December 20, 2020

Daevid Allen Weird Quartet ‎– Elevenses (2016, CD, Australia)

Songs:
1. TransLoopThisMessage (1:30)
2. Imagicknation (3:56)
3. The Latest Curfew Craze (3:47)
4. Kick That Habit Man (4:13)
5. Secretary Of Lore (3:35)
6. Alchemy (4:08)
7. The Cold Stuffings Of November (3:00)
8. Grasshopping (4:20)
9. God's New Deal (2:13)
10. Dim Sum / In Alphabetical Order (3:07)
11. Killer Honey (3:15)
12. Under The Yum Yum Tree Cafe (5:33)
13. Banana Construction (5:17)

Musicians:
Daevid Allen / guitar, vocals
Don Falcone / keyboards (organ, synths, piano, Farfisa, sinewave, cello, strings), bass (6), guitar (8), accordion (9), drone (10), electric percussion (4,9), drums (7), djembe & kalimba (8), samples ("sounds") & arrangements, producer
Jay Radford / electric & 12-string guitars and bouzouki (9)
Michael Clare / bass, arrangements
Trey Sabatelli (The Tubes) / drums (3,5,6,12,13)
Paul Sears (The Muffins) / drums (1,2,4,8,10,11), synth (7)


"This album represents the final album from legendary Daevid Allen, one of the most innovative music artists to emerge from this planet! Daevid Allen Weird Quartet is a recording project bringing together Daevid Allen, founder of The Soft Machine and Gong, with Don Falcone of Spirits Burning, Michael Clare of Daevid Allen's University of Errors, and drummers Trey Sabatelli (The Tubes) and Paul Sears (The Muffins). Elevenses is the second album by this band, following 2005's DJDDAY, which was released under the band name Weird Biscuit Teatime. Daevid Allen Weird Quartet Elevenses is the last band album that Daevid worked on before his death, in March of 2015.

Christopher David Allen (13 January 1938 - 13 March 2015), better known as Daevid Allen, sometimes credited as Divided Alien, was an Australian and had a brilliant career as a poet, musician, artist, and one-time cab driver that spanned over fifty years. Daevid was constantly pushing boundaries and was always the center of activity. He continually inspired those around him to be creative and to achieve their best.

The Daily Telegraph said, Allen revelled in being the court jester of hippie rock and never lost his enthusiasm for the transcendent power of the psychedelic experience. He once remarked, "Psychedelia for me is a code for that profound spiritual experience where there is a direct link to the gods." That he never attained the riches and fame of many of his contemporaries did not concern him.

Daevid Allen Weird Quartet Elevenses album is a mixture of styles of music found throughout his career, plus a few surprises: a blues song in 7/4, a catchy Irish-tinged folk song, ambient and explosive instrumentals, a post-punk rave-up with Daevid's final message on a record."