All Heaven Broke Loose

All Heaven Broke Loose
Studio album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks
Released	1991
Recorded	January and February 1991
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	EG Records
Producer	David Torn, Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford's Earthworks chronology
Dig? (1989) All Heaven Broke Loose (1991) Stamping Ground (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(A)[2]

All Heaven Broke Loose is the third album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks, featuring Django Bates, Iain Ballamy and Tim Harries. It was released on EG Records in 1991. It was co-produced by experimental guitarist David Torn, with whom Bruford had played extensively in the 1980s (and would go on to do again in Bruford Levin Upper Extremities in 1998-2000.

Reception[]

Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "Full of unpredictability, subtle mood changes, touches of eccentric funk and a surprisingly creative use of electronic rhythms here and there, Bruford's band plays intense but sometimes melancholy and introspective music. Recommended".^[1]

Track listing[]

1. "Hotel Splendour" (Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bill Bruford) – 4:42
2. "Forget-Me-Not" (Ballamy, Bates) – 8:25
3. "Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark" (Bates) – 4:35
4. "Pigalle" (Bates, Bruford) – 6:32
5. "Temple of the Winds" (Ballamy, Bruford, Tim Harries) – 5:02
6. "Nerve" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 6:07
7. "Splashing Out" (Ballamy, Bates) – 5:25
8. "All Heaven Broke Loose:
   1. Psalm, 2. Old Song" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 9:20

Personnel[]

• Bill Bruford – electronic, acoustic and chordal drums
• Django Bates – keyboards, E♭ peck horn, trumpet
• Iain Ballamy – saxophones
• Tim Harries – acoustic and electric bass

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