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In the beginning of 1995 the members of Marillion all had free time and Ian said he thought we should try to make an album together.
At first there was a time of uncertainty when we didn't know if we would use pieces I already wrote, or if we would try to create new ones from jams we'd done together. It quickly became quite clear anyway that we wanted to do an instrumental album which represented a challenge, an interesting approach; in addition, I had a lot of instrumentals tracks written that I wanted to record and this concept pleased Ian cause it reminded him of the time when he played with Steve Hackett. A little later, just as the project was shaping up, Pete said he'd like to participate.
Most of the time, Ian and Pete kept the parts I'd written because they were close to their own sensibilities. Sometimes, they personalized them and that always added to the song. On Memory of Eagle, Pete didn't play the fretless bass, which was done on a synthesizer. On Train de Vie and Crossing the Desert, which originated from jam sessions between Ian and myself, they entirely created their parts as we were recording. In general it was always impressive to see how those two are used to play together: Pete guessed Ian's breaks in advance and joined him exactly where he should right away. It was like magic. In addition, Ian and Pete were in an enthusiastic and fresh state of mind because it was the first project they'd done outside of Marillion for a long time.
This album benefited from the strength and finesse of Marillion's rhythm section at its best.
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CD: Crossing the desert
Credits: Sylvain Gouvernaire & Ian Mosley |
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