Name: Los Angeles Forum 1977
Brand: Steve Hillage

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2023-03-17

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Steve Hillage

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Madfish

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Prog Rock

Madfish is an alternative label established in 2009, specializing in Rock & Progressive genre. It is a division of Snapper Music plc and is also known as Mad Fish and Madfish. With its focus on these genres, Madfish has become a go-to destination for music lovers looking for unique and cutting-edge sounds. As part of the Snapper Music family, Madfish brings together a diverse range of artists and releases that are sure to captivate fans of rock and progressive music.

Steve Hillage is a UK-based guitarist born on August 2, 1951, in London, England. He first gained recognition as a member of the prog-rock act Gong and later became half of the ambient/techno duo System 7. Throughout his career, Hillage has collaborated with various artists including The Orb.

Hillage's musical journey began with the band Uriel before he left for college. The remaining members continued as Egg while Hillage reunited with them under the pseudonym Arzachel. He then joined forces with Kevin Ayers before finding his place in Gong, where he honed his skills in glissando guitar techniques inspired by Daevid Allen's innovative style.

Becoming a virtuoso guitarist, Hillage's sound evolved to incorporate echoes and reverb blending with synthesizers. After leaving Gong, he formed his own solo band and also engaged in session work. Notably, he played a pivotal role in pioneering new age ambient music and took a break from recording to become a prominent producer during the early 1980s. His notable contributions include working on albums by Simple Minds.

In later years, Hillage discovered that The Orb had sampled his music at a club and subsequently teamed up with them. This led to the formation of System 7 (also known as *777* due to concerns over Apple's operating system). Alongside his longtime partner, Hillage resurfaced and continued creating

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Steve Hillage, known for his exceptional work in Progressive Rock powerhouse Gong, Khan &amp; pioneer of the Canterbury scene began his solo career in 1975. Venturing to other side of the world, Steve Hillage arrived in Los Angeles for the first time in January of 1977 to support E.L.O. on their US tour.On January 27th &amp; 31st a combined effort of 30,000 Los Angelenos was treated to the performance of a lifetime from Steve &amp; his band. With many of attendees unfamiliar with Steve Hillage it was a whirlwind set that ignited the stage &amp; could be argued stole the show from the legendary headliners.The Forum set starts with 'The Salmon Song', from Steve's first solo album 'Fish Rising' &amp; from then on, the material is entirely from his 1976 Top 10 UK album 'L'. All recordings are previously unreleased &amp; were prepared personally from Steve's own archives.Accompanying his performance in Los Angeles also comes three bonus tracks of live recordings taken from his encore on March 26th at London's prestigious Rainbow Theatre.At long last, you can now feel the electricity crackle in the room &amp; relive Steve Hillage's success with this truly exceptional, once in a lifetime performance.L.A. Forum 31.1.77 is presented in a digipack with a 16-page booklet featuring original images taken at both shows.

Los Angeles Forum 1977

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