DAEVID ALLEN
''BANANA MOON''
1971
38:13
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1 Time Of Your Life 03:23 (Christian Tritsch)
2 Memories 03:36 (Robert Wyatt, Hu Hopper)
3 All I Want Is Out Of Here 04:49 (Christian Tritsch)
4 Fred The Fish 02:28 (Daevid Allen)
5 White Neck Blooze; Codein Coda 05:44 (Daevid Allen)
6 Stoned Innocent Frankenstein 03:22 (Daevid Allen)
7 His Adventures In The Land Of Flip 12:01 (Daevid Allen)
8 I Am A Bowl 02:44 (Daevid Allen)
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Bass - Archie Legget
Chorus - Barry St. John, Maggie Bell
Drums; Lead Guitar & Vocals On 2 - Robert Wyatt
Lead Guitar, Vocals - Daevid Allen
Piano - Gary Wright
Violin - Gerry Fields
Vocals (Space Whisper) - Gilli Smyth (tracks: 6, 7. 8)
Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar On 1 - Christian Tritsch
Drums On 1 - Pip Pyle
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REVIEW/AMG
Peter Kurtz
This wacky, whimsical musical cartoon emerged several years after Daevid Allen left the legendary Soft Machine, and soon after he'd launched his classic hippie prog rock band Gong. It was initially released on the French label Byg in 1971, and re-released in England on the Virgin subsidiary Caroline in '75. Joining Allen here is an all-star troupe that includes Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine and Matching Mole), Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth), Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows), and Gong members "Submarine Captain" Christian Tritsch, Pip Pyle, and Allen's girlfriend Gillie Smyth (aka "Shakti Yoni"). It's no surprise that the musical anarchy here resembles early Gong, as opposed to the artist's later, more reflective solo recordings. With a smile and wink, the irrepressible, mischievous Allen has the ability to sound completely stoned yet totally likeable. He also shreds a few guitar strings on the balls-out rocking "It's the Time of Your Life." And the moody version of "Memories," sung here by Wyatt, is probably the best of at least a half-dozen floating around the Canterbury scene. Suffice to say, Banana Moon is quite weird, but it's also non-threatening and a great deal of fun. Also recommended and of a similar vein are Gong's Camembert Electrique, which is a bit more avant-garde, and Magick Brother, which is slightly more psychedelic.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
William Ruhlmann
Daevid Allen was one of the founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966. After recording just one album with the group, he became the founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career (though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also followed in 2000. In 2003 Allen formed a new version of Gong with members of the Japanese collective known as Acid Mothers Temple, as well as playing and releasing material with his California-based band University of Errors. He continued to release numerous live sets and one-off collaborations in limited editions on various independent labels under his own and various group names. A best-of, Man From Gong, which only scratched the surface of his lengthy discography, appeared from Snapper Music in 2006. After a battle with cancer, Allen died in Australia in March 2015 at the age of 77.
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WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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''BANANA MOON''
1971
38:13
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1 Time Of Your Life 03:23 (Christian Tritsch)
2 Memories 03:36 (Robert Wyatt, Hu Hopper)
3 All I Want Is Out Of Here 04:49 (Christian Tritsch)
4 Fred The Fish 02:28 (Daevid Allen)
5 White Neck Blooze; Codein Coda 05:44 (Daevid Allen)
6 Stoned Innocent Frankenstein 03:22 (Daevid Allen)
7 His Adventures In The Land Of Flip 12:01 (Daevid Allen)
8 I Am A Bowl 02:44 (Daevid Allen)
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Bass - Archie Legget
Chorus - Barry St. John, Maggie Bell
Drums; Lead Guitar & Vocals On 2 - Robert Wyatt
Lead Guitar, Vocals - Daevid Allen
Piano - Gary Wright
Violin - Gerry Fields
Vocals (Space Whisper) - Gilli Smyth (tracks: 6, 7. 8)
Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar On 1 - Christian Tritsch
Drums On 1 - Pip Pyle
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REVIEW/AMG
Peter Kurtz
This wacky, whimsical musical cartoon emerged several years after Daevid Allen left the legendary Soft Machine, and soon after he'd launched his classic hippie prog rock band Gong. It was initially released on the French label Byg in 1971, and re-released in England on the Virgin subsidiary Caroline in '75. Joining Allen here is an all-star troupe that includes Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine and Matching Mole), Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth), Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows), and Gong members "Submarine Captain" Christian Tritsch, Pip Pyle, and Allen's girlfriend Gillie Smyth (aka "Shakti Yoni"). It's no surprise that the musical anarchy here resembles early Gong, as opposed to the artist's later, more reflective solo recordings. With a smile and wink, the irrepressible, mischievous Allen has the ability to sound completely stoned yet totally likeable. He also shreds a few guitar strings on the balls-out rocking "It's the Time of Your Life." And the moody version of "Memories," sung here by Wyatt, is probably the best of at least a half-dozen floating around the Canterbury scene. Suffice to say, Banana Moon is quite weird, but it's also non-threatening and a great deal of fun. Also recommended and of a similar vein are Gong's Camembert Electrique, which is a bit more avant-garde, and Magick Brother, which is slightly more psychedelic.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
William Ruhlmann
Daevid Allen was one of the founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966. After recording just one album with the group, he became the founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career (though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also followed in 2000. In 2003 Allen formed a new version of Gong with members of the Japanese collective known as Acid Mothers Temple, as well as playing and releasing material with his California-based band University of Errors. He continued to release numerous live sets and one-off collaborations in limited editions on various independent labels under his own and various group names. A best-of, Man From Gong, which only scratched the surface of his lengthy discography, appeared from Snapper Music in 2006. After a battle with cancer, Allen died in Australia in March 2015 at the age of 77.
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WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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