Improvisation On A Modal Scale/Acapulco Gold/Impromptu In E Minor/Textures In 3/4/Improvisation On An Indian Scale
A=MH2 was the debut album from the obscure British progressive duo Clark- Hutchinson. Comprising experimental instrumentals it mixed psychedelic rock and blues with Indian vibes.
“The late 1960s were a time of raw innovation, cultural blendings, genre bendings, and what-the-hell experiments. In A=MH2, Mick Hutchinson took the blues guitar stylings of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and blended them with the trance-inducing rhythmic pulse of Indian music. Ragas for blues guitar, in a word. The results were not entirely successful, but nonetheless proved highly influential.”
“This one consists of really lame, boring blues songs that for a prog-head like me are on the same level as country. By the next album these guys had a legitimate band instead of the twosome playing all the instruments, and maybe that's why they became so much better.”
“I like a lot the mix of psychedelic rock and Indian music, but this sometimes is as boring as it comes.”
“A lot of interesting guitar parts and engaging playing here but I can't make it through it all without losing interest as it's a bit long winded. Being all instrumental makes it even more ponderous because there's not enough within the tracks to keep it all from sounding rather samey.”
“Sometimes described as being progressive or psychedelic, but you'll be better served if you picture something with classical, Spanish-flamenco and Indian raga influences.”
“It was 1969, and in Britain, art rock was in the offing. Into this mix stepped Clark- Hutchinson with this all instrumental album of jazzy, slightly psychedelic rock improvisations, complete with pretentious titles. Everything is very modal, minorkeyed, and Eastern. The guitar is certainly the main attraction here, but it goes on rather too long. Overall, this is a pretty good album to space out to, but not something to set the world on fire.”
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