Here & Now - Fantasy Shift/Been & Gone

Here & Now are an English space rock band formed in early 1974. They have close connections with the band Gong and in 1977/1978 worked with Gong's Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth under the name Planet Gong. The lineup changes at the end of the 70s caused a slight shift in the bands approach to their songs, moving from their more improvisational style to a more structured approach. This show was a farewell performance by the band recorded at Dingwalls in Camden on the 31st January 1986.

Even if this was a farewell show they're still going strong today and you can give them a listen at their myspace page.

DOWNLOAD HERE & NOW - BEEN & GONE (LIVE)

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Intro (23 Skidoo)
02) Fake It
03) Theatre
04) Another Tense
05) Drifting Away
06) Ways To Be Free
07) Spaces In Between
08) Satellite Kid
09) Jacques Cousteau
10) Last Chance

DOWNLOAD HERE & NOW - BEEN & GONE (LIVE)

[29 DEC 2010] UPDATE: There is a 'mega-post' for the Here & Now band at the excellent knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com site (Big thanks to Dave Sez & pinkpressthreat).

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Here's another album from Here & Now. This was requested after I posted the live show so here's Fantasy Shift which was released in 1980. Here & Now are an English space rock band formed in early 1974. They have close connections with the band Gong & in 1977/1978 worked with Gong's Daevid Allen & Gilli Smyth under the name Planet Gong.


The lineup for this release is...
Keith The Bass - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Gavin DaBlitz - Synthesizers/Vocals
Dino Ferrari - Guitars/Vocals
Rob Peters - Drums/Percussion

DOWNLOAD FANTASY SHIFT

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Telly Song
02) Ludwig
03) Jacques Cousteau Loves Anchovies
04) Fantasy Shift
05) The Mega Number
06) Glad You're Here
07) Secrets
08) The Man Who Sold The World
09) Ways To Be Free

DOWNLOAD FANTASY SHIFT

[29 DEC 2010] UPDATE: There is a 'mega-post' for the Here & Now band at the excellent knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com site (Big thanks to Dave Sez & pinkpressthreat).

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Ernest's Adventures In Space

I had a dream about Hawkwind the other night (nothing sexual you'll be glad to hear) so I decided to put together a new collection/mix of space rock. Most of the tracks are fairly recent but there's some older stuff as well (Monkey 3, Porcupine Tree). Most of the songs aren't straight up space rock but they have more of a stoner'ish feel, think bands like 35007. It's all pretty cosmic though so I hope you enjoy it. I've mixed the tracks together and it should fit onto a blank CD.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Dead Man In Space (Edit) [Øresund Space Collective] (from Dead Man In Space)
02) Black & White [Vibravoid] (from Void Vibration)
03) Salted Earth [Verma] (from Salted Earth)
04) Orbit Tag [Spaceship Landing] (from Spaceship Landing)
05) Signify [Porcupine Tree] (from Signify)
06) Electrovoid [Vibravoid] (from Void Vibration)
07) Dead [White Hills] (from White Hills)
08) The Traveller [Secret Saucer] (from Element 115)
09) Make Yourself Heard For The Sake Of The World [First Band From Outer Space] (from We're Only In It For The Space Rock)
10) Night Encounter (Edit) [Secret Saucer] (from Tri-Angle Waves)
11) Portrait Of A Distant Look [Lüger] (from Lüger)
12) Electric Mistress [Monkey 3] (from Monkey 3)
13) Moonjuice [Radar Men From The Moon] (from Intergalactic Dada & Space Trombones)
14) Brain-Massage [Mother-Unit] (from Brain Massage)
15) Balsem Voor De Oren [Het Droste Effect] (from Het Droste Effect)
16) Slip Into The Vortex (Edit) [Øresund Space Collective] (from Slip Into The Vortex)

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Steve Hillage - Live In Concert (76/79)

Here's a download from one of my favourite artists of all time. Steve Hillage (born Stephen Simpson Hillage, 2 August 1951, London, England) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo recordings he has been a member of Gong, Khan and System 7. Most of the tracks were recorded on the 28th April 1979 at the Paris Theatre in London except for tracks 1 & 6 which are from the 4th December 1976 at the Paris Theatre.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Hurdy Gurdy Glissando
02) Unidentified (Flying Being)
03) Radio
04) New Age Synthesis (Unzipping the Zype)
05) Electrick Gypsies
06) The Salmon Song
07) It's All Too Much
08) 1988 Aktivator
09) Crystal City
10) Activation Meditation
11) The Glorious Om Riff

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Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Sky

This is a live show from Pink Floyd that was recorded on the 17th of February 1972. It's basically a live version of Dark Side Of The Moon from before the studio album was released. The good thing about this show is that the tracks are completely different from the ones that are on the studio album so it's refreshing to hear these other arrangements. There are also a couple of bonus tracks at the end of the download which were taken from a 1970 session for the BBC.

DOWNLOAD DARK SIDE OF THE SKY

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Speak To Me/Breathe
02) On The Run
03) Time
04) Breathe (Reprise)
05) The Great Gig In The Sky
06) Money
07) Us And Them
08) Any Colour You Like
09) Brain Damage
10) Eclipse

BONUS TRACKS
11) Atom Heart Mother
12) If

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Paperhouse - A (1991 Cassette)

This is a copy of a tape by a band called Paperhouse which was released in 1991. I saw them live years ago and thought they were excellent so I bought a copy of their tape. Coming from somewhere in Surrey they play a psychedelic mix of dub-tinged space rock, very much in the same vein as early Ozric Tentacles and bands like that. The sound quality isn't perfect but considering it's taken from a 20 year old tape then it's not bad at all. The lineup of the band is Jake (Guitar), Andy (Bass), Phil (Drums) & Brian (Keyboards).

DOWNLOAD PAPERHOUSE - A (CASSETTE)

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Floating E Riff Song
02) Purple House
03) Dreamscape
04) Helix (DNA MIX)
05) Dispersive Circles
06) Whirling Blue Smoke
07) Wobbly Dubby Thingy
08) All Chemical
09) Astro (MIX)
10) Interface

You can also get their 1992 'Spongy Comestibles' album by paying a visit to The Woodmans Axe blog

DOWNLOAD PAPERHOUSE - A (CASSETTE)

Krautrock Collection

This download is a selection of krautrock and 'trancerock'... but to be honest I'm not entirely sure what genre this should be. Basically most of these tracks are long and repetitive, hopefully causing a euphoric trance-like state rather than inducing a stroke or coma ;) It goes on for just under 80 minutes so it will fit onto a CD.

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. BBC DJ John Peel in particular is largely credited with spreading the reputation of krautrock outside of the German-speaking world. The book Krautrocksampler by Julian Cope describes the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s and is well worth a read if you like this stuff.

DOWNLOAD THE KRAUTROCK COLLECTION

Here's the tracklisting (256kbps or above)...
01) Für Immer (Forever) [Neu!]
02) Eye-Shaking King [Amon Düül II]
03) Interstellar Overdrive [Pink Floyd]
04) Father Cannot Yell [Can]
05) Interstellar Rock: Kosmische Musik [Cosmic Jokers]
06) Von Braun [35007]
07) Mamie Is Blue [Faust]
08) Interstate [System 7]
09) Birth-Fate-Death [Mother Unit]
10) Watchin' You [Brainticket]
11) Coda Maestoso In F(Flat) Minor (Earth Cover) [Autechre]
12) Aguirre [Popol Vuh]

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Gong - Magick Brother

Here's another Gong download for you. This time it's their 1970 debut album, featuring Gilli Smyth and Daevid Allen. It has also been listed as Magick Brother, Mystic Sister.

Not every track on the album is a classic but there's definitely some good stuff for you here... and I reckon it must be the first mention of the infamous Pot Head Pixies ;)


The lineup is as follows:
Daevid Allen – Guitars, Vocals
Didier Malherbe – Flute, Soprano Saxophone
Earl Freeman – Contrabass on 6, Piano on 7
Dieter Gewissler – Contrabass on 1 and 7
Burton Greene – Piano on 6
Rachid Houari – Drums
Barre Phillips – Contrabass on 2 and 8
Gilli Smyth – Space Whisper
Tasmin Smyth – Voices on 1

DOWNLOAD GONG - MAGICK BROTHER

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...

Side 1: EARLY MORNING
01) Mystic Sister, Magick Brother
02) Glad To Sad To Say
03) Rational Anthem
04) Chainstore Chant / Pretty Miss Titty
05) Fable Of A Fredfish / Hope You Feel OK

Side 2: LATE NIGHT
06) Ego
07) Gongsong
08) Princess Dreaming
09) 5 & 20 Schoolgirls
10) 'Cos You Got Greenhair

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Pink Floyd - Demos And Studio Outtakes

This download is a collection of studio soundboard outtakes and demos by Pink Floyd from 1971 & 1972. That was from around the Dark Side Of The Moon and Meddle eras. Like the other Pink Floyd post I made yesterday there are different versions of some of their well known songs. I've must've heard Money about a million times but the acoustic version on this download is a nice little change. Anyway enough of my waffle, just go get it and enjoy :)


DOWNLOAD PINK FLOYD - DEMOS & OUTTAKES

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) On The Run (Outtake)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, November 1972
02) Time (Demo)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, June 1972
03) Money (Acoustic Demo)
Recorded in 1971
04) Us & Them (Demo)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, June 1972
05) Brain Damage / Eclipse (Demo)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, June 1972
06) Brain Damage (Outtake Part 1)
07) Brain Damage (Outtake Part 2)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, November 1972
08) One Of These Days (Demo #1)
09) One Of These Days (Demo #2)
Recorded in 1971

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Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Sky (Repost)

This is a live show from Pink Floyd that was recorded on the 17th of February 1972. It's basically a live version of Dark Side Of The Moon from before the studio album was released. The good thing about this show is that the tracks are completely different from the ones that are on the studio album so it's refreshing to hear these other arrangements. There are also a couple of bonus tracks at the end of the download which were taken from a 1970 session for the BBC.

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Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Speak To Me/Breathe
02) On The Run
03) Time
04) Breathe (Reprise)
05) The Great Gig In The Sky
06) Money
07) Us And Them
08) Any Colour You Like
09) Brain Damage
10) Eclipse

BONUS TRACKS
11) Atom Heart Mother
12) If

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The Mystery & The History Of The Planet Gong

Here's another selection from Gong. The band were originally formed in 1967, after Daevid Allen - then a member of Soft Machine - was denied entry to the United Kingdom due to a visa complication. Allen remained in France where he and a London-born Sorbonne professor, Gilli Smyth, established the first incarnation of the band.

This collection is taken from various live shows, rehearsals, out-takes and interviews from when the band first got together up until 1988. There is some really obscure stuff here and some of the recordings aren't perfect but if you're a fan of the band then this is definitely worth hearing. There's a few tracks on here that I've never seen on any other of their albums... though they've released so many I don't know for sure. The download actually runs for just over 80 minutes so if you want to burn a copy you'll need to leave a bit out (don't worry, I'm sure you'll find something ;). Anyway enough of my ramble, just go get it.

DOWNLOAD THE MYSTERY & THE HISTORY [TRACKS 1 TO 14]
DOWNLOAD THE MYSTERY & THE HISTORY [TRACKS 15 TO 25]

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...

1. Concert Intro
Gong Christmas Party, London 1973

2. Captain Shaw And Mr Gilbert
Recorded by Daevid 1964

3. Love Makes Sweet Music
Soft Machine Radio Broadcast 1968

4. D.L.T. Interview
The Hairy Cornflake

5. Riot 1968
Recorded at Soft Machine concert in France

6. Dreaming It
Earliest Live Recording of Gong 1969

7. I Feel So Lazy
Live In Angers 1972

8. And I Tried So Hard
Live In Angers 1972

9. Radio Gnome Pre-Mix
Studio Out Take 1973

10. Pot Head Pixies
Recorded Live 1973

11. Majick Brother
John Peel Radio Session 1973

12. Line Up
Radio Session 1973

13. Clarence In Wonderland
Radio Session featuring Kevin Ayers on Vocals

14. Breakthrough Interview
Daevid with Clive Williamson 1975

15. Where Have All The Hours Gone?
Recorded In Deya, Spain 1976

16. Gong Poem
Recorded During Interview by Daevid with Clive Williamson 1976

17. Deya Goddess
Recorded In Deya, Spain 1976

18. Opium For The People
Studio Version Sung In French

19. Red Alert
Mother Gong Rehearsal at Foel, Wales 1980

20. 13/8
Mother Gong Studio Session At Oxes Cross 1981. From The Tape "Words Fail Me".

21. Gliss-U-Well
Mother Gong Studio Session With Didier. From The Tape "Words Fail Me".

22. Future
Taken From The Australian Tape "Living On The Brink".

23. The Dream
Gilli Smyth And Tom The Poet, Australia 1985.

24. Chernobyl Rain
Kansas Mix. Invisible Opera Company.

25. Let Me Be One
Recorded Live In Glastonbury At Kirtain 1988.

DOWNLOAD THE MYSTERY & THE HISTORY [TRACKS 1 TO 14]
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Krautrock Collection

This download is a selection of krautrock and 'trancerock'... but to be honest I'm not entirely sure what genre this should be. Basically most of these tracks are long and repetitive, hopefully causing a euphoric trance-like state rather than inducing a stroke or coma ;) It goes on for just under 80 minutes so it will fit onto a CD.

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. BBC DJ John Peel in particular is largely credited with spreading the reputation of krautrock outside of the German-speaking world. The book Krautrocksampler by Julian Cope describes the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s and is well worth a read if you like this stuff.

[AUG 2012] NEW LINK (NETKUPS)
DOWNLOAD THE KRAUTROCK COLLECTION

Here's the tracklisting (256kbps or above)...
01) Für Immer (Forever) [Neu!]
02) Eye-Shaking King [Amon Düül II]
03) Interstellar Overdrive [Pink Floyd]
04) Father Cannot Yell [Can]
05) Interstellar Rock: Kosmische Musik [Cosmic Jokers]
06) Von Braun [35007]
07) Mamie Is Blue [Faust]
08) Interstate [System 7]
09) Birth-Fate-Death [Mother Unit]
10) Watchin' You [Brainticket]
11) Coda Maestoso In F(Flat) Minor (Earth Cover) [Autechre]
12) Aguirre [Popol Vuh]

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Here & Now - Fantasy Shift

Here's another album from Here & Now. This was requested after I posted the live show so here's Fantasy Shift which was released in 1980. Here & Now are an English space rock band formed in early 1974. They have close connections with the band Gong & in 1977/1978 worked with Gong's Daevid Allen & Gilli Smyth under the name Planet Gong.


The lineup for this release is...
Keith The Bass - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Gavin DaBlitz - Synthesizers/Vocals
Dino Ferrari - Guitars/Vocals
Rob Peters - Drums/Percussion

DOWNLOAD FANTASY SHIFT

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Telly Song
02) Ludwig
03) Jacques Cousteau Loves Anchovies
04) Fantasy Shift
05) The Mega Number
06) Glad You're Here
07) Secrets
08) The Man Who Sold The World
09) Ways To Be Free

DOWNLOAD FANTASY SHIFT

[29 DEC 2010] UPDATE: There is a 'mega-post' for the Here & Now band at the excellent knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com site (Big thanks to Dave Sez & pinkpressthreat).

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Here & Now - Been & Gone

Here & Now are an English space rock band formed in early 1974. They have close connections with the band Gong and in 1977/1978 worked with Gong's Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth under the name Planet Gong. The lineup changes at the end of the 70s caused a slight shift in the bands approach to their songs, moving from their more improvisational style to a more structured approach. This show was a farewell performance by the band recorded at Dingwalls in Camden on the 31st January 1986.

Even if this was a farewell show they're still going strong today and you can give them a listen at their myspace page.

DOWNLOAD HERE & NOW - BEEN & GONE (LIVE)

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Intro (23 Skidoo)
02) Fake It
03) Theatre
04) Another Tense
05) Drifting Away
06) Ways To Be Free
07) Spaces In Between
08) Satellite Kid
09) Jacques Cousteau
10) Last Chance

DOWNLOAD HERE & NOW - BEEN & GONE (LIVE)

[29 DEC 2010] UPDATE: There is a 'mega-post' for the Here & Now band at the excellent knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com site (Big thanks to Dave Sez & pinkpressthreat).

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Hawkwind - Kinetic Playground (Live 71)

Here's another live show from Hawkwind. This one was recorded in Birmingham, England on the 6th of December 1971 and was released as a bootleg called Kinetic Playground. This is a crowd recording so the sound quality isn't perfect.

Hawkwind are an English rock band that formed in November 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock. Over the years since they formed there have been many different lineups and dozens of musicians have played with the group, including people like Ginger Baker, Lemmy, Tim Blake and the author Michael Moorcock.

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Here's the band lineup...
Dave Brock: Guitar & Vocals
Nik Turner: Flute & Vocals
Twink: Drums
Lemmy: Bass & Vocals
DikMik: Audio Generator
Del Dettmar: Synthesiser
Bob Calvert: Voice

and the tracklisting (256kbps)...
01) Technicians Of Spaceship Earth
02) You Shouldn't Do That
03) The Awakening
04) You Know You're Only Dreaming
05) Spirit Of The Age
06) Master Of The Universe
07) Paranoia
08) Earth Calling
09) Silver Machine
10) Welcome
11) Born To Go
12) Jam

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Hawkwind - Space Rock From London (Live 72)

I love Hawkwind. No pissing about with changing musical directions or trying to make a more money-friendly sound, just straight up cosmic space rock. There is so much good stuff to choose from I didn't know where to start so instead of me doing a compilation I'll post up this live recording. It is a BBC Live In Concert recording of a show from 28 September 1972 in the Paris Theatre, London. I'll be posting up another live show from Hawkwind in the next couple of days so don't forget to check back.

Hawkwind are an English rock band that formed in November 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock. Over the years since they formed there have been many different lineups and dozens of musicians have played with the group, including people like Ginger Baker, Lemmy, Tim Blake and the author Michael Moorcock.

DOWNLOAD HAWKWIND - SPACE ROCK FROM LONDON

The lineup for the show was...
Dave Brock - Guitar & Vocals
Nik Turner - Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
Lemmy - Bass Guitar & Vocals
Dik Mik Davies - Synthesizer
Del Dettmar - Synthesizer
Simon King - Drums
Stacia – Announcements & Huge Breasts
Andy Dunkley – Announcements

Here's the tracklisting (256kbps)...
01) Born To Go
02) Seven By Seven
03) Brainstorm
04) Master Of The Universe
05) Paranoia
06) Silver Machine

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Space Rock Collection

Time for a bit of classic space rock & this compilation features 20 tracks from a number of different artists. It has all the main protagonists of the genre, including Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, Gong & Steve Hillage to name a few. I have already posted details for some of the bands here so if you want to you can download more of their music. Anyway I suggest you now sit back & relax in your favourite armchair with a smoke of your choice, stick your headphones on & enjoy this trip into the outer reaches of a psychedelic galaxy.

DOWNLOAD SPACE ROCK COLLECTION PART 1 (TRACKS 1 TO 10)
DOWNLOAD SPACE ROCK COLLECTION PART 2 (TRACKS 11 TO 20)

Here's the tracklisting (256 or 320kbps)...
01) R-Complex [Farflung]
02) Master Builder [Gong]
03) Vision Quest [Bedouin]
04) Wolf City [Amon Düül II]
05) Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke) [Hawkwind]
06) I-Mantra [Hidria Spacefolk]
07) Time Center [Michael Moorcocks Deep Fix]
08) Basiculo Ad Cunnum [35007]
09) Searching For The Spark [Steve Hillage]
10) The Nile Song [Pink Floyd]
11) Slo Blo [Pressurehead]
12) Contrapuntal Interstellar Radars [Conrad Schnitzler]
13) Tribal Elders [Nick Riff]
14) Destroy The Mothership [Litmus]
15) There's One [Gas Giant]
16) Kick Muck [Ozric Tentacles]
17) Red Sun In June [Causa Sui]
18) Trains [Harrold Juana]
19) Aphrodite [Nebula]
20) Third From The Sun [Chrome]

DOWNLOAD SPACE ROCK COLLECTION PART 1 (TRACKS 1 TO 10)
DOWNLOAD SPACE ROCK COLLECTION PART 2 (TRACKS 11 TO 20)

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Birthday Collection

Well seeing as it's my birthday today and I've reached the wise old age of erm... 42 I think ;) I thought I'd post up a collection of some of my favourite songs of all time. There's going to be many different genre's but that's just a reflection of my taste in music. If you click on the band link it will open all the posts for that band so you can hear more of them.

DOWNLOAD THE BIRTHDAY COLLECTION


Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) A Day At The Races [Jurassic 5]
02) Everybody Must Get Stoned [Cypress Hill]
03) Mosman Skank [Aswad]
04) Herd [35007]
05) Master Builder/Glorious OM Riff [Gong]
06) Think About Your Troubles [Harry Nilsson]
07) Hurdy Gurdy Man [Butthole Surfers]
08) Retrosky [Celestial Season]
09) Ball & Chain [The Plight]
10) Chicken Squawk [MDC]
11) Reality Whitewash [Crass]
12) B Ward [Rudimentary Peni]
13) Pisstest [Th'Inbred]
14) Ain't No Feeble Bastard [Soulfly]
15) You Will Be Shot [Naked City]

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Gong - Live In Sheffield 1974

Well I reckon it's time for some more music all the way from the Planet Gong. This show was recorded at Sheffield City Hall in 1974. I think it was actually on the 26th of April on the Angel's Egg tour but I don't know for definite.






Anyway this is an excellent live show and has what I consider to be the classic Gong lineup, as follows:
- Guitar, Vocals / Daevid Allen (aka Dingo Virgin)
- Guitar / Steve Hillage (aka Hillside or The Submarine Captain Hillfish)
- Bass / Mike Howlett (aka Mr T. Being)
- Drums, Percussion / Pierre Moerlen (aka Pierre de Strasbourg)
- Saxophones, Flute / Didier Malherbe (aka Bloomdido Bad de Grass)
- Synthesizers / Tim Blake (aka H.T. Monnweed)
- Space Whisper / Gilli Smyth (aka Cakti Yoni)

Gong are a french/english space rock band started by Daevid Allen, an Australian musician, poet & performer. They were formed in 1967 & have been together in some lineup or other right upto today.

DOWNLOAD GONG - LIVE IN SHEFFIELD PART 1 (TRACKS 1 TO 4)
DOWNLOAD GONG - LIVE IN SHEFFIELD PART 2 (TRACKS 5 TO 9)

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Crystal Gnome
   a) Crystal Gnome
   b) Gnomophone
   c) Bamboule
   d) Gnomofaune
02) Radio Gnome I & II
   a) Radio Gnome
   b) Banana Nirvana
03) Mister Pyxie
   a) Mister Pyxie
   b) Bad De Grass Sax
04) Deep In The Sky
05) Flying Tea-Pot
   a) Flying Tea-Pot
   b) Out Of Space
06) Wet Drum Sandwich
07) Mange Ton Calepin
08) You Can't Kill Me

BONUS TRACK (Live At Glastonbury '89)
09) Titicaca
   a) Titicaca
   b) Flute Coda

DOWNLOAD GONG - LIVE IN SHEFFIELD PART 1 (TRACKS 1 TO 4)
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Farflung

Farflung are a space rock band hailing from the United States. If you're a fan of groups like Hawkwind then this lot is definitely for you, it's space rock for the 21st century. You can also check out their myspace page.

Click here to watch the video for Endless Drifting Wreck from the new album (on YouTube). It's a brainmelter!



DOWNLOAD THE FARFLUNG COLLECTION PART 1 (TRACKS 1 TO 8)
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Discography
(1995) 25,000 Feet Per Second
(1996) The Raven That Ate The Moon
(1997) So Many Minds, So Little Time
(1998) The Belief Module
(1999) The Myth Of Solid Ground
(2002) 9 Pin Body
(2002) When Science Fails
(2008) A Wound In Eternity
Their current album, "A Wound In Eternity" is available from www.stonerrock.com and www.allthatisheavy.com.

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Solar Electric (from 25,000 Feet Per Second)
02) R-Complex (from A Wound In Eternity)
03) The Day Of St Anthony's Fire (from The Belief Module)
04) See You Up There (from So Many Minds, So Little Time)
05) Unborn Planet (from A Wound In Eternity)
06) The Nation (from When Science Fails)
07) Prototype Of A Traveller (from The Myth Of Solid Ground)
08) Don't Forget To Breathe (from 25,000 Feet Per Second)
09) Candied Electronic Atmospheres/Alius Orbis (from The Raven That Ate The Moon)
10) Visions Of Infinity (from So Many Minds, So Little Time)
11) The Belief Module (from The Belief Module)
12) Endless Drifting Wreck (from A Wound In Eternity)
13) 9 Pin Body (from 9 Pin Body)
14) Those Clouds Are Solid (from The Myth Of Solid Ground)
15) Like It Has Never Been (from A Wound In Eternity)
16) The Way The Sky Is (from So Many Minds, So Little Time)
17) Hot Fluffy Mind (from 25,000 Feet Per Second)
18) World Within A World (from The Belief Module)

DOWNLOAD THE FARFLUNG COLLECTION PART 1 (TRACKS 1 TO 8)
DOWNLOAD THE FARFLUNG COLLECTION PART 2 (TRACKS 9 TO 18)

Note: If the above links don't work you can try the following...
DOWNLOAD FARFLUNG COLLECTION (TRACKS 1-8) [MEGAUPLOAD]
DOWNLOAD FARFLUNG COLLECTION (TRACKS 9-18) [MEGAUPLOAD]

Paperhouse (ORIG POST)

This is a copy of a tape by a band called Paperhouse which was released in 1991. I saw them live years ago and thought they were excellent so I bought a copy of their tape. Coming from somewhere in Surrey they play a psychedelic mix of dub-tinged space rock, very much in the same vein as early Ozric Tentacles and bands like that. The sound quality isn't perfect but considering it's taken from a 20 year old tape then it's not bad at all. The lineup of the band is Jake (Guitar), Andy (Bass), Phil (Drums) & Brian (Keyboards).

DOWNLOAD PAPERHOUSE - A (CASSETTE)

Here's the tracklisting (320kbps)...
01) Floating E Riff Song
02) Purple House
03) Dreamscape
04) Helix (DNA MIX)
05) Dispersive Circles
06) Whirling Blue Smoke
07) Wobbly Dubby Thingy
08) All Chemical
09) Astro (MIX)
10) Interface

You can also get their 1992 'Spongy Comestibles' album by paying a visit to The Woodmans Axe blog

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