Blossom Toes were an English psych-rock band that released the 1967–69 albums We Are Ever So Clean and If Only for a Moment on Marmalade. During the band’s three-year existence, their music evolved from toy-town whimsy (The Move, The Idle Race) to gruff hard rock. Guitarist Jim Cregan departed soon after their second album. He […]
Mirage was an English jazz-rock band that released the 1977 album Now You See It… on Compendium. They featured journeyman guitarist Brian Godding (Blossom Toes, Julie Driscoll, Centipede, Magma), saxophonist George Khan (Mike Westbrook Orchestra, Solid Gold Cadillac, Arthur Brown, Robert Wyatt), drummer Dave Sheen (Ben, Jonathan Kelly’s Outside), and bassist Steve Cook (CMU, Gilgamesh). […]
Köhntarkösz is the fifth album by the French Zeuhl ensemble Magma, released in September 10, 1974, on A&M. The album presents a brooding, atmospheric exploration of the mystical narrative surrounding Köhntarkösz, a seer who enters the tomb of the ancient sage Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré to uncover hidden knowledge. Bandleader Christian Vander shapes the album around the title cycle, unfolding […]
We are Ever so Clean is the first of two albums by English pop/psych foursome the Blossom Toes, released in 1967 on Marmalade/Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Look at Me I’m You” (4:09) A2. “I’ll Be Late for Tea” (2:38) A3. “The Remarkable Saga of the Frozen Dog” (2:35) A4. “Telegram Tuesday” (2:28) A5. “Love Is” (2:22) […]
Citadel / Room 315 is an album by English avant-garde/jazz-rock pianist/arranger Mike Westbrook, recorded with a big band featuring saxist John Surman and trumpeters Henry Lowther and Kenny Wheeler. The album was released in 1975 on RCA. Tracklist: A1. “Overture” (1:41) A2. “Construction” (7:37) A3. “Pistache” (3:04) A4. “View From the Drawbridge” (8:42) A5. “Love […]
