Destination is the fourteenth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1992.
| Destination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 May 1992[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Horus Sound, Hanover Michael Gerlach's home studio, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Prog rock, space rock[3] | |||
| Length | 53:28 | |||
| Label | ACI | |||
| Producer | Frank Bornemann | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2024 LP reissue cover[4] | ||||
| Singles from Destination | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Fire and Ice" | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| ArtRock |   [6] |
| Rock Hard |  [7] |
It is an abstract concept album conceived by Frank Bornemann, which deals with the concept of destiny and how much it determines the actions and the general course of people's lives.[8]
Destination is the second album recorded by the Eloy duo line-up of Frank Bornemann and Michael Gerlach, established in 1988 with Ra. It also marked the return of bassist Klaus-Peter Matziol, as a guest musician. Matziol was a full-time Eloy member from 1976 to 1984, before their four-year hiatus.
The album has a heavier sound than previous Eloy recordings, as Bornemann was influenced by the heavy metal bands he worked for as a record producer, in his own Horus Sound Studios.[8]
The painting on the front cover, entitled "Astrologica" and designed by Albert Belasco, depicts the twelve zodiac signs forming the hair of a young woman.[9]
Track listing
editMusic by Frank Bornemann and Michael Gerlach, lyrics by Bornemann and Diana Baden.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call of the Wild" | 6:49 |
| 2. | "Racing Shadows" | 7:11 |
| 3. | "Destination" | 7:41 |
| 4. | "Prisoner in Mind" | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Silent Revolution" | 7:55 |
| 6. | "Fire and Ice" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Eclipse of Mankind" | 6:29 |
| 8. | "Jeanne d'Arc" | 7:36 |
| Total length: | 53:28 | |
Personnel
editAll information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.[3]
Eloy
- Frank Bornemann: guitar, vocals
- Michael Gerlach: keyboards
Guest musicians
- Nico Baretta: drums
- Klaus-Peter Matziol: bass (2, 5)
- Detlev Goy: bass (1, 6, 8)
- Helge Engelke: bass (3, 4), rhythm guitar (4), acoustic guitar and guitar solo (6)
- Kai Steffen: guitar solo (5)
- Lenny McDowell: flute (1, 3)
- Classical Choir arranged and conducted by Peter Chrastina (8)
Production
- Frank Bornemann: production
- Gerhard Wölfle: recording, mixing
- Fritz Hilpert: additional vocal recording
Artwork
- Albert Belasco: painting
- Nikolaj Georgiew: black and white photography
- Angela Schwarze (Black Agency): color photography
References
edit- ^ "Destination - Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Destination - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Eloy – Destination". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Eloy – Destination". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Eloy – Fire And Ice". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Kapała, Wojciech. "Eloy — Destination". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "ELOY - Destination". Rock Hard (in German). Holger Stratmann. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b Kuinke, Volker (June 2000). "Eloy - Biography". German Rock e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "ALBERT BELASCO (b. 1938). Astrologica". Heritage Auctions. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
edit- "Destination". Eloy official website. Retrieved 1 July 2024.