The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows

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Tracklist

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1The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
acoustic guitar:
Damon Albarn and Simon Tong (The Verve)
cello:
Josephine Stephenson (Franco-British composer)
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
French horn:
Romain Bly (horn) and Rakel Björn Helgadóttir
marimba [slate marimba]:
Romain Bly (horn)
organ [Elka Space Organ]:
Damon Albarn
trombone:
Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Jónsdóttir (Icelandic art pop singer)
viola:
Alexina Hawkins
violin:
André de Ridder (conductor)
recording of:
The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
writer:
Damon Albarn, André de Ridder (conductor) and Simon Tong (The Verve)
5:00
2The Cormorant
bass guitar, piano and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Damon Albarn
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
French horn:
Romain Bly (horn) and Rakel Björn Helgadóttir
trombone:
Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Jónsdóttir (Icelandic art pop singer)
viola:
Alexina Hawkins
violin:
André de Ridder (conductor)
recording of:
The Cormorant
writer:
Damon Albarn and Simon Tong (The Verve)
4:21
3Royal Morning Blue
drum machine programming:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
double bass:
Caimin Gilmore and Laura Nygren
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
Hammond organ [Hammond S100], other instruments [monochord] and piano:
Damon Albarn
organ [Elka Space Organ]:
Damon Albarn and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
violin:
André de Ridder (conductor)
recording of:
Royal Morning Blue
writer:
Damon Albarn and Simon Tong (The Verve)
3:12
4Combustion
bass guitar:
Damon Albarn and Samuel Egglenton
bass trombone:
Carol Jarvis (British trombonist, keyboard player, arranger, orchestrator and backing vocalist)
cello:
Josephine Stephenson (Franco-British composer)
double bass:
Laura Nygren
drums (drum set), farfisa and piano:
Damon Albarn
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
French horn:
Romain Bly (horn) and Rakel Björn Helgadóttir
harmonium and saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
organ [Elka Space Organ]:
Damon Albarn and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
trombone:
Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Jónsdóttir (Icelandic art pop singer)
viola:
Alexina Hawkins and Shelley Sörensen
violin:
André de Ridder (conductor)
recording of:
Combustion
writer:
Damon Albarn, Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor) and Simon Tong (The Verve)
2:53
5Daft Wader
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
Hammond organ [Hammond S100] and piano:
Damon Albarn
harmonium:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
organ [Elka Space Organ]:
Damon Albarn and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
recording of:
Daft Wader
writer:
Damon Albarn and Simon Tong (The Verve)
3:28
6Darkness to Light
acoustic guitar, drums (drum set), harmonium and piano:
Damon Albarn
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
farfisa and saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
organ [Elka Space Organ]:
Damon Albarn and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
recording of:
Darkness to Light
writer:
Damon Albarn and Simon Tong (The Verve)
2:59
7Esja
cello:
Josephine Stephenson (Franco-British composer)
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
French horn:
Romain Bly (horn) and Rakel Björn Helgadóttir
marimba [slate marimba]:
Romain Bly (horn)
trombone:
Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Jónsdóttir (Icelandic art pop singer)
viola:
Alexina Hawkins
violin:
André de Ridder (conductor)
recording of:
Esja
writer:
Damon Albarn, André de Ridder (conductor) and Simon Tong (The Verve)
3:41
8The Tower of Montevideo
bass trombone:
Carol Jarvis (British trombonist, keyboard player, arranger, orchestrator and backing vocalist)
bell, organ [Elka Space Organ] and piano:
Damon Albarn
cello:
Josephine Stephenson (Franco-British composer)
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
French horn:
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
trombone:
Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Jónsdóttir (Icelandic art pop singer)
recording of:
The Tower of Montevideo
writer:
Damon Albarn, Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor) and Simon Tong (The Verve)
4:19
9Giraffe Trumpet Sea
drums (drum set):
Simon Tong (The Verve)
Hammond organ [Hammond S100], harmonium, marimba [slate marimba], other instruments [iPad strings], piano, Rhodes piano [Rhodes Chroma] and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Damon Albarn
organ [Elka Space Organ]:
Damon Albarn and Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
recording of:
Giraffe Trumpet Sea
writer:
Damon Albarn
1:51
10Polaris
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
Hammond organ [Hammond S100], organ [Elka Space Organ], piano, Rhodes piano [Rhodes Chroma] and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Damon Albarn
saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor)
recording of:
Polaris
writer:
Damon Albarn, Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor) and Simon Tong (The Verve)
4:45
11Particles
electric guitar:
Simon Tong (The Verve)
Hammond organ [Hammond S100], organ [Elka Space Organ], piano, Rhodes piano [Rhodes Chroma] and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Damon Albarn
recording of:
Particles
writer:
Damon Albarn
3:20