Camouflage (Acoustic Ladyland album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Camouflage
| type = studio
| artist = Acoustic Ladyland
| cover = Camouflage (Acoustic Ladyland).jpg
| alt =
| released = 7 July 2004
| recorded = October 2003
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| genre = Punk jazz
| length =
| label = Babel Label
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| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Last Chance Disco
| next_year = 2005
}}
Camouflage is an album by Acoustic Ladyland that was recorded in October 2003 and released by Babel Label{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=8}} in 2004.{{cite web |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/acoustic-ladyland-mn0000905629/biography |title=Acoustic Ladyland |website=AllMusic |accessdate=16 November 2020}} It was the band's first album.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = The Guardian
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite news |last=Fordham |first=John |date=4 June 2004 |title=Acoustic Ladyland, Camouflage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jun/04/jazz.shopping |work=The Guardian |accessdate=16 November 2020}}
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}
}}
The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "The pieces are cleverly orchestrated, Cawley doctoring his piano to make it work like electric guitar [...] while Rochford plays anything other than straight jazz time." John Fordham noted a Jimi Hendrix influence and commented "Hendrix inspiration or no, it doesn't really catch Hendrix's fire, and its themes and ensembles are less memorable than those of Babel's Polar Bear quartet, which also features Rochford, Wareham and Herbert."
Track listing
- "Some Other Sky"
- "Marching Dice"
- "Something Beautiful"
- "Routinely Denied (No Return)"
- "Nagel"
- "Remote Impression"
- "Little Miss Wingate"
- "Brave Reply"