Urdu (album)
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Urdu is the only album released by the experimental pop music
group Urdu
. Urdu was a trio consisting of Robert Rich
, Rick Davies and Andrew McGowan. They worked together under this name from 1983-84. This album of their accumulated recordings was released in 1985, after Urdu’s members had moved on to other projects.
Art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...
group Urdu
Urdu (band)
Urdu was an experimental pop music group that formed in California, USA in 1983. It was a trio consisting of ambient musician and multi-instrumentalist Robert Rich, guitarist Rick Davies and bassist Andrew McGowan. This group marked the culmination of a five-year period of experimental...
. Urdu was a trio consisting of Robert Rich
Robert Rich (musician)
Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, New Age, and even IDM music.-Early life:At an early age he thought he disliked music...
, Rick Davies and Andrew McGowan. They worked together under this name from 1983-84. This album of their accumulated recordings was released in 1985, after Urdu’s members had moved on to other projects.
Track listing
- ”Questioning the Moon” - 6:07
- ”Jazz Rmff” - 4:07
- ”Air Ritual” - 5:50
- ”Land’s End” - 7:40
- ”To the Menlo Walker” - 9:14
- ”Billboard Angel” - 5:30
- ”Amphibian” - 10:40