HW: another 50 Years of Sunshine
Kevin Sommers
novadrive at PANGEATECH.COM
Sat Jan 31 18:52:00 EST 1998
> Partially answering my own question, from the same website, snipped below
> from the reviews section. Anyone have any more info and care to elaborate?
> Wondering if this is a cover of HW's Awakening by Earth Leakage Trip
> (whomever they may be!).
>
> Christian
>
> ----------
>
>
> '50 YEARS OF SUNSHINE' - VARIOUS (Silent, USA) A compilation of
> contemporary explorative music presented in a beautifully designed
triptych
> - 'Orange Barrel, Windowpane & Purple Microdots' - shared between 2 discs;
> 100mg & 250mg, weird & then some for sure. From the elemental mindscapes
of
> 'The Voyage - In Wake of Passing Clouds' by acid-rock pioneer Harvey
> Bainbridge (ex-Hawkwind) to the spell-binding fruits of 'The Awakening' by
> Earth Leakage Trip; from the frenetic intensity of Phauss's meticulous
> 'Radiator' to the folksy groove of 'On LSD' by Steel Porn Rhino, this is
an
> incredible combination. Opening with a narrative by Dr. Timothy Leary,
> mirthfully entitled 'The Incredible Lightness of Being Molecular' &
> extending outwards for more than 140 minutes, this imaginatively
celebrates
> the 50th anniversary of an occasion that led to considerable change in the
> artistic & spiritual development of Western civilisation. If it sounds &
> looks this good now, what's it going to be like for the 100th Anniversary?
> Wow. (10/10) Desmond K. Hill
>
I have this CD, and it is good. The Hawkwind track is "Space Dust," which
fits in nicely with the rest of the concept. "The Awakening" is a good
instrumental, but completely unrelated to Hawkwind.
More information about the boc-l
mailing list