Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson - Stroking The Tail Of The Bird flac album

A truly magnificent album. Recorded variously in 1976,1987, and 1998. Harry Williamson instrumental synth pieces layered with glissando guitar by Daevid Allen and the trademark space whisper of Gilli Smyth. Despite being recorded over different time periods the album sound is cohesive.

But there's less to Stroking the Tail than to that Carlos classic. Appearing as it did in 1990, Stroking the Tail was surely tarred with the dreaded "new age" label. And rightly so in a few places, such as when the opening of "Moonpeople Bliss" features what sounds like a harp! So who might enjoy this album? All three of the performers here are connected with Gong. I only know two songs by Gong, both of which are on compilations I own: "Perfect Mystery" and "Om Riff. To be fair, Stroking the Tail of the Bird is an inoffensive new-age album that you might chill out to after listening to Kitaro. And if you want serious minimalist electronic music, you can't go wrong with Sonic Seasonings.

Gillian Mary Smyth (1 June 1933 – 22 August 2016) was an English musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong, and Planet Gong and released several solo albums and albums in collaboration with other members of Gong. In Gong, she often performed under the name Shakti Yoni, contributing poems and "space whispers"

A strictly ambient, drummerless set, 1990's Stroking the Tail of the Bird is like an hours' worth of purified essence of Gong, lacking the forced attempts at conceptual structure and bouts of prog rock noodling that littered the band's '70s albums.

Album: Stroking The Tail O. .Go back : Best 2 songs. Daevid Allen, Harry Williamson, Gilli Smyth - Stroking The Tail Of The Bird 10:01. Daevid Allen, Harry Williamson, Gilli Smyth - Moonpeople Gliss 15:50 Daevid Allen, Harry Williamson, Gilli Smyth: best 2 tracks

Gilli Smyth, Daevid Allen, Harry Williamson.

Stroking the Tail of the Bird - Harry Williamson.