Kites is the sixth studio album by British progressive/experimental rock band Jade Warrior released in 1976 by Island Records. Kites, more layered and complex than Waves, the duo's previous outing, took nine months to record.[1]
| Kites | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 36:27 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Jon Field, Tony Duhig | |||
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Style
editKites presented the band "at their most musically abstract and progressive",[2] featuring a larger number of guest musicians than any previous album. Each side here is a long concept piece: side A – Jon Field's side (partly inspired by abstract artist Paul Klee's painting "The Kingdom of the Air", otherwise meaning to convey the sounds of a kite drifting through skies),[1] on side B, driven by Tony Duhig, the wandering Zen boat monk Teh Ch'eng in 9th century China provided a conceptual focus.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Casey Elston of AllMusic described the result as "dense and dramatic" and a "rare example of intense ambient sound".[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Tony Duhig and Jon Field
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Songs of the Forest" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Wind Song" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "The Emperor" | 1:58 |
| 4. | "Wind Borne" | 6:52 |
| 5. | "Kite Song" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Land of the Warrior" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Quietly by the River Bank" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Arrival of the Emperor: What Does the Venerable Sir Do?" | 1:06 |
| 9. | "Teh Ch'eng: Do You Understand This?" | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Arrival of Chia Shan: Disclosure and Liberation" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Towards the Mountains" | 2:03 |
| 12. | "The Last Question" | 0:36 |
Personnel
edit- Tony Duhig – guitars, percussion, keyboards, production
- Jon Field – flutes, guitar, percussion, production
Studio guests
edit- Roger Bryson – piano
- Fred Frith – violin
- Pete Gibson – brass, horn
- Coleridge Goode – bass guitar
- Debbie Hall – violin
- Jeff Westley – electric piano
- Graham Morgan – drums
- Joe O'Donnell – violin
- Clodagh Simonds – vocals
- Gowan Turnbull – saxophone
- Geoff Westley – piano
- Willie – drums, percussion
- Elmo – Mexican foot drums
Production
edit- Tom Newman – audio engineer, engineer
- David Platt – liner notes
- Mark Powell – reissue producer
- Paschal Byrne – digital remastering, remastering
- George Chkiantz – audio engineer, engineer
- Hugh Gilmour – package design[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Casey Elston. "Kites album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ Thelen, Peter (2001-04-09). "Reviews: Jade Warrior". Gnosis2000.net. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "A History of Jade Warrior (version of 28 June 2010)". www.radagast.org. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Kites Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-01.