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Latest update: 14th July 2010

Latest News

Sail The World re-issue (News date: 23-5-10, updated 29-6-10)

The next title from Ant's back catalogue to be re-issued is Sail The World, which is released on 28th June.  Originally released in 1994, Sail The World features the music that Ant wrote and recorded to accompany the television coverage of the 1993-94 Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race.  The album has been newly re-mastered for this re-issue.

Following the original release of the album, most of the tracks were subsequently re-mixed for use as library pieces and this re-issue includes the re-mixed versions.  The re-issue also includes three extra tracks not included on the original release as well as brand new artwork and sleeve notes to make this the definitive edition of Sail The World.

More information about the re-issue can now be seen on a new page.

The re-issue of Sail The World can be ordered from Camino Records or Voiceprint.  NB: A limited number of copies signed by Ant are still available from Camino.

Ahead of the Field (News date: 3-5-10, updated 29-6-10)

14th June will see the first commercial release of Ahead of the Field which was an album of library music that Ant was commissioned to compose by music publishers De Wolfe in late 1984.  Ant composed a number of tracks for the album and scored a selection of them which were then recorded by some top session musicians in the spring of 1985, with the emphasis being placed on then-contemporary electronic drum and synthesiser sounds.  Ant subsequently overdubbed some extra parts on the tracks which were then issued by De Wolfe as a vinyl album for use by broadcasters and film-makers on their Rouge Music label.

Ahead of the Field is one of a number of De Wolfe library titles that Voiceprint are releasing (including titles composed by Darryl Way and Karl Jenkins & Mike Ratledge) and is primarily a showcase of Ant as a composer rather than a performer. 

More information about Ahead of the Field, including the track-listing, can be seen on a new page.

Ahead of the Field can be ordered now from Camino Records.  It can also be ordered from Voiceprint

Update (as of 28th June): The first pressing of Ahead of the Field appears to have sold out and both Camino and Voiceprint are currently waiting for new stock.

Private Parts & Pieces V-VIII re-issues (News date: 15-3-10, updated 3-5-10)

Following on from the re-issue of Sides, the next albums from Ant's back catalogue to be re-issued will be Twelve and Ivory Moon, which are being re-issued as a double CD set.  Ivory Moon will include the piano version of the early Genesis song Let Us Now Make Love that was included as an extra track on the previous CD release of the album.  Originally scheduled for release on May 3rd, the release has been slightly delayed and stock of the re-issue is now anticipated to be available in a couple of weeks time.

Private Parts & Pieces V & VI can be pre-ordered from Voiceprint or Camino.  Please note that Ant is not signing pre-ordered copies of this title.

The next release will be a similar double CD pairing of Slow Waves Soft Stars and New England which is planned for release on 31st May.  Private Parts & Pieces VII & VIII can now be pre-ordered from Voiceprint or Camino - again, Ant is not signing pre-ordered copies.   

These re-issues offer an excellent opportunity to obtain these albums at the price of a single album and are recommended if you do not already have these titles in your collection. The albums are being re-issued in the double CD format to make these titles available again and consequently they have not been re-mastered for these releases.  

Rest assured that the third and fourth albums in the Private Parts & Pieces series (Antiques and A Catch At The Tables) have not been forgotten - we are currently investigating the possibility of adding extra material to Antiques so the re-issue of these two albums will follow later.

Sides re-issue (News date: 16-2-10, updated 6-4-10)

The next title to be re-issued from Ant's back catalogue is Sides, which has been expanded to a 2 CD edition.  The album itself has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes by Simon Heyworth and includes the non-album track Souvenir as an extra track on the first CD.  The second CD contains variations and alternate mixes of the songs from the album including some unique new mixes which have been made from the original multi-track masters especially for this release.  Also included is the edited single version of Um & Aargh which has not previously been available on CD.  The complete track listing can be seen on a new page here.

The re-issue of Sides can be ordered from Voiceprint or Camino Records.  NB: The offer of pre-ordered copies signed by Ant from Camino Records has now finished.

 

 

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