Van der Graaf Generator - A Grounding in Numbers (2011)
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Van der Graaf Generator - A Grounding in Numbers
"Your Time Starts Now" – 4:15
"Mathematics" – 3:38
"Highly Strung" – 3:36
"Red Baron" (instrumental) – 2:23
"Bunshō" – 5:03
"Snake Oil" – 5:21
"Splink" (instrumental) – 2:37
"Embarrassing Kid" – 3:07
"Medusa" – 2:12
"Mr. Sands" – 5:22
"Smoke" – 2:30
"5533" – 2:42
"All Over the Place" – 6:04
Van der Graaf Generator Band Members / Musicians
Peter Hammill – voice, piano, electric guitar (and Ashbory bass on "Splink")
Hugh Banton – organs (including bass pedals), bass guitar (and harpsichord, piano, glockenspiel, 10 string bass, guitar on "Smoke")
Guy Evans – drums, percussion (and guitar on "5533")
A Grounding in Numbers is the 11th studio album by the British rock group Van der Graaf Generator. It was released on 14 March 2011. This date, if written as 3,14, comprises the first three digits of the number π. The second track, "Mathematics", refers to Euler's identity, sometimes known as the mathematical poem. The album's release signals a continuation in the direction set by the current trio lineup, but it is released on a new label, Esoteric Recordings, a departure from previous releases on Virgin/Charisma. Hugh Padgham is the mixer of the album.
