The Hour of Two Lights

The Hour of Two Lights
Studio album by Terry Hall & Mushtaq
Released 12 August 2003
Genre Electronica
Length 57:13
Label Honest Jon's, EMI (Europe), Astralwerks (US)
Producer Terry Hall, Mushtaq
Terry Hall chronology
Laugh
(1997)		 The Hour of Two Lights
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
BBC Online (Positive)[2]
The Guardian [3]
PopMatters (Positive)[4]
Uncut [5]

The Hour of Two Lights is a one-off collaborative album between British solo-artist Terry Hall - formerly of the 2 Tone and ska revival band The Specials - with Mushtaq a member of British-based multi-ethnic hip-hop–ethno-techno–world fusion music group Fun-Da-Mental. The album was written and produced by the duo, with the exception of "Ten Eleven" which was written with Oujdi and Hall's regular collaborator and label-boss of Honest Jon's; Damon Albarn. Receiving good reviews the album was released on CD and double-LP by Albarn's Honest Jon's label in Europe (distributed by EMI) and the US (distributed by Astralwerks) in August 2003.

To date it is Hall's most recent release of new material, having since rejoined The Specials as a regular member for live performances.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Terry Hall and Mushtaq; except where indicated.

  1. "Grow" – 5:53
  2. "A Gathering Storm" – 5:05
  3. "Ten Eleven" (Damon Albarn, Mushtaq, Oujdi, Hall) – 4:59
  4. "Sticks and Stones" – 4:13
  5. "The Silent Wail" – 7:08
  6. "A Tale of Woe" – 4:22
  7. "The Hour of Two Lights" – 5:55
  8. "This and That" – 4:34
  9. "They Gotta Quit Kicking My Dog Around" – 5:06
  10. "Stand Together" – 4:46
  11. "Epilogue" – 5:10

Personnel

  • Terry Hall – Vocals, Banjo, Jaw-harp
  • Mushtaq – Darabuka, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion
Additional musicians
  • Damon Albarn – Voice, Melodica
  • Louai Alhenawi – Ney
  • Abdul Latif Assaly – Voice
  • Nathalie Barghach – Voice
  • Sammy Bishai – Violin
  • Calum Cook – Cello
  • James Dring – Recorder
  • A.K.Durvesh – Shehnai
  • Numan Elyer – Percussion
  • Eva Katzler – Voice
  • Matthew Kent – Scratch Deejaying
  • Hajaj Kenway – Percussion
  • Eddie Morden – Clarinet
  • Oujdi – Rap
  • Herinderpal Panesar – Dhol
  • Romany Rad – Accordion, Bass, Guitar, Voice
  • Zoe Rahman – Piano
  • Mazin Abu Sayf – Oud, Accordion
Technical
  • Terry Hall – Producer, Mixing
  • Mushtaq – Producer, Mixing
  • Tom Girling – Engineer, Mixing
  • James Dring – Assistant Engineer
  • Will Bankhead – Photography, Design
  • John Ainley – Drawing
  • Elizabeth Cook – Drawing
  • Len Wheeler – Drawing

References

  1. ↑ Hour of Two Lights (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Davies, Ollie. "Terry Hall and Mushtaq The Hour Of Two Lights Review"
  3. ↑ Denselow, Robin. "Terry Hall and Mushtaq: The Hour Of Two Lights"
  4. ↑ Harris, Will. "Terry Hall & Mushtaq: The Hour of Two Lights"
  5. ↑ Unknown writer. "Terry Hall & Mushtaq: The Hour of Two Lights"