Inspired by a vignette in Jeremy Paxman's book, 'The English', Messrs. Murphy and Hamilton ride off on ships of the desert...
lyrics
TWO CAMELS
Englishman on camel
Destination Cairo
Leaving Casablanca
Four thousand miles to go.
Thunderbox and moustache net
Amongst his cargo
Englishman on camel
Leaving Morocco.
Second Englishman on camel
At British outpost in Cairo
Heading for Morocco
Pints of perspiration flow
Led by sextant and compass
He's going solo
Englishman on camel
With bout of lumbago.
(Etc...)
credits
released August 3, 2013
D.M. Three bass guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocal.
P.H. Drums, lead vocal, shells, triangle, temple block, tambourine, tin cans.
Jason Emberton: Morocco street recordist, engineer, mixer and masterer.
Recorded at Westbourne Rehearsal Studios, Bourne Terrace, London W2.
Sleeve design: Dave Pope.
Original photography: Hilde Oygarden.
A tip of the topee to Jeremy Paxman.
Executive producer: Andy Thomson.
Composed and produced by Hamilton & Murphy.
This is a low-level slow-burning marvel of almost nonchalant brilliance. Often, one finds beneath all the FX and gloss there's no song at all. Aaron Freeman has an ocean of depth beneath the surface. smokingantrecords
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