The iconic brand and leading specialists in latex clothing desirecouture. There my promise is a reflection on westward bound. Talk talk frontman mark hollis took his sweet time in releasing his 1998 solo debut. Despite being released as a solo album by hollis, it was originally intended to be credited to talk talk, under the name mountains of the moon. Allmusic called it quite possibly the most quiet and intimate record ever. Mark hollis mark hollis vinyl this genuine lost classic is now available again on heavyweight vinyl, with original artwork printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
I ordered it from amazon france and received my copy this morning. Opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child there my promise is a spur a rein the world upon my back. There my promise is a reflection on westward bound by mark. There is chiefly a lot of beauty, some acoustic instruments, a very intimate feeling, like if the musicians are just beside us and we can tell where they play exactly. That spirit of minimalism certainly informs mark hollis, a masterpiece of reflection and restraint. Song information for westward bound mark hollis on allmusic. Where his previous bands music started as hard synth pop and disintegrated into abstraction, mark hollis begins with silence, a full 20 seconds of room ambience. Side two a life 18951915 westward bound the daily planet a new jerusalem. Mark hollis, mark hollis recorded by shop online for.
This is a bad pressing, and the people who are saying its supposed to be quiet are missing the point. Mark hollis biography mark david hollis 4 january 1955 london, uk february 2019 the frontman of the influential eighties band talk talk, singersongwriter mark hollis born in 1955 in london, england started his solo career during the late 1990s. Opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child there my promise is a spur a rein the world upon my back the pressure upon this earth droughts heir sown my money sold my shirt sown my money migrate job on the threshing line mute i walk idle ground westward bound. Several artists at one time located in the pop realm and a fixture in the charts decided. It is too quiet there are dynamic moments in the recording that are still marred by accompanying surface noise. Download talk talk mark hollis discography 19821998.
It was released on polydor records on 26 january 1998, then reissued on pond life on march 2000. He achieved commercial success in the 1980s as singer with the synthpoppostrock band talk talk, but retired from the music industry after his 1998 solo album. Watch the video for westward bound from mark hollis s mark hollis for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. If mark hollis wanted to show that he was no longer a member of talk talk, nothing could be quite so revealing as the album design of. Talk talk frontman mark hollis s beautiful 1998 solo album originally intended to be credited to talk talk, under the name mountains of the moon.
Described by engineer phil brown as open, restful and at times fantastically beautiful, hollis only solo effort is quite the opposite of the dark and claustrophobic. Mark hollis solo album has just been reissued on 180g vinyl. Indeed, mark hollis 1998 essentially draws on the laughing stock and spirit of eden concepts and sound. Seven years after talk talks final record, laughing stock, mark hollis completed this selftitled solo album, to date the last thing he has put out. Mark hollis is released via polydorumc on 8 november 2019 was 18 october. Learning that montana is about to become a state and that property values will rise rapidly, caldwell is using his outlaw gang to force the ranchers off their land. Jul 20, 2016 talk talk mark hollis discography 19821998 email protected html bbcode to share this torrent use the code below and insert it into comments, status messages, forum posts or your signature. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Westward bound provided to youtube by universal music group westward bound mark hollis mark hollis. It was first reported on social media on 24 february 2019, and more. Mark hollis, lead singer of talk talk fame, produces a solo album that is the equivalent of where talk talk was heading following their phenomenal spirit of eden. Westward bound lyrics verse 1 opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child.
Its sound is noted for being extremely sparse and minimal. Mark hollis track 6 opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child there my promise is a spur a rein the world upon my back the pressure upon this earth. Westward bound is a look to the horizon of possibilities. A life 1895 1915, which has been referred to as the albums epic centrepiece refers to roland leighton 18951915, a british soldier and poet who was the fiance of vera brittain at the time of his death in world war i. On heavyweight vinyl with original artwork including printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits. Mark david hollis 4 january 1955 25 february 2019 was an english musician and singersongwriter. Mark hollis is the only solo album by the former talk talk frontman mark hollis. Hollis has cited the book testament of youth as an. Jun 20, 2018 mark hollis, mark hollis polydor, 1998. Westward bound montana mail order brides 3 linda bridey. The younger brother of ed hollis, a disc jockey and producer who went on to manage bands such as eddie and the hot. Mark hollis the abbey road store abbey road studios. Mark hollis vinyl announced for release on november 8 that.
I cant put it in a category, it is just the mark hollis category. Westward bound is the sixth song out of the 9track offering that is mark hollis 1998 eponymous, and alas, only solo album. A relatively more traditional song like westward bound makes one think how things would have turned out differently if hollis had been dropped into 1970s laurel canyon rather than 1980s london, whereas the arrangements on a song like the daily planet and throughout makes one wish hed do more composing or arranging, such is his. Its quite possibly the most quiet and intimate record ever made, each song cut to the bone for maximum emotional impact and every note carrying enormous. Mark hollis revisits the holy, haunted realm of laughing stock, talk talks 1991 swan song. Mark hollismark hollis lp official reissuebadabing. Mark david hollis born 4 january 1955, tottenham, london is an english musician, singer and songwriter. Mark hollis, second from left, with, from left, the keyboard player simon brenner, drummer lee harris and bassist paul webb, in a 1982 publicity shot for talk talk. Its primary stock in trade were its hushed, haunted hymnals the colour of spring, westward bound. Hollis s tremulous tenor sounds as fragile and selfcontained as ever, his samuel beckettlike lyric fragments illuminating the deliberate spaces left in the sensitive arrangements.
Side one the colour of spring watershed inside looking out the gift. Westward bound debunks the myth of canadas peaceful west and the masculine conceptions of law and. Mark hollis solo album vinyl reissue superdeluxeedition. Mark hollis 1955 2019 the world upon my back the pressure upon this earth.
May 30, 2008 mark hollis track 1 forget our fate the pedlar sings set up to sell my soul ive lived a life for wealth to bring and yet ill gaze the colour of spring immerse in that one moment left in love. At its lower register on westward bound, or chameleon day it. Opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child there my promise is a spur a rein the. Normally, we would position the lyrics of our chosen song at the tailend of the blog, but today, were turning that mo around by making them the entree and focus of this piece. Mark hollis is a fittingly gorgeous and contemplative record that remains a lesser known and appreciated coda to hollis legacy, as well as a glimpse into the essence of what talk talk were all about. Hollis has stated about the songthat was someone born before the turn of the centuryand dying within. Mark hollis julian cope presents head heritage unsung. The production is very impressive too, as every little sound is clearly heard.
First released in 1998, the last album from the sadly missed mark hollis was originally set to be a talk talk album, scheduled to follow up 1991s laughing stock. Mark hollis westward bound soundscape 2014 by the a. Some noise indeed there and here, some pops and clicks. Until 2006 we also had a bookshop in hayonwye, the worlds first booktown. He was known as the cofounder, lead singer and main songwriter of the synthpoppostrock band talk talk. The colour of spring watershed inside looking out the gift a life 1895 1915 westward bound the daily planet a new jerusalem credits produced by. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Where his previous bands music started as hard synth pop and disintegrated into abstraction, mark hollis begins with silence, a full twenty seconds of room ambience. Mark hollis, leader of 80s band talk talk, is dead the. The sole solo album by former talk talk frontman mark hollis, released on january 26, 1998. While the american west was renowned for its lawlessness, the canadian prairies enjoyed a tamer reputation symbolized by the mounties legendary triumph over chaos.
Its quite possibly the most quiet and intimate record ever made, each song cut to the bone for maximum emotional. Mark hollis is of course center of everything here and his strong voice is very beautiful. Jul 17, 2014 mark hollis 1955 2019 the world upon my back the pressure upon this earth. Achingly gorgeous and hauntingly stark, mark hollis selftitled debut picks up where he left off with talk talks laughing stock seven years earlier, reemerging at the nexus point where jazz, ambient, and folk music collide. In a few words, you oughtnt to listen to this album if you slept few hours on the preceding night. Mark westwood has been a secondhand and antiquarian bookseller since 1976, with evelyn joining the business in 1992. If mark hollis wanted to show that he was no longer a member of talk talk, nothing could be quite so revealing as the album design of his first and only solo album, mark. Mark hollis is a music studio album recording by mark hollis crossover progprogressive rock released in 1998 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
This is a unigue album even though mark hollis distinct voice will surely remind you of talk talk and this album is mostly for fans of that band. Mark hollis wikipedia article album by mark hollis. Mark hollis longtime manager keith aspden has confirmed the talk talk frontmans death after a short illness, according to. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Holliss desire to spend more time with his family was a major reason that talk talk stopped touring after 1986, and his reason for retiring from the music industry in 1998. Mark hollis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mark hollis, most notably known as the singer and cofounder of the english postrock outfit talk talk, has been reported dead at 64, per nme and numerous other outlets. Seven years after talk talks final record, laughing stock, mark hollis completed this selftitled album, to date the last thing he has put out. The only solo album by former talk talk frontman mark hollis, originally released in january 1998.
At its lower register on westward bound, or chameleon day it is the murmur of a. Feb 26, 2019 mark hollis, second from left, with, from left, the keyboard player simon brenner, drummer lee harris and bassist paul webb, in a 1982 publicity shot for talk talk hollis was said to hate the. Mark hollis, the frontman for the british band talk talk, which had synthpop hits in the early 1980s before veering into a more experimental sound that influenced a generation of musicians, has died. Opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child there my promise is a spur a rein the world upon my back the pressure upon. Streams to the river, river to the sea by scott odell, across the wide and lonesome prairie. Holliss tremulous tenor sounds as fragile and selfcontained as ever, his samuel beckettlike lyric fragments illuminating the deliberate spaces left in the sensitive arrangements. In 2003, the album was released in lp format on universal records. I read where mark h became almost more captivated by the beauty of silence and space than the music the. Talk talk frontman mark hollis has died updated paste. When i saw this new reissue done on quality vinyl and remaster at abbey road i was all in. Mark hollis wiki, bio, age, wife, children, cause of death. Despite being released as a solo album, it was originally intended to be credited to talk talk, under the name mountains of the moon.
With ken maynard, hoot gibson, bob steele, betty miles. Westward bound jay wilsey, allene ray, buddy roosevelt full western movie 720p english hd after bob lansing is involved in a nightclub scrape, where he meets montana rancher madge holt. Mark hollis full name mark david hollis, was an english musician and singersongwriter. Mark hollis track 6 opaline through her hair born on an april tide glowing in the wonder of our first child there my promise is a spur a rein the. The only solo album by former talk talk frontman mark hollis, released january 1998. Martin ditcham drums and percussion chris laurence bass lawrence pendrous piano and harmonium iain dixon, tim holmes.
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