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Points: 1 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2010 at 17:21
Visitor 2035 hail from the unlikely town of Horsham in west Sussex. I knew them a little in 1975-77 just out of school when they were recording and gigging the south coast iniversities, supporting Arthur brown in sourhtpton (nobody came, wrong date on posters, literally one man and his dog turned up) - I was lucky to roadie/lighting a bit for them at these and London gigs (ronnie scotts). Lovelly people, introduced me to weather report etc, heavy weather was often being played, I recall. They often went out with 'acidica lughts' a Brighton based projection crew with a long plank full of 8mm/16mm projectors - very effective. Good times.   
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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2008 at 18:24
I moved this band to "suggest new artists" for some Sub to scoop up.  They quite likely belong at the site.  

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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2008 at 18:07
A member asked about this band in the "Query" section.  I did some digging and posted what I could find in that thread.  They appear to be a '70s one-shot or two-shot that I believe may be of interest to one of our Subs.  Sort of spacey/jazzy keyboard stuff a little like Pulsar but not exactly.  Greg Walker describes them as "Hot instrumental jazz rock & fusion" on his website, the album is available there.

Anyway, I'm throwing it out there in case a team wants to have a crack at them.  If not, no harm done. 

Here's their music for anyone who wants to hear. 

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=412131200



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Release Date: 1978

Tracks

Track Title iTunes Composers Performers Time
Don Genardo's Waltz
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At the Gates of Consciousness
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Toefunk
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Celestial Dream Song
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Centre of the Winds
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Cassiopeia
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Contemplation
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Visitor 2035 (Main Performer), Ray Deefholts (Guitar), Craig Pruess (Trumpet), Craig Pruess (Keyboards), Craig Pruess (Vocals (Background)), Nigel Robinson (Percussion), Nigel Robinson (Drums), Peter Stroud (Bass)




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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 21:53
Well, based on what I've heard there, I would say this topic should be moved to "suggest new artists."  I would think this band should find a home with someone. 

Any takers?

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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:50
http://www.deeplyvale.com/memories.htm


Here's a blog where the first guy has a story about them, and big fat jointsLOL

Scroll down, there may be other blurbs about them.

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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:47
That in turn made me think of another jazz-rock outfit from the same time, Visitor 2035. Visitor 2035 were more Weather Report than anything else though, they didn’t care whether punk had happened or not. They probably didn’t even know of it’s existence. This is busy, busy music: sound & fury layered over fluid fretless bass and relentless, exhausting drumming which doesn’t know when to stop. It’s of another time really, simply ended up being released in 1979, so I put it aside.  [rupert loydal] blog

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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:41
1976 Cain: A Modern Mystery Play  
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Points: 16913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:37
Well, we can get the CD from Greg Walker, aka The Magic Man!

VISITOR 2035 - Hot instrumental jazz rock & fusion from 1977SAME (JAPANESE POOR HOUSE MINI LP SLEEVE) $20


My question: This Poor House label "feels" like one that may not be legit......am I wrong?   Does anyone know about the label. 

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Points: 24391 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:32
They have an entry on ProgGnosis too, but there is no information on the actual band - only on their album. Hopefully some further details will surface soon.
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Nice....so far....just on the first song. 

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I have trawled the internet, but to no avail. and i'm not even sure that i should be asking this question on this site, but here goes.

Does anyone in the living world know anything about a one album band called Visitor 2035? Apparently they are German? and they released thier only album on Ariola Hansa in 1978 (AHAL 8003).

Band members are Craig Preuss (keyboards piano and trumpet), Ray Deefholts (Guitars), Peter Stroud (Bass), and Nigel Robinson (Drums and percussion)


This is a favourite album of mine combining may different music structures including synth, funk and a wee bit jazz. I have seen it called prog/psych and other weird things. Anyone out there able to help?????

Edited by visitor2035 - December 26 2008 at 18:36
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