KHAN's bio
reads like a who's who of former and future celebs from EGG, GONG,
HATFIELD & THE NORTH and NATIONAL HEALTH. The initial line-up of
this early 70's Canterbury outfit consisted of keyboard player Dave
Stewart, guitarist Steve Hillage, bassist Nick Greenwood and drummer Pip
Pyle. Before recording their one and only album, Pyle moved on to GONG
and was replaced by Eric Peachy (ex-DR. K'S BLUES BAND). The group
disbanded after the release of the album in 1972."Space Shanty" is made
up of six ambitious tracks composed almost entirely by Hillage. All four
musicians are in fine form but the album is particularly dominated by
Hillage's spacey/bluesy guitar and Stewart's effervescent Hammond play.
Although much of the material is based on a repetitive
verse/chorus/verse cycle and has recurrent musical themes, the band
frequently breaks out into extended instrumental freak outs, either
soloing or engaging in formidable guitar/organ interplay. This album is a
fine sample of early Canterbury/bluesy space rock. Line-up / Musicians Nick Greenwood/bass,vocals Steve Hillage/guitars,vocals Eric Peachy/drums Dave Stewart/organ,piano,marimbas Discography Space Shanty 1972
1.Space Shanty 2.Stranded 3.Mixed Up Man Of The Mountains 4.Driving To Amsterdam 5.Stargazers 6.Hollow Stone
