Jazzy D's Soul Notes

More stonking good music from Fringe -


John Coltrane & Thelonious Monk Septet - Off Minor



Velvet Underground - Oh! Sweet Nuthin'



Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider



Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?



Yes - I've Seen All Good People




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The full album - still a classic rock LP from early 70's.

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

Side 1


Side 2

Canterbury-based folkies Sprirogyra disbanded in 1974 after three albums which received little attention. However, their female singer Barbara Gaskin after completing her degree at Kent Uni. in the city met Dave Stewart. They became part of Dave's band Hatfield and the North

Together, in 1981, they had a hit, a number one single in the UK with a cover version of the song "It's My Party".

Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party



It is weird she did such an obnoxious version of a pop song. because the lass has worked with such out there avant-garde luminaires such as Egg, Peter Blegvad, National Health, and Bill Bruford, formally of Yes.

Spirogyra (Vocals: Barbara Gaskin) - Time Will Tell



National Health - Starlight on Seaweed






Barbara Gaskin at Kent University, singing with the band Spirogyra


Egg - I Will Be Absorbed



Egg, The Canterbury band that released only three organ-prominent albums! After guitarist Steve Hillage left the band Uriel (also known as Arzachel), the other members, keyboardist Dave Stewart (organ, piano and tone generator), bassist Mont Campbell (also organ, piano and French Horn), and drummer Clive Brooks reformed themselves as a trio. They released a pair of eccentric, complex, mostly-instrumental albums in 1969 (Egg) and 1970 (The Polite Force) before splitting up. Stewart joined Hatfield & The North at that time, and Egg reformed briefly to record one more album, The Civil Surface, in 1974. Their music is very structured and composed, with classical pieces Johann Sebastian Bach and some light jazzy influences.

Now I wonder is this Dave Stewart is the same one who met up with Annie Lennox to become the Eurhythmics?


Enjoy.

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.

Well, as I had to pee in the night - too much info there - here is some music -


Boards Of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden



Henry Cow - Nirvana for Mice



Gescom - Cicada



Cymande - Dove



Shuggie Otis - Sweet Thang



Henry Mancini - Lujon




Enjoy.

Arrived in the post today is a two-CD reissue of the first two albums by Third Ear Band. This is one of them.

Third Ear Band - Elements (1970)



1. Air
2. EarthThis was their first album
3. Fire
4. Water

One of the most influential bands -


Soft Machine - Moon In June (Peel Sessions)



Soft Machine - Esther's Nose Job



Soft Machine - Virtually



from album "4" - a vinyl rip.

Soft Machine - All White



Soft Machine - Chloe And The Pirates



Six was the last great album by then - forget 7 - as Karl Jenkins destroyed the band - and now Karl went classical soft and did that Adeimus crap.


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Continuing with more cool soundtracks - more of my fave soundtrack recordings.


Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence



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From the tank of music past here is another mixed bag -

Soft Machine - Dada Was Here



Dada Was Here
- Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
- Have You Ever Bean Green?
- Pataphysical Introduction - Pt II
- Out If Tunes

Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre. Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by Allmusic to be "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones."


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Another selection of tunes -


Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Polly Come Home




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