Gilgamesh

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1 # Arriving Twice

GILGAMESH - Arriving Twice, 2000 (Cuneiform) [CD] Phil Lee (elg/acg) - Alan Gowen (elp/p/syn) - Neil Murray (b [1/2]) - Steve Cook (b [3-5]) - Jeff Clyne (b [6-9]) - Mike Travis (d), with Peter Lemer (elp [3-5]/syn [3-5]) Rec: Aut 1973 [1-2], 2 Oct 1974 [3-5], 3 Sep 1975 [6-9] - Loc: Pathway Studios, London [1-2], BBC Studios, London [3-9] - Eng: Mike Finesilver [1-2] - Pr: Gilgamesh Tracks: 1. With Lady and Friend [AG] (4:25) - 2. You're Disguised [AG] / Orange Diamond [AG] / Northern Gardens [AG] / Phil's Little Dance [AG] / Northern Gardens [AG] (17:52) - 3. Island Of Rhodes [AG/SC/PL] / Paper Boat [AG] / As If Your Eyes Were Open [AG] (6:52) - 4. Extract [AG] (9:27) - 5. One End More [AG] / Phil's Little Dance [AG] / Worlds Of Zin [PL]* (9:44) - 6. One End More [AG] / Phil's Little Dance [AG] / Worlds Of Zin [PL] (9:11) - 7. Arriving Twice [AG] (1:41) - 8. Notwithstanding [AG/SC/PL] (4:21) - 9. Lady and Friend [AG/JC] (4:06) [* denotes Japanese-only bonus track]

2 # Gilgamesh

 

알란 고웬AlanGowen은 옛 밴드 선쉽Sunship에서 제이미 뮤어JamieMuir(잠시 킹 크림즌KingCrimson의 드러머로 참여한)와 함께 연주하던 캔터베리 씬의 또다른 유망한 키보드 주자였는데 햇필드HatfieldAndTheNorth에 참여할 기회도 있었지만 데이브 스튜어트DaveStewart가 들어가버리는 바람에 한동안 더 야인생활을 했어야 했다. 그는 자신의 밴드 길가메쉬에서 어렵게 레코딩 기회를 잡아 이 데뷔작을 녹음할 수 있었다. 한때 경쟁자였던 데이브와 친해져 데이브는 이 앨범의 프로듀싱을 도와주기도 한다.
길가메쉬 역시 전형적인 캔터베리 사운드를 담고있는데 햇필드에 비하면 테크니컬한 요소는 좀 덜하지만 낭만적인 면이 좀 더 강하다고 보면 될 듯 하다. 첫 트랙의 뿅뿅거리는 장난스러운 오르간 소리는 뱀주사위 놀이를 연상시키는 재킷과 어울려 이들만의 경쾌한 이미지를 만든다.
일부 곡에서 보컬을 넣어준 아만다 파슨스Amanda Parsons는 노스렛츠의 3명중 하나로 그녀는 이후 내셔널 헬스에서도 보컬을 맡아 이쪽 계열의 다그마 크라우제DagmarKrause같은 역할을 하게된다.
햇필드가 해산된 후 남은 멤버들은 자연스럽게 길가메쉬의 멤버들과 어울려 밴드를 결성하는데 그것이 내셔널 헬스NationalHealth가 된다. 합동공연까지 했던 사이였던지라 별로 문제될 것이 없었지만 불운하게도 고웬은 한동안 레코딩 기회를 잡지 못하게 된다. -- 거북이 2003-4-4 0:50

GILGAMESH - Gilgamesh, 1975 (Caroline) [CD: Virgin'97] Phil Lee (elg/acg) - Alan Gowen (p/elp/cvt/syn/mel) - Jeff Clyne (b/cb) - Mike Travis (d) guest: Amanda Parsons (voc [1c/6c])

Rec: May 1975 - Loc: Manor Studios, Oxfordshire - Pr: Gilgamesh & Dave Stewart Tracks: 1. One End More [AG] / Phil's Little Dance (For Phil Miller's Trousers) [AG] / World's Of Zin [PL] (10:18) - 2. Lady And Friend [AG/JC] (3:40) - 2. Notwithstanding [AG/PL/S.Cook] (4:44) - 3. Arriving Twice [AG] (1:35) - 4. Island Of Rhodes [AG] / Paper Boat (For Doris) [AG] / As If Your Eyes Were Open [AG] (6:37) - 5. For Absent Friends [PL] (1:08) - 6. We Are All [AG] / Someone Else's Food [AG] / Jamo And Other Boating Disasters (From The Holiday Of The Same Name) [AG] (7:44) 7. Just C [AG] (0:47)

3 # Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into

 

내셔널 헬스NationalHealth에 참여해 레코딩도 못하고 고생하던중 휴 호퍼HughHopper와 의기투합한 알란 고웬은 소프트 힙SoftHeap을 결성하고 공연을 시작한다. 아무래도 데이브 스튜어트와 트윈 키보드로 생활하는 것이 그에겐 힘들었을 것이다. 소프트 힙의 데뷔작을 녹음하고 기회가 되었는지 그는 길가메쉬 시절의 필 리Phil Lee, 그리고 휴 호퍼와 함께 두번째 앨범을 녹음한다. 따라서 별로 맥락없이 뚱단지처럼 튀어나온 음반이긴 하지만 고웬은 연주곡을 많이 만들어두었었고 그것을 마음에 맞는 친구들과 연주한 그런 음반처럼 생각하면 되겠다. 데이브 스튜어트도 난데없이 옛 친구들을 모아 에그Egg의 세번째 음반을 녹음하고 다시 흩어진 적이 있다.
곡들은 전형적인 지루한 캔터베리 연주곡들이다. 고웬 사후에 내셔널 헬스가 연주한 D.S. al Coda와 비슷하게 목적없이 연주하는 그런 곡들인데 켄터베리 사운드는 다 좋지만 이런 연주들이 너무 많아서 듣는 이를 힘들게 하는 경우가 종종 있다. 이후 캔터베리 연주자들이 별로 힘을 못쓰고 사라져간 것은 이런 식의 자기 복제속에서 안주했다는 것도 하나의 이유가 될 것이다. -- 거북이 2003-4-4 1:21

GILGAMESH - Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into, 1978 (Charly) [CD: Spalax'96] Phil Lee (elg/acg) - Alan Gowen (elp/syn) - Hugh Hopper (b) - Trevor Tomkins (d) Rec: 18-28 Jul 1978 - Loc: Foel Studios, Llanfair (Wales) - Pr: Gilgamesh Tracks: 1. Darker Brighter [AG] (5:40) - 2. Bobberty - Theme For Something Else [AG/PL] (10:49) - 3. Waiting [PL] (2:25) - 4. Play Time [AG] (7:14) - 5. Underwater Song [AG] (7:04) - 6. Foel'd Again [AG/HH] (1:50) - 7. T.N.T.F.X. [AG] (2:54) [Note : this album was previously released on CD as a (now deleted) '2on1' on the Century label, with Soft Heap's eponymous album]

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A quiet progressive rock outfit with strong jazz fusion leanings, Gilgamesh emerged from the fringes of the fertile and beloved "Canterbury scene" as sort of an astute yet humorless kid brother to Hatfield and the North. Leader Alan Gowen had in fact held the keyboard stool in an embryonic Hatfield before forming Gilgamesh. Singer Amanda Parsons also contributed crystalline backing vocals to both groups. Gowen hailed from Harlow, England and had played jazz in local pubs with, among others, Roger Odell (later of CMU and Shakatak. With Gilgamesh, Gowen attempted to erase the division between composed and improvised music, placing emphasis on texture and mood. But a lack of skilled songwriting doomed his group to an artistic no-man's land, and they broke up after one album, after which Gowen jumped between various Canterbury-related projects (Canterburians never stay in any one place too long).

In 1978 Gowen helped found National Health, then re-formed Gilgamesh for a reunion LP, Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into. This second effort features the talents of legendary Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper. Gowen teamed with Hopper for several more albums, most notably Two Rainbows Daily. In 1982, Gowen succumbed to leukemia. National Health dedicated their third release to his memory. Entitled D.S. Al Coda, it includes compositions by Gowen that were written but never recorded. ? Peter Kurtz

AMG REVIEW: Fairly predictable keyboard-dominated fusion from a weaker limb of the Canterbury family tree. There are some dreamy themes hinted at, but most are undeveloped or undercut by irritating time signatures. Fans of this kind of music might be pleased, but better examples can be found on mid-period Soft Machine or the two Hatfield and the North albums. ? Peter Kurtz

AMG REVIEW: A reunion effort by Alan Gowen and company, minus Amanda Parsons and plus Hugh Hopper. ? Peter Kurtz

These are previously unreleased Gilgamesh recordings from 1973-1975, with three separate lineups, although keyboardist Alan Gowen, guitarist Phil Lee, and Mike Travis are present on all eight tracks. It's overly cerebral instrumental jazz-rock fusion of the Canterbury school. The keyboards, varied by Gowen between piano, electric piano, and synths, are very prominent, as are rapidly ascending guitar solos of mathematical precision. The similarities to National Health ? which several of Gilgamesh's members would play with as well ? are apparent, as are similarities to the late recordings by Soft Machine. Sometimes these (usually long) pieces are broken up by more reflective soft interludes, but generally it's lacking in melody and devoid of warm emotion, overcompensated for by the technically impressive chops of the players. The liner notes feature an extensive history of the careers of the band and Gowen. ? Richie Unterberger

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