At the Edge of Light

At the Edge of Light is the twenty-fifth studio album by British musician Steve Hackett, released on 25 January 2019 by InsideOut Records.

Release

The album was announced on 25 October 2018. Available formats include CD, a two LP and CD set, a digital download, and as a CD and DVD digipak mediabook with a 5.1 surround sound mix and a behind the scenes documentary.
On 30 November 2018, "Under the Eye of the Sun" was released as the first single off the album.

Music

Steve Hackett – electric & acoustic guitars, 12 string guitar, dobro, bass guitar, harmonica, vocals
Durga McBroom – vocals on "Underground Railroad"
Lorelei McBroom – vocals on "Underground Railroad"
Nick D'Virgilio – drums on "Those Golden Wings"
Simon Phillips – drums on "Hungry Years"
Sheema Mukherjee – sitar on "Shadow and Flame"
Malik Mansurov – tar on "Fallen Walls and Pedestals"
Jonas Reingold – bass guitar on "Beasts in Our Time", "Under the Eye of the Sun" and "Hungry Years"
Paul Stillwell – didgeridoo on "Under the Eye of the Sun"
Gulli Briem – drums, percussion on "Under the Eye of the Sun"
Rob Townsend – tenor saxophone, flute, duduk, bass clarinet on "Beasts in Our Time" and "Under the Eye of the Sun"
Amanda Lehmann – vocals on "Under the Eye of the Sun", "Underground Railroad", "Those Golden Wings", "Hungry Years" and "Peace"
John Hackett – flute on "Beasts in Our Time", "Under the Eye of the Sun", "Those Golden Wings" and "Conflict"
Gary O'Toole – drums on "Fallen Walls and Pedestals"
Roger King – keyboards, programming, orchestral arrangements
Benedict Fenner – keyboards, programming on "Hungry Years" and "Descent"
Dick Driver – double bass on "Under the Eye of the Sun" and "Hungry Years"
Christine Townsend – violin, viola on "Those Golden Wings"

Production