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Recorded in 1984, a full three years after Robert Calvert's last solo album (Hype), Freq very much turned its back on the dynamic musicality of his last decade's work to concentrate instead on the possibilities of modern electronics shot through with a socio-political consciousness that both dates the album dramatically and serves as a priceless time capsule. Britain in 1984, after all, was not the happiest of lands, as a coalminers strike dragged interminably on, technological advances sent the jobless queues soaring, and Irish terrorism cast its own pall over the country. In addressing these issues, Freq emerged as chilling a portrait as any of Calvert's earlier essays into science fiction, the only difference being -- to quote one of his own early Hawkwind-era lyrics -- this was reality, however grim. Freq featured 11 tracks divided between six musical offerings and five spoken word cuts, recorded on location on a miners' picket line (CD reissues add two songs, both sides of the earlier "Lord of the Hornets" 45). The ensuing patchwork, alternately powered by the heated tempers of the strike and the cold deliberation of the electronics, is often breathtaking, all the more so since Calvert's own lyricism is stripped to a minimum that offers little room for conjecture or re-interpretation. "All the Machines Are Quiet" is especially poignant, as Calvert himself adopts the persona of a striker to reiterate the insistence that "all we wanted was a living wage." "The Cool Courage of the Bomb Squad Officers," too, awakens emotions that are all too often left unspoken, as it recounts, moment by moment, the defusing of a terrorist weapon. Not until the final cut, "The Work Song," does Freq's parade of horrors finally cease, a light and easy air accompanying a worker's ruminations on a happy home life and the joy of a job in which his mind is free to soar wherever it will. After so much pessimism, it's a handy reminder that, even in the darkest hour, some people can still find happiness.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Robert Calvert, MainArtist - R. Calvert, Composer - Rock Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
Albumbeschreibung
Recorded in 1984, a full three years after Robert Calvert's last solo album (Hype), Freq very much turned its back on the dynamic musicality of his last decade's work to concentrate instead on the possibilities of modern electronics shot through with a socio-political consciousness that both dates the album dramatically and serves as a priceless time capsule. Britain in 1984, after all, was not the happiest of lands, as a coalminers strike dragged interminably on, technological advances sent the jobless queues soaring, and Irish terrorism cast its own pall over the country. In addressing these issues, Freq emerged as chilling a portrait as any of Calvert's earlier essays into science fiction, the only difference being -- to quote one of his own early Hawkwind-era lyrics -- this was reality, however grim. Freq featured 11 tracks divided between six musical offerings and five spoken word cuts, recorded on location on a miners' picket line (CD reissues add two songs, both sides of the earlier "Lord of the Hornets" 45). The ensuing patchwork, alternately powered by the heated tempers of the strike and the cold deliberation of the electronics, is often breathtaking, all the more so since Calvert's own lyricism is stripped to a minimum that offers little room for conjecture or re-interpretation. "All the Machines Are Quiet" is especially poignant, as Calvert himself adopts the persona of a striker to reiterate the insistence that "all we wanted was a living wage." "The Cool Courage of the Bomb Squad Officers," too, awakens emotions that are all too often left unspoken, as it recounts, moment by moment, the defusing of a terrorist weapon. Not until the final cut, "The Work Song," does Freq's parade of horrors finally cease, a light and easy air accompanying a worker's ruminations on a happy home life and the joy of a job in which his mind is free to soar wherever it will. After so much pessimism, it's a handy reminder that, even in the darkest hour, some people can still find happiness.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 13 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 00:41:38
- Künstler: Robert Calvert
- Komponist: Robert Calvert
- Label: 13th Moon Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 1992 Anagram Records (P) 1992 Anagram Records
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