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Just Because ....

Monday Musings

Thankfully, it has stopped raining. Most of the morning was a tumultuous downpour. I have shuffled some work schedules and thus just doing a couple of visits in Ashford this afternoon.

Meanwhile, I was listening to the radio and finished a couple more episodes of Roswell.

Our clocks go back this weekend - known as Daylight Saving Time  - it was originally instituted in the United States during World War I and World War II in order to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy for the war production which we Brits adopted. I think it is time we radically change this idea as it seems no longer relevant


Advocates in support of Daylight Saving Time suggest that in addition to reducing crime and automobile accidents, extended daylight hours also improve energy conservation by allowing people to use less energy to light their businesses and homes. Opposing studies argue the energy saved during Daylight Saving Time is offset by greater energy use during the darker autumn and winter months. I favour keeping the time to BST - British Summer Time - which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is the basis for civil time today. This 24-hour time standard is kept using highly precise atomic clocks combined with the Earth's rotation.

So, my little gripe is now complete but this made me smile courtesy of my bro -

Music For A Monday

Some music for a Monday -

Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewdrops' Drops

My fave track from this defunct Scottish band.

His Name Is Alive - Deep / Last Night

A gorgeously eclectic CD from this American group which I found for fifty pence in a charity shop.

Next Up, Philadelphian band -

Bardo Pond - Lost Word

La Dusseldorf - Silver Cloud

Enjoy.

Seven Up (Full Album)

One of those classic Krautrock albums Julian Cope gushed over - and once I had on CD. Here is the full album.

Ash Ra Temple - Seven UP (1973)

Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Space (0:00)
- a. Downtown
- b. Power Drive
- c. Right Hand Lover
- d. Velvet Genes

2. Time (16:00)
- a. Timeship
- b. Neuron
- c. She

Line-up / Musicians
- Timothy Leary/voice
- Manuel Göttsching / guitar, electronics
- Hartmut Enke / bass, guitar, electronics
- Michael Duwe / voice, flute
- Portia Nkomo / voice dubbed during the mix
- Steve Schroeder / organ, electronics
- Dietmar Burmeister / drums
- Tommy Engel / drums dubbed during the mix
- Klaus D. Mueller / tambourine
- Dieter Dierks / synthesizer dubbed during the mix
- Brian Barritt, Liz Elliot, Bettina Hohls / voices

his album is so grossly underappreciated it's not even funny. I think this album is total genius. ASH RA TEMPEL was never known for a steady lineup, the band lost vocalist John L. from their previous album (I heard stories that John L.'s previous band, AGITATION FREE thought he was so far out there that they had to give him the boot, and apparently ASH RA TEMPEL felt the same). For an organist, they brought in Steve Schroyder, who previously appeared on TANGERINE DREAM's "Alpha Centauri" (and also Zeit, but only as a guest). And of course, it wouldn't be ASH RA TEMPEL without guitarist Manuel Göttsching, plus bassist Hartmut Enke is still here.
This album features none other than Timothy Leary, the famous LSD guru! He was in exile in Switzerland, and in fact, ASH RA TEMPEL had to record this album in Switzerland because Leary would have been arrested if he ended up in Germany. Anyway, this album really was done under the influence of LSD. Leary would spike the cans of 7-Up that the band members would drink with LSD, and then let them play. The first half of the album featured a bunch of blues songs, but never let that deceive you! After only a couple minutes, all hell breaks loose with the most relentless electronic effects that just won't let up! Every time you think the band is starting to rock out or play the blues, it goes right back to LSD land just that fast! The second half of the album is more conventional ASH RA TEMPEL, keeping with the early '70s Krautrock sound (reminding me of early TANGERINE DREAM). Grossly underrated stuff, as far as I'm concerned.
Review by: Proghead from Prog Archives.

Birthday Greetings

Birthday greetings go to a_phoenixdragon today.

Wishing you a wonderful day

and hope that the rest of 2019 is better than what has gone before.

So .....

It rained again during the afternoon so the two Ashford jobs will now be done tomorrow along with other jobs heading in that direction. I intend to make it a long day of it.

I popped into town though to pick up some mailing bags for when a posting off books as I have sold a further three via eBay.

I also had a pint of beer and steak at Spoons.

Just Wondering

What horror movie really scared you?

Do you read horror novels?

Are you superstitious?

Good Night