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Here is Volume 64, the second part of the two-part special which started here. As before, I will leave it to the organiser of Roadburn festival in Tilburg, Holland, to explain some more :-
"We're huge supporters of Rich Stonerdoom's The Day After The Sabbath blog. It's the main source in our quest for obscure heavy 60s and 70s rock. Now, Rich has dedicated some of his compilations to Roadburn; these two special volumes include all the classic 70s bands that have played the festival so far, along with tracks from a host of Dutch rock novelties and obscurities, which we wholeheartedly endorse!" - Roadburn festival 2012.
Track List:
01. Supersister - She Was Naked (1970)
single
02. Leaf Hound - Stagnant Pool (1971)
from album 'growers of mushroom'
03. Panda - Swingin' About (1971)
single
04. Influenza - Astral Plane (1970)
single
06. Earth & Fire - Memories (1972)
single
07. Speedtwins - Midnight Ladies (1978)
from album 'it's more fun to compete'
08. Sandy Coast - Shipwreck (1969)
from album 'shipwreck'
09. Fullhouse - The Wizard of Khu (1968)
single
10. Comus - The Bite (1971)
from album 'first utterance'
11. Jay-Jays - Cruncher [Ventures cover] (1966)
from album 'Jay-Jays'
12. Dragonfly - Celestial Empire (1968)
from ep '4 celestial songs'
13. Guru Guru - Der Elektrolurch [edit] (1973)
from album 'guru guru'
14. Inca Bullet Joe - Nothing Has Changed (1971)
single
15. Hans Dulfer and Ritmo Natural - Candy Clouds [Pt. I] (1971)
from album 'candy clouds'
01. Supersister - She Was Naked (1970)
single
02. Leaf Hound - Stagnant Pool (1971)
from album 'growers of mushroom'
03. Panda - Swingin' About (1971)
single
04. Influenza - Astral Plane (1970)
single
06. Earth & Fire - Memories (1972)
single
07. Speedtwins - Midnight Ladies (1978)
from album 'it's more fun to compete'
08. Sandy Coast - Shipwreck (1969)
from album 'shipwreck'
09. Fullhouse - The Wizard of Khu (1968)
single
10. Comus - The Bite (1971)
from album 'first utterance'
11. Jay-Jays - Cruncher [Ventures cover] (1966)
from album 'Jay-Jays'
12. Dragonfly - Celestial Empire (1968)
from ep '4 celestial songs'
13. Guru Guru - Der Elektrolurch [edit] (1973)
from album 'guru guru'
14. Inca Bullet Joe - Nothing Has Changed (1971)
single
15. Hans Dulfer and Ritmo Natural - Candy Clouds [Pt. I] (1971)
from album 'candy clouds'
Supersister |
Panda were a short-lived act from Noord-Holland that included members of Turquoise, Tortilla, Cuby, Livin'Blues, Modesty Blaise, Bintangs and Tee Set. Herman Van Boeyen (drums) later formed Vitesse. They had a minor hit in 1971 with 'No Coockies', of which the b-side "Swingin' About" is interesting to us heavy-hunters, it's an unusual track with a lumbering sabbathian riff and cool flashes of sax and flute. Track four approaches, I have been aware of the Influenza single for a while now, but have always thought it was French, as that is what's usually stated. With the recent assistance of knowledgeable Dutch fans (take another bow Marc) I have confirmed that they were Dutch, made this single while living in France, and drummer Pieter Voogt was in the successful Dutch symphonic prog band Ekseption. Both sides of the single "Astral Plane / Trick" are great pieces of West Coast-influenced dreamy folk psych.
Speedtwins |
First Utterance |
The core of Vlissingen's Dragonfly were brothers Rudy and Tonny de Queljoe, who moved from Ambon, an island in Indonesia, to The Netherlands in 1951. They went through a number of bands and names with singer Johnny Caljouw until settling with 'Dragonfly', and the addition of Huib Power (drums) plus Carlos van den Berg (guitar). Though showing more than enough potential for success, ultimately they only recorded two high quality singles, which were released together as the EP "4 Celestial Songs" in 1968. Disagreements and a falling out between band and manager led to show cancellations which they never quite recovered from, later the de Queljoe bros went on to Brainbox and Caljouw joined Machine. Machine can be found on Vol.10, and Brainbox on my first ever Dutch comp, vol35 from last year. Dragonfly are remembered for two things in particular, Rudy de Queljoe's fine Hendrixian guitar abilities, and each member’s trade-mark black and white face paint patterns, predating Kiss by a few years.
We come to the final Roadburn band for this pair of comps, Guru Guru, who played in 2008. Like their friends Amon Düül, Can and Xhol Caravan, they were a formative Krautrock band that came out of the leftist political scene of the times, living in communes and promoting free thinking through free-form jazz rock. "Der Elektrolurch" is on their 5th, eponymous album from 1973.
We near the end with Dordrecht's Inca Bullet Joe, who came from the remains of the well known Dutch psych group The Zipps. They only made one EP, but all three tracks are great, "Nothing Has Changed" maintains a constant steady rhythm, with glam stomp. It builds in intensity with layers of synth creating a basic melodic refrain. All these parts lend a unique and memorable over-all feeling that I really like. Again I must give props to Robin Wills' awesome blog for digging this rare 45 out. The end is come with Amsterdam's "Hans Dulfer and Ritmo Natural". After further reading I have discovered that Hans is something of an international celebrity within cross-over jazz and jazz fusion circles. Candy Clouds, from 1971, is one of his earliest, least-known works and has some fine jazz that rock fans who would normally steer clear of anything described using the word 'fusion' (myself included) need not be afraid of, it avoids the usual pitfalls of inaccessible jazz-prog wankery....the track 'Candy Clouds' begins with a simple, HUGE doom riff that brings Sabbath to mind, and his saxophone playing is stripped-down but never less than expressive.
Thanks for listening! Rich
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references:
Alex Gitlin's Nederpop Encyclopedia | Dutch Progessive Rock
Nederbeat | Dutch Sixties Beatgroups | Gooisch Pop Archief
We come to the final Roadburn band for this pair of comps, Guru Guru, who played in 2008. Like their friends Amon Düül, Can and Xhol Caravan, they were a formative Krautrock band that came out of the leftist political scene of the times, living in communes and promoting free thinking through free-form jazz rock. "Der Elektrolurch" is on their 5th, eponymous album from 1973.
Hans Dulfer |
Thanks for listening! Rich
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references:
Alex Gitlin's Nederpop Encyclopedia | Dutch Progessive Rock
Nederbeat | Dutch Sixties Beatgroups | Gooisch Pop Archief
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