Fish Rising

Fish Rising is the debut solo album by English guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975.

Fish Rising
Studio album by
Steve Hillage
Released11 April 1975
RecordedSeptember 1974 and January 1975
StudioThe Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell; Manor Mobile
GenreProgressive rock,[1] space rock[2]
Length44:59 (Original)
64:45 (Remaster)
LabelVirgin
ProducerSteve Hillage, Simon Heyworth
Steve Hillage chronology
Fish Rising
(1975)		 L
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1][3]
Uncut[4]

The album was recorded just prior to Hillage's departure from the band Gong, and many of the players on this album are from that band: Bassist Mike Howlett, drummer Pierre Moerlen, keyboardist Tim Blake and saxophonist Didier Malherbe.

In 2007, Virgin issued a re-mastered version with two bonus tracks. "Pentagrammaspin" had originally appeared on the Virgin V sampler album in 1975, and the "power trio" backing version of "Aftaglid" consisted of Hillage, Howlett and Moerlen.[5]

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Steve Hillage, lyrics by Hillage and Miquette Giraudy; Fish co-arranged by Dave Stewart

Side one – Inglid / Involution
No.TitleLength
1."Solar Musick Suite"
I. "Sun Song (I Love its Holy Mystery)" (6:15)
II. "Canterbury Sunrise" (3:25)
III. "Hiram Afterglid Meets the Dervish" (4:05)
IV. "Sun Song (reprise)" (3:10)
16:55
2."Fish"1:23
3."Meditation of the Snake"3:10
Side two – Outglid / Evolution
No.TitleLength
4."The Salmon Song"
I. "Salmon Pool" (1:17)
II. "Solomon's Atlantis Salmon" (2:08)
III. "Swimming with the Salmon" (1:37)
IV. "King of the Fishes" (3:43)
8:45
5."Aftaglid"
I. "Sun Moon Surfing" (1:36)
II. "The Great Wave and the Boat of Hermes" (1:51)
III. "The Silver Ladder" (0:40)
IV. "Astral Meadows" (2:01)
V. "The Lafta Yoga Song" (2:42)
VI. "Glidding" (2:23)
VII. "The Golden Vibe/Outglid" (3:33)
14:46
Virgin 2007 re-master bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
6."Pentagrammaspin" (2006 remix)7:46
7."Aftaglid" (Original "Power Trio" backing track)13:00

Personnel
  • Steve Hillage (listed as Steve Hillfish) – lead vocals, electric guitar, cover concept
  • Miquette Giraudy (listed as Bambaloni Yoni) – background vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Mike Howlett – bass
  • Pierre Moerlen – drums, marimba, darbuka
  • Tim Blake (listed as Moonweed) – synthesizers, tamboura
  • Didier Malherbe (listed as Bloomdido Glid de Breeze) – saxophone, Indian flute
  • Lindsay Cooper – bassoon
  • Dave Stewart – organ, piano

References
  1. "allmusic ((( Fish Rising > Overview )))".
  2. Prasad, Anil. "Steve Hillage - Organic continuum". innerviews.org. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "allmusic ((( Fish Rising [Remastered] > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  4. Reynolds, Simon. "Steve Hillage - Reissues - Review - Uncut.co.uk". uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  5. Official Planet Gong website
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