The Twickerman Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 [url="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fb00w8kgw%2FThe_Live_Music_Hour_The_Senseless_Things_Hatfield_and_the_North_and_The_Close_Lobsters%2F&h=c79f2"]http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F...%2F&h=c79f2[/url] The session starts at around 24 mins. Fast forward to 38mins for the fuzz shredding!!!! And if you've not yet discovered Hatfield and the North - now you have! Circa 18974, they're a peculiar blend of pop, jazz, prog and general English quirkiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 [quote name='The Twickerman' post='1044798' date='Dec 2 2010, 10:48 AM']Circa [b]18974[/b], they're a peculiar blend of pop, jazz, prog and general English quirkiness.[/quote] Their music was way ahead of their time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 [quote name='dannybuoy' post='1046946' date='Dec 3 2010, 11:26 PM']Their music was way ahead of their time.[/quote] Ha ha ha! Ooops. 1974. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 There's a definite Frank Zappa's influence in this music, I dig it, wonder why I had never heard of them, being a very avid Zappa fan. Thanks for the link, I shall now investigate their music to find out more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1047225' date='Dec 4 2010, 11:54 AM']There's a definite Frank Zappa's influence in this music, I dig it, wonder why I had never heard of them, being a very avid Zappa fan. Thanks for the link, I shall now investigate their music to find out more.[/quote] As a Zappa fan, you should be aware of The Wizards of Twiddly. Are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wud Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Also along similar lines to early Soft Machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 [quote name='Wud' post='1050900' date='Dec 7 2010, 07:13 PM']Also along similar lines to early Soft Machine[/quote] Definitely! You can be sure, in his use of fuzz, Sinclair was heavily influenced by the late fuzz-bass hero Hugh Hopper. Have you heard Hughscore? Their "Delta Flora" is a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wud Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I always heard a lot of Hatfield and the North as a large influence for the likes of Gong/Steve Hillage, more with the guitar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 [quote name='Wud' post='1052154' date='Dec 8 2010, 09:47 PM']I always heard a lot of Hatfield and the North as a large influence for the likes of Gong/Steve Hillage, more with the guitar though.[/quote] Well, they were all part of the same family tree! No? So that is a family resemblance! Hillage had been in Uriel with Hatfield's keyboard player Dave Stewart (who subsequently played on Hillage's Fish Rising), and Pip Pyle was Gong's drummer on Camembert Electrique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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