Merlin Atmos

Merlin Atmos
Live album by Van der Graaf Generator
Released	2 February 2015
Recorded	June 2013
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Esoteric Antenna
Producer	Van der Graaf Generator

Merlin Atmos is a live album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in February 2015.^[1][2] The album was recorded during the band's European tour in June 2013 and includes a full onstage performance of the suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers", originally recorded for Pawn Hearts in 1971.^[3] "Merlin Atmos" was also released in a special edition with a second CD entitled "Bonus Atmos".

Track listing

Regular album

1. "Flight" - 21:30
2. "Lifetime" - 5:11
3. "All That Before" - 7:46
4. "Bunsho" - 5:48
5. "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" - 24:05
6. "Gog" - 6:39

Bonus Atmos

1. "Interference Patterns" - 4:28
2. "Over the Hill" - 12:36
3. "Your Time Starts Now" - 4:14
4. "Scorched Earth" - 10:14
5. "Meurglys III, The Song Writer's Guild" - 15:24
6. "Man-Erg" - 11:30
7. "Childlike Faith in Childhood's End" - 12:37

Personnel

• Peter Hammill - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Hugh Banton - organ, bass pedals
• Guy Evans - drums

References

1. "Merlin Atmos". SofaSound. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
2. "Van Der Graaf Generator melden sich mit Live-Album zurück". Rolling Stone (in German). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
3. "Van der Graaf Generator : Merlin Atmos". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 28 August 2015.