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Annette Peacock – X-Dreams (Gold Vinyl)

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  • Arriving in 1978, X-Dreams is an infatuating and resolutely feminine free-form exploration of the politics and dynamics of sex. In the pursuit to reconcile the duality of attraction and repulsion and love and cruelty, the album oscillates between an assertive opening side and a sweeter side B. Assembling a crew of 22 musicians (including Mick Ronson on guitar and Bill Bruford on drums), Peacock delivers impassioned vocal performances alongside an improvisational jazz-rock fusion masterpiece of musicianship, almost all of which was recorded in one take.

    Self-taught musician and composer Annette Peacock has described her early style as "free-form" songwriting. She came to prominence in New York City's early 1960s jazz scene alongside players like Ornette Coleman, an association that puts her at the helm of what we now consider the free jazz movement.

    For all its complication, her approach suggests that music can and should be made by any one, in any way they want, with any one they want. She may talk-sing her lyrics through a melody like a Beat poet. She may wail out of her throat like a saxophone. She may invite another instrument to the podium to make its own statement. Or, she may rest a note out in the open, confidently enthroned on an apex of self-governance. Where most musicians riff, she creates sonic space.

    Originally released in 1978, X-Dreams is Peacock's second studio album and first for the Aura label. She serves as the album's composer, producer, and performer. There are 22 musicians on the album, most of whom had never played together and most of what you hear was recorded in one take. Her compositions are whimsical, sometimes to the point of feeling erratic. Her lyrics are often wry, but she seems to take great care that her distortions never hold contempt for the listener. Some critics have begrudged this musical waxing and waning over the years, misunderstanding the value of it as one of her great artistic strengths.

    Gold vinyl cut and pressed at Third Man Record Pressing

    Includes a stunning set of liner notes from music historian Tiffany Minton!

    Instrumental backing courtesy of King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford and David Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson!

  • Artist: Annette Peacock
    Label: Sundazed Music
    Format: LP
    Units: 1
    Country: UK
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Avantgarde
  • A1 My Mama Never Taught Me How To Cook
    A2 Real &Amp; Defined Androgens
    A3 Dear Bela
    B1 This Feel Within
    B2 Too Much In The Skies
    B3 Don'T Be Cruel
    B4 Questions