Kate Bush new album March 14 2005

[robert_cyrus]

Kate has annnounced in December 2004 that the album is almost finished and will be out in 2005: "we'll let you know when". She says: "I'm so pleased with everyone's work on this record. There are some lovely performances and I hope you will all feel it's been worth the wait. Bertie keeps me very busy, he is so much fun". Known contributors to the new album include Mick Karn (he says he played bass on a track called 'How To Be Invisible'), drummer Stuart Elliott and jazz percussionist Peter Erskine. The late Michael Kamen wrote the string arrangements for two tracks which will appear on the new album - she recorded what she has described as "some beautiful orchestral movements" with him and the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road in October 2003. Chris Hall has played accordion on one track. Classical musicians Emma Murphy and Susanna Pell have also recorded for the album. Del Palmer is said to be engineering. Kate has had her new recording studio serviced and upgraded and started recording in late 1999.

December 13th 2004: Music Week, the UK's definitive music industry news service has a front page article this week about Kate's KBC album announcement: "One of the longest waits for a follow-up will finally be over next year, when the first Kate Bush album in more than a decade appears. The EMI artist last week confirmed that she is set to deliver her first new studio set since 1993's The Red Shoes in 2005, having been working on new material over the past few years. Bush announced that the long wait was nearly over in a letter last week to members of her fan club. EMI has since confirmed to Music Week a new album is definitely on its way.

http://www.albumvote.co.uk/albums/prerel.htm has the date as March 14th

 

[robert_cyrus]

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Rumour alert! Rumours about a release date for Kate's new album are currently spreading like wildfire across music artist forums and CD websites. The date being mentioned by all these seems to be March 14th 2005. Please note that as far as we know, NO official release date from EMI has been confirmed, and untill it is it would be unwise to get excited by any of this. The site has been flooded with emails from people who have read this news online. One rumour even has it that "Elemental films" have been commisioned to do a visual set piece for a new video by Kate, supposedly very "futuristic"...(thanks to all of you, far too many to mention, who've kept me up to speed on these reports over the last few weeks - much appreciated).

 

[domfjbrown]

I'll believe it (and buy it!) when I see it

 

[murphybridget]

I was particularly intrigued to find out how Chris Hall's accordion playing adds to the mix. Accordion has such a unique and versatile sound, and I'm sure it will bring a special touch to the track.