Artist: Andy Mackay
Title: Resolving Contradictions
Year Of Release: 1978/1990
Label: Expression Records
Genre: Art Rock, Classic Rock, Soft Rock, Fusion
Quality: Mp3 320 / APE (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 45:38
Total Size: 120/254 Mb (scans)
Tracklist:
01. Iron Blossom (1:48)
02. Trumpets on the Mountains Off to Work Unreal City (3:47)
03. The Loyang Tractor Factory (4:17)
04. Rivers (7:39)
05. Battersea Rise (4:19)
06. Skill and Sweat (3:32)
07. The Ortolan Bunting (3:51)
08. The Inexorable Sequence (7:25)
09. A Song of Friendship (3:20)
10. Alloy Blossom Trumpets in the Suburbs (3:08)
11. Green and Gold (2:31)
Andy Mackay - horns, piano & synthi
Ray Russell - guitar
Mo Foster - bass
Tony Stevens - bass
Paul Thompson - percussions
Peter van Hooke - drums
Phil Manzanera - guitar on "The Inexorable Sequence"
Tim Wheater - flutes
Chris Parren - keyboards
Gavyn Wright - violin
Michael Laird - trumpet
For his second solo album, Andy Mackay enlisted the assistance of two of his Roxy Music friends (Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson), and following a visit to China in 1978 he recorded this "tribute" to China. And it worked. It worked brilliantly. Incorporating traditional Chinese sounds with his progressive rock background, Mackay was able to forge new sounds that made for fascinating listening. This instrumental album not only highlights Mackay's brilliant playing but his underrated talent for writing incredibly melodic, moving songs. The moods on this album move from melancholy to joyous, and it all makes sense. When Mackay reissued the album in 1992 on his own Riff label, he added four outtakes that. While interesting, neither adds nor detracts from the original beauty of this album. This album does not disappoint, and it also features one of the most brilliant album titles of all time.
