Steve Hillage 'Light in the Sky' (+Bill Nelson+calling Andy G!!)

[dave hall]

Rich
Green is superb. The Glorious Om Riff you will know from Gong (I'm still
convinced Nik T burbles away at the end of the track - he never really
answered that question - he gets a name check on the original album sleeve).
Green was recorded at about the same time as Xitintoday (in my humble
opinion probably the best solo and ex-Hawkwind family release). For recent
things from Steve Hillage I would suggest anything that he has done with
Rachid Taha, the most recent release is a live recording, with Steve on half
of it, superb. Jonny at GAS says this gig has been released on DVD but as
yet I haven't seen it (ANDY G AT CDS CHECK IT OUT!).
Can't wait to catch up with System 7 ho hum a matter of time - crikey if
Bill Nelson can get round to touring it is only a matter of ime until Steve
does it. Bill hits Glasgow in September - anyone going?

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Warren <cosmicdolphin at COMCAST.NET>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Date: 30 July 2003 18:27
Subject: OFF: Steve Hillage 'Light in the Sky'


>Having been a Gong Fan for many moons, I picked the new Virgin/EMI Steve
Hillage
>Compilation 'Light in the Sky'
>
>What a cracking album, very glad I picked it up indeed, has a superb b side
>collaboration with Tim Blake called 'Shimmer', and 'Ether Ships' is just a
>phenomenal track. 'Activation Meditation/The Glorious Om Riff' is truly
awesome.
>
>The compilation skips 'Rainbow Dome Musick', 'Open', and 'For to Next/And
Not
>Or', and takes all it's tracks from the first 5 albums.
>
>The sound is bolt clear, so the Hillage remasters should be worth the wait.
I
>hadn't realised 'GREEN' was such gem, it must be based on the 4 tracks I'm
>hearing on this compilation.
>
>Rich W
>