''The Future Now'' is the seventh studio album by
Peter Hammill
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer/songwriter, he also plays guitar and piano and ...
, released on Charisma Records in 1978. It was the first solo album Hammill released following the 1978 breakup of his band
Van der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith and the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much commercial success i ...
, although he had released numerous solo albums while VdGG were active. The album contains twelve short songs, several in the
new wave style of VdGG's last studio album, ''
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
''The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'' is the eighth album by British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Released in 1977, it was their last studio album before their 2005 reunion. The album features a more energetic, new wave sound tha ...
''.
The album cover shows a set of photographs by
Brian Griffin, portraying Peter Hammill with half of his moustache and beard shaven.
"If I Could" was re-worked for Hammill's 1984 album ''
The Love Songs''.
Track listing
;Bonus tracks:Recorded live at the All Souls Unitarian Church,
Kansas City, on 16 February 1978
#
"If I Could"
#"The Mousetrap (Caught In)"
Personnel
*Peter Hammill – guitars, vocals, keyboards, harmonica, electronics
* David Jackson – saxophone (1, 2, 12)
* Graham Smith – violin (5, 6, 12)
Technical
*Peter Hammill - recording engineer (Sofa Sound, Byfleet, Surrey)Rockfield Studios
Rockfield Studios is a residential recording studio located in the Wye Valley just outside the village of Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was originally founded in 1963 by brothers Kingsley and Charles Ward.
Facilities
Rockfield is a two- ...
, Monmouth)
* Brian Griffin – photography
References
External links
Peter Hammill's notes on the album
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Peter Hammill albums
1978 albums
Songs against racism and xenophobia
Charisma Records albums