Purley Oaks Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Daevid Allen, probably best known for his work with Soft Machine and Gong, has died in Australia from cancer. Quite idiosyncratic, you may remember his Pot-Head Pixies from the Radio Gnome Trilogy (Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg, and You) released on Virgin on the early '70s. Quite a sad week with Terry Pratchett going, too. Daevid Allen obituary here: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/gong-founder-daevid-allen-has-died-aged-77 edited for the Radio Gnome LP titles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 RIP Daevid. I remember buying Camembaert Electrique when first released for the princely sum of 59p around 1974, and it gave me hope that someone like me with no musical talent could actually get into a group, of course now realising after many years of Bert Camembaerts music there is far more to it than that. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 .... it gave me hope that someone like me with no musical talent could actually get into a group.... Many bands have been formed around this very premise. How else does Simon Cowell make a living? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2015 I didn't expect to see a thread on Daevid Allen on Rmweb, but lovely to see tribute to him here. He was an individual. I was lucky to see Gong a few years back, with Steve Hillage back in the band. It was a great night, and although Gilly Smith did look like she was on day release from the home, she was great too.Goodbye Deavid, from a few weeks ago: “For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?And what is it to cease breathing but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.And when you have reached the mountaintop, then you shall begin to climb.And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” http://www.theguardian.com/…/daevid-allen-gong-soft-machine… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I remember buying Camembaert Electrique when first released for the princely sum of 59p around 1974...... Me too. I subsequently bought another couple of their albums. Long since dispensed with though. Saw Gong live at some free festival somewhere, around 74 or 75. The place was full of Hippies and alternative types. Pot Headed the lot of 'em. It was great. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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