Daevid Allen – Banana Moon

DEBUT SOLO ALBUM BY THE LEGENDARY PURVEYOR OF MUSIC THAT DARINGLY
BLURRED THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN PYSCHEDELIC ROCK AND RAUCOUS, RIOTOUS
DADAISM. Australian vocalist-guitarist Daevid Allen was a part of the highly experimental Canterbury
scene, alongside the likes of drummers Robert Wyatt and Pip Pyle, before he relocated to
Paris in the late ‘60s, formed Gong and made music that had a rare blend of on the fly
creativity and off the wall humour. However, Banana Moon was a solo effort by Allen that
saw him reunite with the aforementioned British kindred spirits as well as bassist Archie
Legget and vocalist Maggie Bell, among others. The nine songs on the record run from interludes of just under a minute to epic suites that
exceed ten, making it clear that Allen, as his work with Gong suggested, gave full vent to his
imagination whether he was writing songs with a quasi-Beatles pop appeal or engaging in
unrestrained sonic flights of fancy. With lyrical curveballs being thrown on every track, none
more so than ‘Fred The Fish And The Chip On His Shoulder’, the music has a wry charm to
match the performance skills of the band. This re-mastered version of Banana Moon brings Allen’s uncommon musical vision back in
to view and serves as a reminder of the feverish and fearless energy that spurred on an artist
whose work has lost none of its seductive shock value.

A1 It’s The Time Of Your Life
A2 Memories
A3 All I Want Is Out Of Here
A4 Fred The Fish
A5 White Neck Blooze/Codein Coda
B1 Stoned Innocent Frankenstein
B2 And His Adventures In The Land Of Flip
B3 I Am A Bow