Fish Rising
Fish Rising is the debut solo album by English guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975.
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Released | 11 April 1975 | |||
Recorded | September 1974 and January 1975 | |||
Studio | The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell; Manor Mobile | |||
Genre | Progressive rock,[1] space rock[2] | |||
Length | 44:59 (Original) 64:45 (Remaster) | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Steve Hillage, Simon Heyworth | |||
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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
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Solar Musick Suite"
| 16:55 |
2. | "Fish" | 1:23 |
3. | "Meditation of the Snake" | 3:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "The Salmon Song"
| 8:45 |
5. | "Aftaglid"
| 14:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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
External links
- Official Planet Gong website: lyrics, tabulated music
References
- "allmusic ((( Fish Rising > Overview )))".
- Prasad, Anil. "Steve Hillage - Organic continuum". innerviews.org. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "allmusic ((( Fish Rising [Remastered] > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- Reynolds, Simon. "Steve Hillage - Reissues - Review - Uncut.co.uk". uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- Official Planet Gong website
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