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Steve Hackett has announced he will release a brand new solo acoustic album, Under A Mediterranean Sky, through InsideOut Music on January 21. It’s Hackett’s first acoustic album since 2005’s Metamorpheus. You can see the new album artwork and tracklisting below.
The new album, recorded during lockdown with long-time musical partner Roger King, is musical journey around the Mediterranean.
“A lot of acoustic ideas had been forming over the years, and it felt like the perfect time to create this album,” notes Hackett, “a time to contemplate the places we’ve visited around the Mediterranean with the kind of music which evolved from the world of imagination.
“Because we can’t really travel, substantially at the moment, I hope that the album will take people on that journey. Whether you sit down and listen to it or drift off to it with a glass of wine…”
Under A Mediterranean Sky features Hackett playing nylon, steel string and twelve string guitars, charango and Iraqi oud, with keyboards, programming and orchestral arrangements from Roger King. Also featured are John Hackett and Rob Townsend, flute (Casa del Fauno); Malik Mansurov, tar and Arsen Petrosyan, duduk & Rob Townsend, Sax (The Dervish And The Djin); Christine Townsend, violin (The Memory Of Myth and The Call Of The Sea). All tracks were produced by Steve Hackett and Roger King with all tracks recorded and mixed by Roger King at Siren.
“I had a great time doing this album, seeing it take shape, and I’m very pleased with the outcome. I’m very proud of it,” says Hackett. “The nylon guitar has a very individual sound but, within the compass of what the nylon-strung guitar can do, there are a lot of different tones. You can do the full-on attack, the kind of salvo that you expect from the flamenco players but, at the same time, it can also be very gentle, gentle as a harp. It’s shades of black and white. It’s also exciting to play alongside instruments from around the world, as well as a wide range of orchestral sounds.”
Under A Mediterranean Sky will be available as a Limited CD digipak, gatefold 2LP + CD and LP-booklet and digital album.
Steve Hackett: Under A Mediterranean Sky
1. Mdina – The Walled City
2. Adriatic Blue
3. Sirocco
4. Joie de Vivre
5. The Memory of Myth
6. Scarlatti Sonata
7. Casa del Fauno
8. The Dervish And Yhe Djin
9. Lorato
10. Andalusian Heart
11. The Call of the Sea (Steve Hackett)
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STEVE HACKETT Under A Mediterranean Sky (2021 UK/EU limited edition 11-track Three Sided 2-LP set pressed Audiophile quality 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl with the fourth side etched, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with booklet and bonus copy of the album on Compact Disc, remains factory sealed in the hype stickered shrink)
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STEVE HACKETT Hope I Don't Wake (1981 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Tales Of The Riverbank. The glossy picture sleeve shows a little shelfwear scuffing to the edges but the vinyl remains in excellent condition CB385)
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STEVE HACKETT Bay Of Kings (1987 UK 12-track vinyl LP on State Of The Art Records, picture sleeve. The sleeve is excellent with only minor wear & the vinyl looks barely played STL10)
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STEVE HACKETT Cured (1981 Canadian 8-track vinyl LP with Epic labels, including the singles Hope I Don't Wake and Picture Postcard. Complete with illustrated lyric inner, the glossy picture sleeve shows a little light shelfwear with the inner showing a little foxing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition CDS4021)
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STEVE HACKETT Till We Have Faces (Art Rock 1984 US 8-track LP recorded in Brazil with world music influences, including 'The Rio Connection', 'A Doll That's Made In Japan' & 'Duel' inspired by Steven Spielberg's film, lyric picture sleeve with deletion cut corner. The sleeve shows minimal edge wear & the vinyl appears barely played FV41571)
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