Title: Steve Hackett: Wolflight
Release year: 2015
Genre: Rock, Prog Rock, Folk Rock
Artist: Banjo - Steve Hackett (tracks: 8), Bass - Chris Squire (tracks: 3), Eiður Arnarsson (tracks: 12), Bass, Chapman Stick - Nick Beggs (tracks: 8), Design - Harry Pearce, Didgeridoo - Sára Kovács (tracks: 2), Drums - Benedikt Brynleifsson (tracks: 12), Gary O'Toole (tracks: 1,5,8), Hugo Degenhardt (tracks: 9,10), Ólafur Hólm Einarsson (tracks: 12) , Duduk - Rob Townsend (3) (tracks: 5), Guitar - Steve Hackett (tracks: 1-12), Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson (tracks: 12), Harmonica - Steve Hackett (tracks: 4,8), Keyboards - Kjartan Valdemarsson (tracks: 12), Roger King (tracks: 1-10), Mastered By - Roger King, Oud - Steve Hackett (tracks: 5,9), Percussion - Steve Hackett (tracks: 1,4,7), Photography - Angéla Vincedomini, Maurizio Vincedomini, Producer - Roger King (tracks: 1-11), Steve Hackett (tracks: 1-11), Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson (tracks: 12), Recorded By - Roger King (tracks: 11), Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson (tracks: 12), Saxoph One - Rob Townsend (tracks: 4,8), Tar - Malik Mansurov (tracks: 2), Tipple - Steve Hackett (tracks: 7), Violin, Viola - Christine Townsend (tracks: 1-4,8) , Vocals - Amanda Lehmann (tracks: 2-4,8), Eythor Ingi Gunnlaugsson (tracks: 12), Jo Hackett (tracks: 4), Steve Hackett (tracks: 2-5,7,8,10)

Description:

Wolflight is Steve's first original solo studio album since Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011. Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett. The concept behind it is the new unexplored chapter in the guitarist's career.

The ten tracks take the listener through the journey in space and time. Wandering between parallel universes, Hackett explores the contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece (Corycian Fire) to the Far East (Wolflight), the USA and Martin Luther King (Black Thunder), but also his very own childhood memories (The Wheel's Turning) and The unresolved drama of domestic violence (Love Song to a Vampire).

An excited Steve Hackett tells us about the record: "My new rock album Wolflight is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everyone's struggle for a journey through both inner and outer space. As Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past. "

Steve Hackett's electric guitar plays a powerful role, whilst we also hear him on the acoustic guitar, Arabian lute and twelve string, along with his strong lead vocals. Guest Musicians include long time collaborators Roger King (Keyboards & programming), Gary O'Toole (drums), Rob Townsend (sax, duduk), Nick Beggs (bass & stick) and Amanda Lehmann (harmony vocals). Malik Mansurov on tar and Sara Kovaks on didgeridoo add an extra exotic element, plus YES bassist Chris Squire plays on Love Song to a Vampire and Hugo Dagenhardt plays drums on Dust and Dreams. The innovative song writing team includes Steve Hackett, his wife Jo Hackett and also Roger King.

Recorded: Tracks 1-11 recorded and mixed by Roger King at Map Studios; Track 12 recorded and mixed by Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson; Interviews filmed by Paul Green Productions.

Tracklist:
  Album 5.1 & Stereo
01. Out Of The Body 2:31
02. Wolflight 7:58
03. Love Song To A Vampire 9:19
04. The Wheel's Turning 7:26
05. Corycian Fire 5:44
06. Earthshine 3:18
07. Loving Sea 3:22
08. Black Thunder 7:33
09. Dust And Dreams 5:33
10. Heart Song 2:51
  Bonus Tracks: Only Stereo
11. Pneuma 2:52
12. Midnight Sun 4:32
  Interviews
13. Steve Hackett Discusses Recording Wolflight 7:00
14. Steve Hackett Discusses Wolflight Artwork 7:18
15. Wolflight Track-by-track 31:24

Issued: United States | Inside Out Music
Duration: 1:03:03