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Daevid Allen - Banana Moon (1971) Reissue 1995

Posted By: Designol

Date: 14 Apr 2025 23:58:41

This is Allen's first solo album which he recorded years after leaving the legendary Soft Machine and soon after forming the anarchic, experimental and drug-inspired ensemble Gong. The album's highlights include the moody 'Memories' with Robert Wyatt on vocals, one of the finest tracks to come out of the so-called 'Canterbury Sound', and the rocking opener 'Time Of Your Life' is a showcase for Allen's guitar pyrotechnics.

This wacky, whimsical musical cartoon emerged several years after Daevid Allen left the legendary Soft Machine, and soon after he'd launched his classic hippie prog rock band Gong. It was initially released on the French label Byg in 1971, and re-released in England on the Virgin subsidiary Caroline in '75. Joining Allen here is an all-star troupe that includes Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine and Matching Mole), Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth), Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows), and Gong members "Submarine Captain" Christian Tritsch, Pip Pyle, and Allen's girlfriend Gillie Smyth (aka "Shakti Yoni"). It's no surprise that the musical anarchy here resembles early Gong, as opposed to the artist's later, more reflective solo recordings. With a smile and wink, the irrepressible, mischievous Allen has the ability to sound completely stoned yet totally likeable. He also shreds a few guitar strings on the balls-out rocking "It's the Time of Your Life." And the moody version of "Memories," sung here by Wyatt, is probably the best of at least a half-dozen floating around the Canterbury scene. Suffice to say, Banana Moon is quite weird, but it's also non-threatening and a great deal of fun. Also recommended and of a similar vein are Gong's Camembert Electrique, which is a bit more avant-garde, and Magick Brother, which is slightly more psychedelic.

Review by Peter Kurtz, Allmusic.com

Daevid Allen at Allmusic
Daevid Allen at Wiki

Tracklist:

1. Time Of Your Life (3:21)
2. Memories (3:37)
3. All I Want Is Out Of Here (4:48)
4. Fred The Fish And The Chip On His Shoulder (2:27)
5. White Neck Blooze (4:36) + 6. Codein Coda (1:00)
7. Stoned Innocent Frankenstein (3:28)
8. And His Adventures In The Land Of Flip (11:44)
9. I Am A Bowl (2:46)

EAC log

EAC extraction logfile from 7. October 2008, 17:17 for CD
Daevid Allen / Banana moon

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CRC B777B57A
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No errors occured

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DR log

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log date: 2025-04-14 18:06:41

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Analyzed: Daevid Allen / Banana Moon [Reissue 1995]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.17 dB -20.92 dB 3:37 02-Memories
DR14 -0.35 dB -17.23 dB 4:52 03-All I Want Is Out Of Here
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DR12 -0.99 dB -17.50 dB 2:48 08-I Am A Bowl
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Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 848 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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