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Daevid Allen
Daevid Allen, 1974
Daevid Allen, 1974
Background information
Born January 13, 1938 (1938-01-13) (age 70)
Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1960s- present
Associated acts Gong, Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers
Website universityoferrors.com

Daevid Allen (born January 13, 1938 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist best known as co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (in France, 1970). Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. He is sometimes credited as "Divided Alien". He now lives in Byron Bay, Australia. Byron Bay is a town in the state of New South Wales on the easternmost point of mainland Australia.

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Biography

In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered whilst working in a Melbourne bookshop, Daevid Allen travelled to Paris where he stayed at the Beat Hotel, moving into a room that had recently been vacated by Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky. The Beat Hotel was a small run-down hotel of 42 rooms at 9 Rue Gît-le-Cœur in the Latin Quarter of Paris, notable chiefly as a residence for members of the Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. Peter Orlovsky (born July 8 1933 on the Lower East Side, New York City) is an American poet best known for his lifelong relationship with While selling the International Herald Tribune around Le Chat qui Peche and the Latin Quarter, he met Terry Riley and also gained free access to the jazz clubs in the area. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper Terry Riley (born June 24 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school After meeting up with William S. Burroughs, and inspired by philosophies of Sun Ra, he formed the free jazz outfit, the Daevid Allen Trio, and performed at Burroughs’ theatre pieces based on Burroughs' novel The Ticket That Exploded. William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. The Ticket That Exploded is a novel by William S Burroughs first published in 1962 by Olympia Press and later published in the United States

Allen travelled to England, renting a room in Canterbury where he met his landlord’s son, 16 year old Robert Wyatt. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential They formed the band Soft Machine in 1966 with Kevin Ayers and Mike Ratledge. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Michael R "Mike" Ratledge (born April 1 1943 is a British musician Ayers and Wyatt had previously played in Wilde Flowers. The Wilde Flowers was a popular music group based in the vicinity of Canterbury, England, during Late 1964- June 1967

Following a tour of Europe, Allen was refused re-entry to the UK due to overstaying his visa on a prior visit. He settled in Paris where, in May 1968, he took part in the protests which swept the city. For other events in May 1968 see 1968. He handed out teddy bears to the police and recited poetry in pidgin French, and now admits that he was scorned by the other protesters for being a beatnik. A pidgin is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common in situations such as Trade

Fleeing the police, he made his way to Deya, Majorca, with his partner Gilli Smyth. Deià is a small coastal village in the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Majorca. Gilli Smyth (born June 1, 1933 a musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong and Planet Gong as well as several solo albums It was here that he recorded the first album under the name Gong, entitled Magick Brother (released on BYG Actuel in 1969). Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. BYG Actuel was a French Record label specialising in Free jazz. They were joined by flautist Didier Malherbe, who they claim to have found living in a cave on Robert Graves’ estate. Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in Paris, France) is a saxophonist and flautist Robert Graves (24 July 1895 &ndash 7 December 1985 was an English Poet, Translator and Novelist.

In 1970 Allen recorded and released his first solo-album, Banana Moon (sometimes spelled as Bananamoon). On this album he was aided by Robert Wyatt, amongst others.

In 1971 Gong released Camembert Electrique. Camembert Electrique is an album by Gong, recorded and originally released in 1971 They became somewhat of an anarchist commune in rural France between 1972 and 1974. They were joined by Steve Hillage to record the Radio Gnome Trilogy after signing with Virgin, consisting of Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You. Steve Hillage is a British musician best known as a guitarist Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Flying Teapot is an album by Gong, originally released in 1973 Angel's Egg is an album by Gong, recorded and originally released in 1973 You is an album by Psychedelic rock band Gong, recorded and originally released in 1974.

Allen left this incarnation of Gong and recorded two solo albums, Good Morning (1976) and Now Is The Happiest Time Of Your Life (1977). In 1977 he performed and recorded as Planet Gong, and rejoined the early-70s version of the group for a one-off show at the Hippodrome in Paris. Here & Now are an English Psychedelic / progressive / Space rock band formed in early 1974 Portions of this concert (which was several hours long) was released on a double-LP entitled Gong Est Mort? Vive Gong.

In 1980 Allen teamed up with Bill Laswell for the punk-influenced New York Gong. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem This effort yielded an LP called About Time. More projects followed, including Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet, Brainville, Ex (not to be confused with the Dutch punk band The Ex), and Magic Brothers. The Ex is an anarchist band from the Netherlands. They formed in 1979 at the height of the original punk explosion and have released more than

In 1981 Allen returned to Australia, taking up residence in Byron Bay where he worked on performance pieces and poetry. Byron Bay is a town in the state of New South Wales on the easternmost point of mainland Australia. He performed with performance artist David Tolley using tape loops and drum machines. This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation He is currently involved with a project entitled you’N’gong (a play on the phrase “Young Gong”) with his son, Orlando, and members of Acid Mothers Temple (the collaborations are performed under the name Acid Mothers Gong), as well as an improvisation outfit entitled Guru And Zero. Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO (and subsequent offshoots is a Japanese psychedelic band the core of which formed in 1995

For many years now, Daevid Allen has been a member of the University of Errors, who have released four albums.

In November 2006 a Gong Family Unconvention was held in Amsterdam, which included a reunion of many former Gong members from the "classic" early 70s lineup. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west

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References

  1. ^ http://www.safpublishing.com/ SAF Publishing

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