Included is some vintage video footage of both bands. The album also features kevin s tribute to syd barrrett, with oh. Kevin ayers talks about the early days of soft machine and pink floyd. Get all the details on kevin ayers, watch interviews and videos, and see what else bing knows. Still, this is a great way to get a lot of kevin ayers music in one big bang, so hes worth a try. Then he picked up bass guitar and formed soft machine, staying with the band for the first two years of existence, during which one single, a bundle of demos and one studio album were recorded. Ive also realised that there is a digital copy of the extensive lady june interview from facelift issue 6. Ayers was a founding member of the pioneering psychedelic band soft machine in the mid1960s, and was closely associated with the canterbury scene.
The bananamour lp was a promo with a presspack inside containing a ton of photos and publicity stuff. From early soft machine, his first solo album joy of a toy to his final masterpiece, the unfairground, kevin ayers is just wonderful. Ayers would soon depart harvest records to work out his progrock mojo on island records. Kevin ayers biography kevin cawley ayers born 16 august 1944 herne bay, kent, uk 18 february 20 a gifted songwriter, guitarist, bassist and singer, kevin ayers has been flitting in and out of prog throughout his long, languid career.
Like this website, it is a good place to start if you are curious about kevin ayers, his friends and the places where he lived. Kevin ayers in wild thing music documentary youtube. Original copies of joy, whatever, bananamour and dr dream. Jul 15, 2015 in 2014 susan published a book about kevins memorial celebration and her continuing interest in all things ayersian entitled kevin ayers.
From time to time we can let you know about any further discoveries we make about kevin ayers and his music. Released in january 1972, whatevershebringswesing was ayers most commercially. Find kevin ayers discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Feb 20, 20 kevin ayers s debut solo album, joy of a toy, released in 1969, concluded with a song called all this crazy gift of time.
I have been called a down yes you may write that down and for a little money. This was recorded on a sunday morning with host barry lee, rick chafen and kevin ayers. I never considered another profession one of his final interviews kate mossman. Aug 22, 2010 kevin ayers licensed to youtube by wmg. Cult english singersongwriter who produced some outstanding progressive and experimental pop, especially. Kevin ayers born 16 august 1944 in herne bay, kent is an english songwriter and major influential force in the early english psychedelic movement. I promised i would listen to you and here are the results of us working together. At that time i wrote for a local paper about this concert and i made an interview with kevin. Everybodys sometime and some peoples all the time blues with kevin ayers 9. They will be revisiting the kevin ayers catalogue with expanded editions, liner notes and top quality vinyl and cds. Astounded by sound kevin ayers original album series.
Wot a dream being done in the style of through a kevin ayers filter, with some very touching lyrics. Melancholic and reflective, kevin ayers third solo effort, whatevershebringswesing this time sans the whole world as a collective, finds the ultimate underachiever languishing in a realm of ballads, free for the most part from the facade and pretensions of prog rock that plagued the previous project. Kevin ayers whatevershebringswesing releases discogs. A native of california, kevin ayers has become recognized as an accomplished performer and teacher of classical guitar. The last time that happened to me was the song scarred for life by slapp happy from cava. Kevin ayers whatevershebringswesing album mp3 track. Biography kevin ayers first emerged as a singer in the wilde flowers, a band which featured robert wyatt, richard sinclair and other members who would be associated with the emergent canterbury scene. Twinkpink fairiessoft machinepretty thingscwabtomorrow. In 1971, kevin ayers started recording what would become his most acclaimed album, ing accompanied by members of gong and his. The interview exists elsewhere on the internet, but not with the completeness that we have here. Notoriously selfeffacing, ayers regularly gets so nervous before interviews that he throws up.
Kevin ayers first show in the appearance business 1996. The experimental and psychedelic edges are well represented by interview and decadence respectively, the latter with some highly acerbic lyrics aimed at nico. Kevin ayers biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Download free kevin ayers whatevershebringswesing mp3 album. Im giving this a fourstar musicwise because although joy of a toy might be 5star, the others are between 3 and 4 stars. Kevin ayers was one of rocks oddest and more likable enigmas, even if he often seemed not to operate at his highest potential. So far we have the 1976 john peel soft machine special and the 2012 mr kyps, poole, dorset bootleg for download. Kevin ayers 16 august 1944 18 february 20 was an english singersongwriter who was a major influential force in the english psychedelic movement. Ayers grounded himself in a newly formed trio for his followup to whatevershebringswesing. Ringo starr shows how to play ticket to ride, come together and back off boogaloo duration. Ayers stated in interviews that the primary reason he was asked to join was that he. The house in montolieu was kevin s home for a number of years and sadly it was his last home, as he died there on february 18 th 20. Have not heard this since it came out and good words to all of us.
Kevin ayers was an english singersongwriter who was a major influential force in the english psychedelic movement. Kevin ayers born 16 august 1944 in herne bay, kent, england. Just leave your email here and we will let you know. Bananamour is ripe with kevin ayers most mature and accessible compositions to date. Ayers moved there when he was six years old, as his stepfather took up a position as a. Part of rocks backpages, the ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. Interview by pat thomas april 2008 i first heard the music of kevin ayers back in 1982, when i purchased the june 1st, 1974 live album featuring ayers, along with live recordings by eno, john cale, and nico. Jan 09, 2010 kevin ayers interviewed in 2008 by catalan television sputnik for their great documentary les illes escollides, about musical scene in balearic islands during 6070.
Kevin ayers whatevershebringswesing mp3 track download. For more tracks see kevin ayers the reluctant rock star. In 2008, word magazine ran what turned out to be one of the final ever interviews with. Perhaps thats because he never seemed to have taken his music too seriously one of his essential charms and most aggravating limitations. But of course, i am writing about kevin ayers here. Nov 01, 2012 song for insane times, from the debut solo album by kevin ayers, called joy of a toy, which was released in 1969. Kevin ayers the bbc sessions 1970 1976 2005, cd discogs. With bassist archie leggett and drummer eddie sparrow at the hub, ayers selected guest artists for a handful of the tracks. Kevin ayers original album series 2014, box set discogs.
The bands of ufo and brother bands of the floyd as well as musicians syd played with. The interview was in word magazine, but the web site exists no more. The founder of soft machine talks to jonathan glancey. I think you have to have a bit missing upstairs, or just be hungry for fame and money, to play the industry game. Ayers rich, worldweary baritone which completely belies his prettyboy peter frampton looks croons over some very interesting music ranging from prog and chuck berry style rockers to sweet pop and mellow jazz. I bought the lp for the eno, cale, nico material and although i liked and sometimes listened to the ayers stuff i wasnt moved enough to seek out anything else by him.
An eternity ago late 70s i bought four kevin ayers albums quite cheap from a second hand shop. Kevin ayers download high quality complete mp3 albums. Kevin ayers and his normal life with sixties friends youtube. Aciddropping, hendrixsupporting, burroughsquoting, groupieeschewing kevin ayers has spent 40 years making music and evading fame. Kevin ayers 16 august 1944 18 february 20 was an english singer songwriter who was.
In 1971, kevin ayers started recording what would become his most acclaimed album, ing accompanied by members of gong and his previous backing band the whole world. Kevin ayers whatevershebringswesing album download. Kevin ayers interviewed in 2008 by catalan television sputnik for their great documentary les illes escollides, about musical scene in balearic. This is unfortunate as bananamour is a strong testament to his songwriting skills. The show was called matrix before the name was changed to signal to noise. Kevin ayers super salesman mp3 download at xosmusic. Syd barrett singing a song in the morning duration.
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