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John Martyn - Glasgow Walker (2000)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 18 May 2023 19:42:02

Glasgow Walker is a 2000 album by John Martyn. It was his first album to be written on a keyboard rather than a guitar, after a suggestion from his friend Phil Collins. It contains a trip-hop song, "Cool In This Life", after John experimented with trip-hop on his earlier album And. Kathryn Williams is featured on backing vocals on "Can't Live Without" and "The Field of Play." The album was dedicated to Rod Woolnough.

Following his 1999 collection of cover tunes The Church With One Bell, John Martyn returned with Glasgow Walker, his first recording of new material in four years. An album whose seductive moodiness can either draw you in or drift off into the ether, Glasgow Walker, like much of his recent work, lives and dies on its smoky grooves, ambient loops, and subtle, jazz-inflected instrumentation, as well as Martyn's idiosyncratic vocal delivery. When he does find that right mood or groove, for instance on the entrancing opener "So Sweet" or the slow, sensual R&B of "Wildflower," the result can be riveting, but moments of lukewarm funk, uninspired synth landscapes, and soft material are responsible for the occasional lull in an album that is already laid-back. Still, his successes tend to outweigh the failures. While 90 percent of Glasgow Walker adheres to a similar premise and sound, Martyn tosses a curve with the record's closer, "You Don't Know What Love Is." For a good portion of his career he's toyed with elements of jazz, but here, as with "Strange Fruit" from the previous album, he once again tackles a straightforward jazz classic. Performed with a jazz quintet, "You Don't Know What Love Is" may or may not be a hint at a new direction for Martyn but, as was the case with the venerable Billie Holiday piece, he pulls it off with style and grace. There may be a few tracks that seem to get lost in their own atmosphere, but at its best Glasgow Walker's hypnotic textures ebb and flow around the deliberate rhythms and Martyn's evocative, understated vocal, resulting in a record that's capable of getting under your skin, if you give it the chance.

Review by Brett Hartenbach, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. So Sweet (04:50)
02. Wildflower (06:24)
03. The Field of Play (05:48)
04. Cool in This Life (04:20)
05. Feel So Good (05:20)
06. Cry Me A River (05:45)
07. Mama tT (05:52)
08. Can't Live Without (04:13)
09. The Cat Won't Work Tonight (04:57)
10. You Don't Know What love Is (05:19)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 17. January 2012, 21:01

John Martyn / Glasgow Walker

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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Test CRC C93035A1
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AccurateRip summary

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DR log

foobar2000 1.1.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-12-18 21:37:26

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Analyzed: John Martyn / Glasgow Walker
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10

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Channels: 2
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