Fish Rising
| Fish Rising | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 April 1975 | |||
| Recorded | September 1974 and January 1975 | |||
| Studio | The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell; Manor Mobile | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock,[1] space rock[2] | |||
| Length | 44:59 (Original) 64:45 (Remaster) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage, Simon Heyworth | |||
| Steve Hillage chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1][3] |
| Uncut | [4] |
Fish Rising is the debut solo album by English guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975.
The album was recorded just prior to Hillage's departure from the band Gong, and many of the players on this album are from that band: Bassist Mike Howlett, drummer Pierre Moerlen, keyboardist Tim Blake and saxophonist Didier Malherbe.
In 2007, Virgin issued a re-mastered version with two bonus tracks. "Pentagrammaspin" had originally appeared on the Virgin V sampler album in 1975, and the "power trio" backing version of "Aftaglid" consisted of Hillage, Howlett and Moerlen.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All music composed and arranged by Steve Hillage, lyrics by Hillage and Miquette Giraudy; Fish co-arranged by Dave Stewart
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solar Musick Suite"
| 16:55 |
| 2. | "Fish" | 1:23 |
| 3. | "Meditation of the Snake" | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "The Salmon Song"
| 8:45 |
| 5. | "Aftaglid"
| 14:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Pentagrammaspin" (2006 remix) | 7:46 |
| 7. | "Aftaglid" (Original "Power Trio" backing track) | 13:00 |
Personnel[edit]
- Steve Hillage (listed as Steve Hillfish) – lead vocals, electric guitar, cover concept
- Miquette Giraudy (listed as Bambaloni Yoni) – background vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
- Mike Howlett – bass
- Pierre Moerlen – drums, marimba, darbuka
- Tim Blake (listed as Moonweed) – synthesizers, tamboura
- Didier Malherbe (listed as Bloomdido Glid de Breeze) – saxophone, Indian flute
- Lindsay Cooper – bassoon
- Dave Stewart – organ, piano
External links[edit]
- Official Planet Gong website: lyrics, tabulated music
References[edit]
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Fish Rising > Overview )))".
- ^ Prasad, Anil. "Steve Hillage - Organic continuum". innerviews.org. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Fish Rising [Remastered] > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon. "Steve Hillage - Reissues - Review - Uncut.co.uk". uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Official Planet Gong website
