb Hammill love song; and 'Empire of Delight' co-written with Keith Emerson. At the time of its release, critical opinion was divided: some thought the album too bare, others regarded it as the definitive distillation of Hammill. Now, it is generally regarded as a classic. The cover features a shot by Anton Corbijn of Hammill's eye - later blown up to unnerving giant size in an Amsterdam exhibition of the photographer's work.

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Peter Hammill - And Close As This (1996) Retail CD

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