Album

English Settlement

XTC

1982 · Rock

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English Settlement by XTC

English Settlement is an Electronic album by XTC, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 104 pressings tracked, owned by 26 collectors.

About

After four albums of skittish and meticulous New Wave pop, Andy Partridge pushed his band to create <i>English Settlement</i>, their first double album. It is an exceptionally ripe collection of ideas: one moment a jittery anti-violence chant (“Melt the Guns”), the next a double-speed pastoral skank (“English Roundabout”). He also toned down some of their trademark dissonance for chiming ’60s guitars, particularly on the stunning single “Senses Working Overtime”—a song about his impending nervous breakdown—and the unsettlingly sweet warning shot “All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late).”

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Runaways4:51
  2. A2Ball And Chain4:28
  3. A3Senses Working Overtime4:45
  4. A4Jason And The Argonauts6:03

Side B

  1. B1No Thugs In Our House5:16
  2. B2Yacht Dance3:52
  3. B3All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)5:18

Side C

  1. C1Melt The Guns6:31
  2. C2Leisure5:01
  3. C3It's Nearly Africa3:54
  4. C4Knuckle Down4:26

Side D

  1. D1Fly On The Wall3:11
  2. D2Down In The Cockpit5:35
  3. D3English Roundabout3:50
  4. D4Snowman4:26

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • angular
  • witty
  • art school

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Andy PartridgeELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, BACKING VOCALS, LEAD VOCALS, ALTO SAXOPHONE LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , ANGKLUNG, ALTO SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION, GUIRO 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , BACKING VOCALS
  • Colin MouldingLEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, BASS, SYNTHESIZER, PIANO LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, FRETLESS BASS, BASS GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , PIANO, PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS, BASS
  • Dave GregorySYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC GUITAR , BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR, PERCUSSION, CLASSICAL GUITAR , PIANO SYNTHESIZER, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, GUITAR , PIANO 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR
  • Terry ChambersDRUMS, DRUM MACHINE, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE , BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, DRUMS
  • Hans De VenteBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS , GUEST GUEST , BACKING VOCALS
  • Hugh PadghamBACKING VOCALS VOCALS

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