Beyond the Shrouded Horizon


Beyond the Shrouded Horizon is the twenty-first studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Steve Hackett.

Background and recording

"Loch Lomond" is named after the loch of the same name in Scotland. Hackett described the track as blues-influenced which changes to European music once the strings are heard. The lyrics contain many contradictory images, such as a hummingbird in the snow. Though the song contains what sound like bagpipes, Hackett revealed that the sound is in fact a mix of bagpipe samples and a saxophone with the reed "turned around the other way".

Track listing

  1. "Loch Lomond" – 6:50
  2. "The Phoenix Flown" – 2:08
  3. "Wanderlust" – 0:44
  4. "Til These Eyes" – 2:41
  5. "Prairie Angel" – 2:59
  6. "A Place Called Freedom" – 5:57
  7. "Between the Sunset and the Coconut Palms" – 3:18
  8. "Waking to Life" – 4:50
  9. "Two Faces of Cairo" – 5:13
  10. "Looking for Fantasy" – 4:33
  11. "Summer's Breath" – 1:12
  12. "Catwalk" – 5:44
  13. "Turn This Island Earth" – 11:51
;Bonus CD
  1. "Four Winds: North" – 1:35
  2. "Four Winds: South" – 2:06
  3. "Four Winds: East" – 3:34
  4. "Four Winds: West" – 3:04
  5. "Pieds En L'Air" – 2:26
  6. "She Said Maybe" – 4:21
  7. "Enter the Night" – 4:00
  8. "Eruption: Tommy" – 3:37
  9. "Reconditioned Nightmare" – 4:06

Personnel

;Normal release
;Bonus CD
  • Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals
  • Dick Driver – double bass
  • Benedict Fenner – keyboards, programming
  • Roger King – keyboards, programming
  • Amanda Lehmann – vocals
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, vocals
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Chris Squire – bass
  • Richard Stewart – cello
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola
;Cover photo:
  • Harry Pearce