Earthworks (album)


Earthworks is the first album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks, a jazz fusion band led by drummer Bill Bruford with keyboardist and trumpeter Django Bates, saxophonist Iain Ballamy, and acoustic bassist Mick Hutton. It was released in 1987 on EG Records and reissued on Summerforld in 2005. The album was co-produced by Bruford's former bandmate Dave Stewart.

Reception

At AllMusic, critic Chris Kelsey gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. He wrote, "The best thing about this band is its refreshing ingenuousness; they make intelligent, sophisticated instrumental pop music that doesn't pander in the least."

Track listing

  1. "Thud" - 4:10
  2. "Making a Song and Dance" - 5:52
  3. "Up North" - 5:19
  4. "Pressure" - 4:57
  5. "My Heart Declares a Holiday" - 4:35
  6. "Emotional Shirt" - 4:45
  7. "It Needn't End in Tears" - 5:14
  8. "The Shepherd Is Eternal" - 1:50
  9. "Bridge of Inhibition" - 4:15

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