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Hugh Hopper and Matt Howarth - The Stolen Hour (2004)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 289 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 97 Mb


Gloriously atmospheric, jagged and intense, 2004's 'The Stolen Hour' was a superb extension of Hugh Hopper's 'Jazzloops' series of explorations written to accompany the distinctive imagery of American comic book artist, Matt Howarth.

Assisted by, amongst others, Robert Wyatt (cornet, voice), John Marshall and Didier Malherbe, Hopper updated the Jazz-tinged Minimalist looping he initially developed in the 1960s, evoking the innovative spirit of early Soft Machine, while simultaneously suggesting new possibilities for his music.

Matt Howarth's 'The Stolen Hour', the visual inspiration for this landmark in the development of Hopper's truly idiosyncratic talent, is featured as a pdf file on the enhanced CD.

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01 - Craig's Distended Train Ride
02 - Complications at Work
03 - An Inescapable Encounter with Mrs. Pry
04 - Yearning for the Stolen Hour
05 - The Long Drive
06 - An Unregulated Sunset
07 - A Sideways Peek at Dreamtime
08 - Snide Wisdom Involving the Immateriality of Time
09 - The Stuff He Sees
10 - Mia's Timely Emergence from the East
11 - Compatibility
12 - Sharing the Stolen Hour

*2004, 2014 Burning Shed | bshed 0204


Personnel:
-Hugh Hopper (guitar, bass guitar, rhythm loop, midi programming)
-Robert Wyatt (cornet, voice loops on "Craig's Distended Train Ride," "An Unregulated Sunset," "Mia's Timely Emergence from the East")
-Frank van der Kooy (saxophone on "Complications at Work"),
-Pierre-Olivier Govin (saxophone on "Craig's Distended Train Ride," "Complications at Work," "Yearning for the Stolen Hour," "The Long Drive," "The Stuff He Sees," "Compatibility," "Sharing the Stolen Hour")
-Simon Picard (saxophone on "An Inescapable Encounter with Mrs. Pry," "A Sideways Peek at Dreamtime," "Snide Wisdom Involving the Immateriality of Time")
-Jan Ponsford (voice on "A Sideways Peek at Dreamtime"), Didier Malherbe (flute loops on "A Sideways Peek at Dreamtime")
-John Marshall (drum loop on "Sharing the Stolen Hour").