THE CLIMBER by JUDGE SMITH
‘The Climber' is Judge’s second Songstory, first released in 2009. It is vocal music, sung by Judge and a Norwegian male-voice choir, ‘The Fløyen Voices’, accompanied only by a Double Bass. It is the absorbing tale of an English mountaineer in the Italian Alps, and features some truly memorable music. ‘The Climber’ is not easy to describe, but despite the absence of guitars and drums, Judge himself sees it as being simply another aspect of his kind of rock’n’roll, with its emphasis on big tunes and intriguing rhythms. Like most of Judge’s music, it is in a category of its own.
A major illustrated article about the recording of 'The Climber' in Norway can be found on Judge's website WWW.JUDGE-SMITH.COM
Tracklist
| 1. | Chapter One | 5:54 |
| 2. | Chapter Two | 4:15 |
| 3. | Chapter Three | 4:03 |
| 4. | Chapter Four | 5:20 |
| 5. | Chapter Five | 5:07 |
| 6. | Chapter Six | 6:53 |
| 7. | Chapter Seven | 3:23 |
Credits
Performed by JUDGE SMITH & THE FLOYEN VOICES
with LIEF O. KORSNES, Double Bass
Conductor: PETTER B. HOIAAS
Words and Music by JUDGE SMITH
Choral Arrangements by MICHAEL BRAND & RICARDO ODRIOZOLA
Double Bass Arranged by RICARDO ODRIOZOLA
Produced by RICARDO ODRIOZOLA
Location Recording by JAN OYVIND HANEVIK
Mixed & Mastered by PAT COLLIER at Perry Vale Studios
Design by GLIDE DESIGN
Publicist: HELEN MALEED
'THE FLOYEN VOICES'
First & Second Tenors:
JAN ERIC ENDRESEN, ROGER W.S. MARTIN, MAGNUS SKREDE, ROBIN SONDERGAARD, BJORN-ERIK ULVATNE RONALD WORLEY.
Baritones:
PAUL ARLIDGE, JAN-ERIC BAADSVIK, JOGEN RUUD GOMPEROD,
Basses:
GABRIEL H. BRANDANGER, TOM J. LEAVER GUNNEROD,
RICARDO ODRIOZOLA
License
All rights reserved.
Judge Smith co-founded the band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967 with Peter Hammill, & has since been involved in many music projects as writer, composer or performer. He has written stage musicals, classical & rock libretti, songs for television & a book on Life after Death; directed a prize-winning short film, & released fourteen CDs & two DVDs. He was born in 1948 & lives near Glastonbury, UK.