Record Reviews

DAEVID ALLEN ~ GOOD MORNING ESOTERIC 2004 (Barcode: 5013929710429) ~ UK ~ Canterbury Scene Recorded: 1975 Released: 2007 Following his departure from GongFind albums by this artist, the legendary British ensemble he formed and led for many years, singer / guitarist / songwriter Daevid AllenFind albums by this artist started his solo career with the release of this album. It was recorded at his home studio in Mallorca, accompanied by the Spanish group EuterpeFind albums by this artist and his faithful companion Gilli SmythFind albums by this artist. This album sets the direction for Allen´s future work, which would be a unique cross-genre amalgam of Psychedelia, Ambient, Jazz and everything else, which is always uniquely Daevid Allen. A great trip down the memory lane!

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DAEVID ALLEN ~ NOW IS THE HAPPIEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE ESOTERIC 2125 (Barcode: 5013929722521) ~ UK ~ Canterbury Scene Recorded: 1977 Released: 2009 Following his departure from GongFind albums by this artist, the legendary British ensemble he formed and led for many years, singer / guitarist / songwriter Daevid AllenFind albums by this artist started his solo career with the release of the "Good MorningFind albums with this title" album, soon to be followed by this, his 2nd solo recording. It was also recorded at his home studio in Mallorca, accompanied by the Spanish group EuterpeFind albums by this artist and his faithful companion Gilli SmythFind albums by this artist. This and its predecessor set the direction for Allen´s future work, which would be a unique cross-genre amalgam of Psychedelia, Ambient, Jazz and everything else, which is always uniquely Daevid Allen. A great trip down the memory lane!

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GONG MATRICES ~ PARADE VOICEPRINT 353 (Barcode: 604388319329) ~ UK ~ Canterbury Scene Recorded: 2003 Released: 2004 Gong MatricesFind albums by this artist is a collaboration of GongFind albums by this artist members, Gilli SmythFind albums by this artist and some of the members of the US Prog band AzigzaFind albums by this artist. They all met at the 1999 Prog Fest and later played together, but it took untill 2003 to record this album. As expected, the music is a wild mixture of Psychedelia and Prog with Gillis`s extraordinary vocals as the icing on the cake. Gong and Mother GongFind albums by this artist fans will love this stuff madly.

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MOTHER GONG ~ TREE IN FISH VOICEPRINT 281 ~ UK ~ Canterbury Scene 1991 album by Mother GongFind albums by this artist, which includes some studio and some live recordings from their 1991 US Tour. Gilli SmythFind albums by this artist is accompanied by a group of excellent musicians, including Harry WilliamsonFind albums by this artist and Robert CalvertFind albums by this artist. She creates the usual `unusual` mixture of poetry and sound, utilizing her unique voice to the max. This album was not available for a long time and now finally it`s back to many fans` delight.

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