Another Words

' Towards the end of 2020, former Sparks and Radio Stars composer and bassist Martin Gordon was driven to the edge of sanity by the double whammy of COVID lockdown and the nightly TV rantings of the American President. Then came the hour-long phone con-versation in which Trump encouraged politician Brad Raffensperger to 'find' enough votes for him to retain the presidency. We all know how that one worked out. ' Just before the emergence of COVID, Gordon performed with the Ensemble Modern in West Africa. 'Another Words' was inspired by this step into the contemporary classical world, and features voice, orchestra and loops. The work also sees the return of Gordon's trademark barracuda Rickenbacker bass, as first heard on the Sparks album 'Kimono My House' and as recently not referred to in any films at all. ' 'Another Words' features 31 separate compositions. But do not be alarmed! None of the pieces last longer than one minute and so the album is highly suitably for the limited attention spans of today's music consumers. ' The CD package includes all sorts of additional material including full sleeve notes and an extra track not available digitally. ' SHORT BIO: Former member of US/UK band Sparks, bassist Martin Gordon went on to found Jet and Radio Stars, before turning to collaborations and finally to solo projects. His collaborations have included artists as disparate as the Rolling Stones, the Tiger Lillies, Kylie Minogue and the Ensemble Modern.

Tracks

1~1~People Who Have Been Forged
1~2~Eleven Thousand
1~3~Very Very Very Very Sad
1~4~The Black Robe, The Black Shield
1~5~Magnified Many Times Over
1~6~I Saw You On Television
1~7~Certified
1~8~Go Through The MacHines
1~9~Cut Them In Half Again
1~10~The Challenge That You Have
1~11~There Was Dead People
1~12~The Actual Number Were Two
1~13~Slow Motion Replay Magnified
1~14~She Stuffed The Ballot Boxes
1~15~There Was No Water Main Break
1~16~These People Left Their Station
1~17~I Have A Much Better Link
1~18~There's No Way
1~19~What Was That Number Cleta?
1~20~They Moved Out
1~21~But Have They Moved The Inner Parts Of The MacHines?
1~22~Ballots
1~23~More Ballots
1~24~I Don't Even Know Why You Have A Side
1~25~That's So Illegal
1~26~Ok Cleta Wait
1~27~Criminal Events
1~28~People That Want To Find Answers
1~29~You Don't Care About Anything
1~30~All We Know Is What You Tell Us
1~31~Thank You Everyone

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Martin Gordon
Release Date: 29 October 2021
Genre: Pop
Label: RADIANT FUTURE RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group