ALT (album)

ALT
Studio album by Van der Graaf Generator
Released	25 June 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, experimental rock, instrumental rock, free improvisation
Length	61:01
Label	Esoteric Recordings
Producer	Peter Hammill
Van der Graaf Generator chronology
A Grounding in Numbers (2011) ALT (2012) Merlin Atmos (2015)

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ALT is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released 25 June 2012. There are only instrumental songs on the album.

The opening track "Earlybird" has inspired the Earlybird Project (2014-2015), a non-profit environmental art project, an appeal for the preservation of the world. This project is the result of the collaboration between the Italian-Russian artist Vladislav Shabalin, who works with fossils, and Van der Graaf Generator.

Track listing

1. "Earlybird"
2. "Extractus"
3. "Sackbutt"
4. "Colossus"
5. "Batty Loop"
6. "Splendid"
7. "Repeat After Me"
8. "Elsewhere"
9. "Here's one I Made Earlier"
10. "Midnite or So"
11. "D'Accord"
12. "Mackerel Ate Them"
13. "Tuesday, the Riff"
14. "Dronus"

Vinyl version listing

Side one

1. "Colossus"
2. "Repeat After Me"
3. "Earlybird"
4. "Elsewhere"
5. "Loop J 2"

Side two

1. "D'Accord"
2. "Mackerel Ate Them"
3. "Here's one I Made Earlier"
4. "Dronus"

Personnel

Van der Graaf Generator

• Peter Hammill − guitars, keyboards
• Hugh Banton − organ, bass, bass pedals
• Guy Evans − drums

External links

• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album review by James Allen, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Van der Graaf Generator - ALT (2012) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com