{"product_id":"the-incredible-string-band-liquid-acrobat-as-regards-the-air","title":"The Incredible String Band – Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Incredible String Band – Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eReleased in 1971, \u003cem\u003eLiquid Acrobat As Regards The Air\u003c\/em\u003e is the ninth studio album from the pioneering Scottish group The Incredible String Band, and one of the most interesting records from their later Island Records period. Recorded in August 1971 at Island Studios and Sound Techniques in London and produced by Stanley Schnier, the album marked a significant shift towards a more electric, rock-oriented sound while retaining the band's eccentric blend of British folk, psychedelia, traditional music and experimental songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe album followed a remarkable run of late-1960s psychedelic folk records including \u003cem\u003eThe Hangman's Beautiful Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWee Tam And The Big Huge\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003eLiquid Acrobat\u003c\/em\u003e sounds noticeably different. It was the band's first almost entirely electric recording, signalling the direction they would pursue through the remainder of their Island years. At the centre are founding members Robin Williamson and Mike Heron, alongside Licorice McKechnie and Malcolm Le Maistre, with Fairport Convention drummer Gerry Conway also appearing on the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe first side moves through a wonderfully varied sequence of songs. “Talking Of The End” and “Dear Old Battlefield” retain the band's distinctive pastoral and mystical qualities, while “Cosmic Boy”, “Worlds They Rise And Fall” and “Evolution Rag” introduce a more electric, rhythmically adventurous character. “Painted Chariot” closes the side with another example of the band's fascination with unusual instrumentation and shifting musical textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSide Two begins with “Adam And Eve,” “Red Hair,” “Here Till Here Is There” and “Tree,” the latter being a reworking of the song “The Tree” from the band's 1966 debut album. The traditional-flavoured “Jigs” brings together “Eyes Like Leaves,” “Sunday Is My Wedding Day,” “Drops Of Whiskey” and “Grumbling Old Men,” before the album reaches its extraordinary finale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAt nearly eleven minutes, “Darling Belle” is the album's centrepiece and most ambitious composition. Written by Robin Williamson, it combines three-way vocals and spoken-word elements to tell the story of a woman from childhood through old age. The song perfectly demonstrates the Incredible String Band's ability to combine folk storytelling with surreal arrangements and unconventional vocal techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eFor collectors of The Incredible String Band, British psychedelia, acid folk, progressive folk and early-1970s experimental rock, \u003cem\u003eLiquid Acrobat As Regards The Air\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential later-period album. 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