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''Fish Rising'' is the debut solo album by English guitarist
Steve Hillage Stephen Simpson Hillage (born 2 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo sound recording and reprodu ...
, recorded and released in
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
. The album was recorded just prior to Hillage's departure from the band
Gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...
, and many of the players on this album are from that band: Bassist
Mike Howlett Michael John Gilmour Howlett (born 27 April 1950) is a record producer and teacher based in the United Kingdom and Australia. Career In the late 1960s, Howlett was the bassist in Sydney pop band the Affair, which included vocalist Kerrie Bidde ...
, drummer
Pierre Moerlen Pierre Moerlen (23 October 1952, Colmar, Haut-Rhin – 3 May 2005, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, near Strasbourg) was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield and as Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Biography Pi ...
, keyboardist
Tim Blake Timothy Blake (born 6 February 1952, in Shepherd's Bush, London) is a keyboardist, synthesist, vocalist, and composer working with Gong, Hawkwind and his Synthesizer and Light performances as Crystal Machine, with the French Light Artist Patr ...
and saxophonist
Didier Malherbe Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in Paris), is a French jazz, rock and world music musician, known as a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk, as well as a poet. His first instrument was a saxophone, but he also plays flutes, alto clarinet ...
. 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.Official Planet Gong website
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Track listing

:All music composed and arranged by
Steve Hillage Stephen Simpson Hillage (born 2 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo sound recording and reprodu ...
, lyrics by Hillage and
Miquette Giraudy Miquette Giraudy is a French keyboard player and vocalist, best known for her work in Gong, and with her partner Steve Hillage. She and Hillage form the core of the ambient band System 7. She has also worked as an actress, film editor and writer ...
.


Side 1

#"Solar Musick Suite" – 16:55 ##"Sun Song (I Love its Holy Mystery)" – 6:15 ##"Canterbury Sunrise" – 3:25 ##"Hiram Afterglid Meets the Dervish" – 4:05 ##"Sun Song (reprise)" – 3:10 #"Fish" – 1:23 #"Meditation of the Snake" – 3:10


Side 2

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  • "The Salmon Song" – 8:45 ##"Salmon Pool" – 1:17 ##"Solomon's Atlantis Salmon" – 2:08 ##"Swimming with the Salmon" – 1:37 ##"King of the Fishes" – 3:43 #"Aftaglid" – 14:46 ##"Sun Moon Surfing" – 1:36 ##"The Great Wave and the Boat of Hermes" – 1:51 ##"The Silver Ladder" – 0:40 ##"Astral Meadows" – 2:01 ##"The Lafta Yoga Song" – 2:42 ##"Glidding" – 2:23 ##"The Golden Vibe"/"Outglid" – 3:33


    Virgin 2007 re-master bonus tracks

    #
  • "Pentagrammaspin" (2006 remix) – 7:46 #"Aftaglid" (Original "Power Trio" backing track) – 13:00


    Personnel

    *Steve Hillage (listed as Steve Hillfish) – lead vocals, electric guitar, cover concept *
    Miquette Giraudy Miquette Giraudy is a French keyboard player and vocalist, best known for her work in Gong, and with her partner Steve Hillage. She and Hillage form the core of the ambient band System 7. She has also worked as an actress, film editor and writer ...
    (listed as Bambaloni Yoni) – background vocals, keyboards, synthesizers *
    Mike Howlett Michael John Gilmour Howlett (born 27 April 1950) is a record producer and teacher based in the United Kingdom and Australia. Career In the late 1960s, Howlett was the bassist in Sydney pop band the Affair, which included vocalist Kerrie Bidde ...
    – bass *
    Pierre Moerlen Pierre Moerlen (23 October 1952, Colmar, Haut-Rhin – 3 May 2005, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, near Strasbourg) was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield and as Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Biography Pi ...
    – drums, marimba, darbuka *
    Tim Blake Timothy Blake (born 6 February 1952, in Shepherd's Bush, London) is a keyboardist, synthesist, vocalist, and composer working with Gong, Hawkwind and his Synthesizer and Light performances as Crystal Machine, with the French Light Artist Patr ...
    (listed as Moonweed) – synthesizers, tamboura *
    Didier Malherbe Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in Paris), is a French jazz, rock and world music musician, known as a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk, as well as a poet. His first instrument was a saxophone, but he also plays flutes, alto clarinet ...
    (listed as Bloomdido Glid de Breeze) – saxophone, Indian flute *
    Lindsay Cooper Lindsay Cooper (3 March 1951 – 18 September 2013) was an English bassoon and oboe player and composer. Best known for her work with the band Henry Cow, she was also a member of Comus, National Health, News from Babel and David Thomas and the ...
    – bassoon * Dave Stewart – organ, piano


    External links

    *Official Planet Gong website
    lyricstabulated music


    References

    {{Authority control Steve Hillage albums 1975 debut albums Space rock albums Virgin Records albums