It's Gonna Rain Briggs, D. Blumberg, C. Tugg - Keyboards Phoote, S. The sound get's heavy in places with a dash of acid drenched 60's guitar based rock and weird backward effects whilst elsewhere such as during "The Last Time" there is a laid back country rock vibe. A great undiscovered album! Colin's literacychiefly poetry, stories and drawings and entitled "Bananas and Society" and "The Last of the Fake Women"all stem from the character after which the group is namedSkip Bifferty.
He explains: "I was just doodling one day and out came this little man called Skip. I drew some cartoons of him, aimed at kids, but it seems that year-old kids like him the most.
Anyway, the idea caught on, and here we areSkip Bifferty! Watch for them on television and on disc shortly. A true psychedelic treasure. For fans of the poppier side of the psych sound this is must-own long player! Skip Bifferty grew out of another Newcastle group called the Chosen Few, but changed their name when trippier times arrived.
They started recording the album in and finished by the end of the year, but apparantly RCA was reluctant to release it due to the poor chart action of the groups 45 releases. As I said before, an undisputed psych classic with a whole range of sounds, effects, and gimmicks, but never overdone. The songs range from the social commentary Kinks type track, "Jeremy Carabine" to the heady , ultra - psych drum-laden sound of "Guru" and back again to the pop sound of "Money Man".
Almost all the songs feature a complicated mix with guitars and voices switching back and forth, coming and going, etc. Throw in some good harmonies, imaginative arrangements and a good measure of hipness and you've got a great record.
Blue [Bell] Griffin Take a mid eastern trip with great psych guitar and crazy moog Grab It! Formed Disbanded Styles Garage Rock, Psychedelic Of the many garage bands who released unrecognized and obscure singles in the mid-'60s, the Mystic Tide were one of the very best. The Long Island group released four singles on their own labels in and , mostly for distribution at their own gigs and apparently they didn't sell too well there, either.
While the production on these is fairly raw, the group had genuine original talent, pursuing a dark, psychedelic vision with overloaded distorted guitar breaks. Their tunes all written by guitarist Joe Docko combined the minor-key melodies of British Invasion groups like the Zombies with the raunch of acts like Them. Unlike most other American groups following this path, however, they added a mysterioso at times vaguely Middle Eastern element that echoed the innovations of groups like the Doors, the Velvet Underground, and the very early Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, though the Mystic Tide most likely didn't hear any of these groups.
Greek Prog Monster. With individual segments ranging from Garcia-like guitar, pomp chuch organ, jazz, baroque, piano recital, thundering drums, soaring melodic vocals And probably a kitchen sink, it is somewhat comparable with the finest ELP, Gentle Giant and Zappa, but at the same time totally unique!
A mega prog killer!! The many elements from the Greek traditional folk music, especially in guitar playing, the unusual and excellent compositions, and the intense improvisation put the record in the first line of importance.
Apart from Logarides, other people in the band were keyboards player Aris Tasoulis ex-Despina Glezou , guitarist Dimis Papachristou, drummer Giorgos Tsoupakis who in the eighties went on to play with Panos Dracos and organist John Papadopoulos.
Sadly, apart from a single, this release was to be their only re-corded output, for soon after this excellent band split up due to general indifference. A part of that era's rock press is on record as describing Akritas' music as "music for Chinese people", because of the intrinsically difficult and complex rhythmic patterns they wove.
The album appears to be as good as dedicated to a gentleman by the name of Denis James a friend? A fictional character? More strings and flutes in The Bath Song, including a 'Psycho'-style discordant string chord at one point, and finally more strings in the closing A Fairy Tale, a heavily-rearranged version of the album's opener. All in all, this is an excellent, rather overlooked psych gem from an undeservedly obscure outfit, with plenty of 'Tron to boot.
It took the band another three years to come up with the strangely-titled Death May Be Your Santa Claus, by which time, of course, the world music and otherwise had moved on noticeably. Saying that, it's not that fantastic an album, but it definitely has its moments Revelations stands out particularly , despite being slightly uncohesive.
Unfortunately, the two bonus tracks Elliott presumably has elected to add to the disc are largely a waste of time, and to add insult to injury, are stuck in the middle of the running order, rather than at the end, where you'd expect, and could easily flick the 'off' switch. After splitting up acrimoniously after the Chillum album, Elliott and O'Connor eventually got back together as Seventh Wave, recording another two albums with minor 'Tron action in the mid-'70s before a final parting of the ways.
Sadly, O'Connor has subsequently died, but Elliott continues to work in the business, playing sessions, as he did in the early' 70s.
So; Reality is probably the better of the two albums, although if late-'60s psych isn't your bag, you're not going to like it, simple as that. Death May Be Your Santa Claus is odder, and possibly more adventurous, though I suspect it'll take rather more work to get into.
Better 'Tron on the former than the latter, but not bad throughout. His mother, Olga, and his father, George, both of Greek extraction, had also been born in the country their parents had come to in the s. Following the Greek custom, the baby was named after his paternal grandfather, Demis being a pet name for Artemios.
In the heart of an orthodox community, he lived in the middle of a Muslim city. From his early childhood he was immersed in folk music, exposed to Byzantine and Arabic influences. Attracted to singing, he joined the choir of the Greek Byzantine Church with which he sang for five years as a soloist. At the same time he studied musical theory and learnt how to play the guitar and the trumpet. Everything was going well when the Suez crisis blew up in Residents in Egypt had to leave the country and the Roussos — Mr Roussos was an engineer with a property construction company — returned to their native land, Greece.
The public was immediately won over by his voice. Overcome by a great desire for independence, he began to feel the need to take control of his own life. Henceforth, bands and clubs became part of his daily life. Meeting Lucas Sideras and Argyris Koulouris lead him to play the international successes of the moment in clubs and night- clubs. The great turning point of his musical career was his meeting with Vangelis Papathanassiou in the summer of Within his group he began to sing more and more often, frequently as a soloist.
However, a few meetings with Vangelis did take place. These young musicians, cut off from the international music scene, soon realised that an interesting career could only be accomplished outside their country. Demis left his group and began to practice new songs with Vangelis. At the end of March , Lucas and Demis took the train to London.
Vangelis was supposed to join them a few days later. Fate decided otherwise. When they arrived in Dover, at the English border, with no work permits, customs officers discovered photos and tapes in their luggage and quickly realised what their true intentions were. The young musicians cut short their journey. Back in Paris, trapped by the circumstances, their savings melted away day by day.
Unable to leave Paris where unrest was brewing, only a recording could get them out of a tight spot. They learnt that Phonogram was holding an international conference and, plucking up all the courage they could find, they went to meet with the executives and explained their situation.
A draconian contract, which promised exclusivity for six years, was drawn up. Confronted by the necessity to get by, they signed the contract and were able to begin recording. Their dream was at last coming true. The lyrics were written by Boris Bergman, a young song-write introduced to them by the record company. The recording of the single took place in extremis in rather unusual circumstances.
The following day the studio closed due to the general strike. They had made a hit! They themselves saw very little difference in what they were doing but they began to receive proposals for concerts and they were swept up in success.
They spent the summer in the clubs of the South of France. Their success continued to grow. These five hit singles were accompanied by two albums, one of which became number one. They made television appearances over this period. Demis married Monique with whom he had a daughter, Emilie.
Vangelis however was dissatisfied. He wanted a more serious music, more like the music he composed alone. He wished to confront the English and American markets, to stop touring and devote his time to studio work.
It was a critical moment for the group: after three months of costly recording, the record company panicked. The break-up of the group became inevitable after a heated argument between Vangelis and Lucas. In the end it was Vangelis alone who, one year later, finished the album which was seen at the time as a classical masterpiece. Supported by the record company Phonogram, Demis began a solo career.
Inspired by the numerous folk themes in his head and using the sounds and instruments of pop music Demis fulfilled his dream. Two months in the studio were required to complete this first LP.
He composed some of the melodies and conceived some of the arrangements. This twelve track album was released in His international career took off straightaway. Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece and Germany welcomed him. In September he achieved national consecration with a performance at Olympia that revealed his talent. His vocal potential was fantastic and his stage presence extraordinary. That was my first meeting with Demis. Until then I had never seen him on stage but he was in my imagination, omnipresent, all-powerful.
His entrance was announced by an instrumental from his orchestra, a mixture of Wagnerian and Byzantine music added to by an impressive sound system. Demis appeared on stage. Demis, the Pope of pop, with the physique, the majestic gestures, the lofty allure, appeared shrouded in a cloud of smoke. That night he mixed a harmonious cocktail of both Greek and Byzantine music with sublime nuances. Steeped in this music, the public was captivated by his technical perfection. Demis Roussos had a musical style without improvisation, full of finesse and beauty.
On stage the colours were perfectly matched to the music: tender, gentle, nothing aggressive. People let themselves be overcome by his extraordinary voice. Really amazing voice!! In Future we are gonna upload the first two marvellous albums of Aphrodite's Child that that constituting from more well international psychedelic records of 60's!! Tracks: 1. Andromeda 2.
Tundra 3. Silk Road 4. Woman in South Island 5. Pink Butch Lalala 6. Sound 3 7. Rock Baby in Meadow 8. Sound 3 9. Majorica Resistance Song Sound 3 Overcome by a great desire for independence, he began to feel the need to take control of his own life. Henceforth, bands and clubs became part of his daily life. Meeting Lucas Sideras and Argyris Koulouris lead him to play the international successes of the moment in clubs and night- clubs. The great turning point of his musical career was his meeting with Vangelis Papathanassiou in the summer of Within his group he began to sing more and more often, frequently as a soloist.
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