Pre-Order: Midge Ure – A Man Of Two Worlds

In recent years, Midge Ure has spent his time playing live and not has time to fully immerse himself in the studios creating music. To that end, A Man of Two Worlds is his first album of new material in 12 years.

Well worth the wait, the album is a formidable collection of outstanding music, divided into two clear parts. The first half, World One: Music, consists of eight instrumental pieces, while the second half, World Two: Songs, features eight vocal songs.

This concept was partly inspired by the time Midge spent during lockdown listening to instrumental music whilst presenting THE SPACE on Scala Radio. Hearing music that rarely finds a home on mainstream radio, he set about making something without lyrics, where the melodies had to speak for themselves.

The eight vocal songs which form the second part of the album came to Midge as the world reopened. A more divided world, in many ways a much ha