Xtc - English Settlement (200gm Vinyl)Double 200gm heavyweight vinyl LP pressing. Includes lyric sheet. English Settlement is the fifth studio album and first double album by the English rock band XTC, originally released in 1982. It marked a turn towards the more pastoral pop songs that would dominate later XTC releases, with an emphasis on acoustic guitar, 12 string electric guitar and fretless bass. XTC recorded the album at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire with producer Hugh Padgham,

the luminous tone and the graceful phrasing that is 'so Cyrille'

out of a desire to channel his angst and frustration with the insane reality that surrounds us

Raoul Cita Chorus

I always asked myself why Brasil has such little contact with other South American countries

He is also profoundly committed to chamber music

his most popular composition Canto Ostinato was completed

was of decisive importance

When disgraced college professor Auguste Porter hosts a celebration for his awful new play at his secluded mountain lodge

Bulgarian and Bluegrass music

Setting off with the stormy grandeur of opener "Northwards

The desire to express myself and share some love and hope with the world grew stronger than my feelings of anxiety about the future

(RPS Music Awards) a statement that is ever apparent on this album