Steve Hackett - Surrender of Silence - CD/Blu-Ray September 10

[privateuniverse]

Steve Hackett announces release of Surrender of Silence

Release date: 10 September 2021

PRESS RELEASE: 14th June 2021: Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett releases his new studio rock album Surrender of Silence on 10th September 2021, via Inside Out Music. The album features 11 new songs as Steve has been working hard through Lockdown and, the first time, has completed two studio albums for release within the same year!

Hot on the heels of his classical-acoustic travelogue Under A Mediterranean Sky, which was released in January and hit Number 2 in the UK Classical Album Chart, Surrender of Silence is a further exploration of Hackett's love of world music, discovering different sounds, moods and textures to deliver a rock album of extraordinary variety, power and beauty.

As with Under A Mediterranean Sky, Surrender of Silence was also recorded during Lockdown and, again, Hackett has called upon some of his musical friends from across the world to contribute. Hackett's regular touring band of Roger King (keyboards, programming and orchestral arrangements), Rob Townsend (sax, clarinet), Jonas Reingold (bass), Nad Sylvan (vocals) and Craig Blundell (drums) are supplemented by Phil Ehart and Nick D'Virgilio (drums), the vocal talents of Amanda Lehmann, Durga and Lorelei McBroom, Christine Townsend (violin, viola), Malik Mansurov (tar) and Sodirkhon Ubaidulloev (dutar).

This new album is full-on electric...

"Lockdown cobwebs are blown away in one fell-swoop here!" says Steve Hackett. "With the monster rhythm section of Jonas, Craig, Nick and Phil along with Rob's soaring sax and bass clarinet, Nad, Amanda and myself on vocals, Roger's darkly powerful organ and my guitar, we plunge full-pelt into that wild release of energy."

Our journey takes us from the classical orchestrations of Russia (Natalia) to the plains of Africa (Wingbeats) to mysterious Eastern shores (Shanghai To Samarkand), all via the ocean's depths (Relaxation Music for Sharks (featuring feeding frenzy)). The Devil's Cathedral pools the talents of Hackett's entire touring band and features King's atmospheric Gothic organ and a powerhouse rhythm display from Blundell and Reingold.

Hackett's vocals have never been bettered and his duet with Amanda Lehmann adds emotion to Scorched Earth a lament for the environmental horrors facing our planet. Throughout Hackett's guitars add a rich tapestry of colour with soaring solos and intricate weaving melodies.

"It's a 'no holds barred' album," adds Hackett, "riding that wave, unleashing those demons, dreams and nightmares, all crashing together over the shore.

"I enjoyed the power of this album allowing my guitar to scream in joy and rage… and once again flying across those oceans to distant lands. It's terrific to connect creatively with musicians from far flung places, particularly when we've all been unable to meet. We all have a voice in our cacophony of sound and we cry out together in the Surrender of Silence!"

Surrender of Silence Track Listing:

1. The Obliterati (02:17)
2. Natalia (06:17)
3. Relaxation Music For Sharks (Featuring Feeding Frenzy) (04:36)
4. Wingbeats (05:20)
5. The Devil's Cathedral (06:31)
6. Held In The Shadows (06:20)
7. Shanghai To Samarkand (08:27)
8. Fox's Tango (04:21)
9. Day Of The Dead (06:25)
10. Scorched Earth (06:03)
11. Esperanza (01:04)

Steve Hackett shares writing credits with both Jo Hackett and Roger King on several tracks. All tracks were recorded by Roger King and produced by Steve Hackett with Roger King at Siren.

Surrender of Silence is released on 10th September 2021 as a Limited Edition CD+Blu-ray Mediabook in hardcover slipcase, Standard CD Jewel case, Gatefold 2LP+CD & LP-Booklet and Digital Album via Inside Out Music.

 

[haikubass]

5.1 now confirmed by Burning Shed, who also list the blu-ray to include two official videos (Andalusian Heart & Sirocco, sound format unknown) from the previous SH album Under A Mediterranean Sky:
https://burningshed.com/steve-hackett_surrender-of-silence_cd-blu-rayZooming in the picture below one can safely say the mix is by Roger King once again:

 

[François]

 

[rtbluray]

amazon preorder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09797JCZT/

 

[jsulzinger]

Francois, Love your avatar

 

[François]

Francois, Love your avatar

For those wondering, it’s the rotating wheel inside the cover of Led Zeppelin III, bits of it appearing through holes in the cover.

 

[jsulzinger]

For those wondering, it’s the rotating wheel inside the cover of Led Zeppelin III, bits of it appearing through holes in the cover.

I always stored my Zep III with Bonzo's face upright

 

[svengaleekie]

Surrender of Silence arrived today, I don't know why but I was expecting something the same size as the other two. Anyway the mix is the best of these 3 in my opinion, so that's good, 5.1 LPCM Blu-ray.

 

[beerking]

Surrender of Silence arrived today, I don't know why but I was expecting something the same size as the other two. Anyway the mix is the best of the 3 in my opinion, so that's good, 5.1 LPCM Blu-ray.
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That's all I was waiting to read, Sven

Especially as it's not mixed by the surround god that is Mr S. Wilson.

And ordered via Amazon
Burning Shed Sold Out!!

 

[M-K]

Just received this. Really nice booklet, like it. Fair price.
Later I'll listen to the album.

 

[svengaleekie]

That's all I was waiting to read, Sven

Especially as it's not mixed by the surround god that is Mr S. Wilson.

And ordered via Amazon
Burning Shed Sold Out!!

Yea, mixed by Roger King again, he's definitly improved, probably reads our comments here I'm finding the sub is a bit loud in places, a bit like, I think it was The Night Siren was, but I can live with it no problem, just got to get used to the music, he says in the text how much he likes traditional Russian music, unfortunatly I'm not such a big fan of it. I particularly like the song Scorched Earth though.

 

[GOS]

Went ahead and ordered from Amazon US. Total comes to $32.40. They say release date of September 24th. We'll see how it likely gets delayed further. Seems Burning Shed says it's out of stock. Odd...

 

[olgitnorm]

That's all I was waiting to read, Sven

Especially as it's not mixed by the surround god that is Mr S. Wilson.

And ordered via Amazon
Burning Shed Sold Out!!

Have you got a link to Amazon uk offering can only see the cd?

 

[beerking]

Here you go Norm

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09797JCZT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[M-K]

Just received this. Really nice booklet, like it. Fair price.
Later I'll listen to the album.

Short summary:
Like the music.
I was surprised: 5.1 mix is great.

 

[Tat]

My preorder from century media includes a bonus FREE mystery vinyl LP, but wont ship untill 9/21.

 

[Cheezmo]

Really enjoying it.

For those that are keeping track, LFE is inverted ;-)

 

[Belgiumliver]

Really enjoying it.

For those that are keeping track, LFE is inverted ;-)

For the whole album? How can I correct this?

 

[fredblue]

For the whole album? How can I correct this?

you can flip the phase on your Subwoofer for just this album

this can be done one of several ways.

1.) at the Subwoofer itself,
if it has readily accessible controls (sometimes referred to as "0/180 degrees"),

2.) in the Speaker Settings on a Processor/AV-Receiver, where its sometimes labelled as "Subwoofer Phase : Normal/Reverse" (that's what my Yamaha Receiver calls it).

 

[Cheezmo]

For the whole album? How can I correct this?

If you rip it you can edit the flacs with a tool like Audacity.