Name: Open by Steve Hillage
Brand: Steve Hillage
SKU: 094637345955
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

Those rich Canterbury tonalities of 1975’s Fish Rising that Steve Hillage retained from his tenure with Gong aren’t as prevalent on 1979’s Open, but his inspired inventiveness blossoms right from the opening “Talking to the Sun,” where grooving bass lines are imported alongside the kinds of conjoined guitar hamonies that echo Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson's guitar work with Thin Lizzy. What later made Hillage a celebrated producer was his love for all kinds of music — this can be heard in the shape-shifting “1988 Aktivator,” where punk rock’s bastardization of Chuck Berry riffs ignite the song before Hillage comes in singing like the Damned’s Dave Vanian. But the brilliance here is in the honesty of Hillage’s preserving his complex keyboard wizardry to birth what could be the first prog-punk hybrid. In “New Age Synthesis” Hillage manages to pull from post-punk’s angular minimalism and disco’s calculated strut while staying true to his own musical language. A loud ringing gong opens the title-track with a sly wink before robotic singing gets the vocoder treatment while thumb-slaps on the bass start the party.

1. Talking To The Sun

by Steve Hillage

Composer: Steve Hillage
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production

2. 1988 Aktivator

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

3. New Age Synthesis (Unzipping The Zype)

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage
Anderson
Mckenzie
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

4. Healing Feeling

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

5. Earthrise

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage
Kaboum; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

6. Open

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage
Francis
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

7. Definite Activity

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Francis
Anderson
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

8. Getting Better

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage
Nick Mason; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

9. Day After Day

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage
Stewart
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

10. Getting In Tune

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

11. Don't Dither Do It

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

12. The Fire Inside

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage
Miquette Giraudy; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Steve Hillage; Production
Producer: Steve Hillage; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Hillage; Production

13. Don't Dither Do It (Backing Track)

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage; Composer

14. Four Ever Rainbow

by Steve Hillage

Primary Artist: Steve Hillage; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Hillage; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 19 minutes and 14 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1417x1417 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

4/14 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Art Rock, Art & Progressive Rock

Label

Virgin Catalogue

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1978

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

94637345955

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Notification

Open

1. Talking To The Sun

2. 1988 Aktivator

3. New Age Synthesis (Unzipping The Zype)

4. Healing Feeling

5. Earthrise

6. Open

7. Definite Activity

8. Getting Better

9. Day After Day

10. Getting In Tune

11. Don't Dither Do It

12. The Fire Inside

13. Don't Dither Do It (Backing Track)

14. Four Ever Rainbow

Technical Specifications

Open

Product information

Release options

1. Talking To The Sun

2. 1988 Aktivator

3. New Age Synthesis (Unzipping The Zype)

4. Healing Feeling

5. Earthrise

6. Open

7. Definite Activity

8. Getting Better

9. Day After Day

10. Getting In Tune

11. Don't Dither Do It

12. The Fire Inside

13. Don't Dither Do It (Backing Track)

14. Four Ever Rainbow

Technical Specifications