Visitor 2035
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Topic: Visitor 2035
Posted By: visitor2035
Subject: Visitor 2035
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:01
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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????? |
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:27
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http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=412131200 - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=412131200 Nice....so far....just on the first song. ------------- |
Posted By: Raff
Date 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. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:37
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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. ------------- |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:41
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:45
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http://www.answers.com/main/entertainment.jsp - http://www.answers.com/library/Pop+Album+Shorts-cid-8660882 -
Release Date: 1978
Tracks
CreditsVisitor 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)------------- |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:47
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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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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 18:50
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http://www.deeplyvale.com/memories.htm - http://www.deeplyvale.com/memories.htm Here's a blog where the first guy has a story about them, and big fat joints  Scroll down, there may be other blurbs about them. ------------- |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 21:53
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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? ------------- |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 18:07
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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 - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=412131200 Misc Information: http://content.answers.com/main/content/css/amg_albums.css - Release Date: 1978
http://content.answers.com/main/content/css/amg_albums.css - Tracks
http://content.answers.com/main/content/css/amg_albums.css - Creditshttp://content.answers.com/main/content/css/amg_albums.css - 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)------------- |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 18:24
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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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Posted By: Justbeforedawn
Date 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. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 01 2010 at 17:33
Hey thanks for sharing a story about them. I'm still hoping someone will come and scoop them up. It was a long time ago since I listened but I thought they were pretty good. 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: August 02 2010 at 06:07
Wow this is an old one. I'll check asap 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: August 02 2010 at 08:17
| Nice band! They've got lots of stuff that define what's best in classic prog: jazzy interplay, spacey synth washes, quirky sounds, etc. There is a strong fusion component, but I think the variety screams "Eclectic". The music reminds me a lot of S.B.B. and their album "Follow My Dream"... and this is not without implications because some time ago S.B.B. were (rightfully so) moved from Fusion to Eclectic. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 02 2010 at 14:41
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Bravo Alex, thanks for taking care of this ------------- |
Posted By: eventuality23
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 08:54
| yo helped the band out gettin gigs permits etc 1975/6 band based in Britain Horsham at the time American craig keyboards/trumpet/12string english drummer nigel ray indian guitarist was joe bass and english singer cris gonning anyhoo did lot of pub /festival / university gigs at the time that were real happenings !!! |
Posted By: cooltunes
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 08:34
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Yes I know a few things about this band as I was a roadie for them for a few gigs circa 1974/5 and particularly remember a gig at Christ's hospital school, which was a local gig for them and another gig we did in Worthing. A long time ago so my memory not great on the details. I was very pleased when I learned how to put the whole keyboard rig together as it was quite an involved setup. A musician myself who played on bands in Brighton at the time, the main one being a band called Madhatter, I was very impressed with their technical abilities.
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Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 08:51
| They were actually added to the site in Eclectic: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5935" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5935 . |
Posted By: LauraS
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 12:55
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Hi all I know this discussion started back in 2008, but I used to hang with this band as I was dating Joe Dudziak approx. 74 or 75 - he played bass on all songs and I don't remember another bass player at all? Whatever, the band used to rehearse in a house at Broadbridge Heath (Nr Horsham) and the first gig I went to with Joe was in Brighton (a rough old church hall) and I gave out flyers outside to try and attract an audience - he and his roadie picked me up in an old van and I sat on his lap for the journey. It was said that a record company was showing up that night,, but I don't think they did. After that I attending a couple of others (as already mentioned) Christs Hospital Show and Worthing. I heard Joe got some gigs at Ronnie Scotts and I party'd with Nigel a few times after Joe and I stopped dating. I have a cassette tape still in my possession which was their first recording and Joe played on it. The record seems to be from the time after he left? I've little more information as I then moved from the area. http://www1.sk-static.com/images/media/img/col6/20100121-122627-628079.jpg Picture of the band above - Joe Dudziak second from left and Nigel Robsinson third from left. I may recall other names a bit later........... |
Posted By: LauraS
Date Posted: September 13 2012 at 13:01
| Oh, and important bit - Joe introduced me to the music of Chick Corea and we all attended in London. I then took Joe to see Todd Rundgren's Utopia at The Hammersmith Odean (now the Apollo) and he was pretty blown away by it. I've remained a Todd Rundgren fan to this day. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 14 2012 at 21:20
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Laura, thanks for the great memories and the photo....yours is way better than the one we have, so if you've no objection I'll be happy to use it here on their page...
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Posted By: LauraS
Date Posted: September 16 2012 at 06:00
 The photo of the full band is from the internet (not mine) but I'm sure it's fine to share it. This ticket stub however was still in with my tape. The quality of the tape is pretty poor, but I'm going to transfer it to my computer - I think it's a demo of what eventually became the vinyl copy some already have, but I'll need to ask at least one of the boys if it's ok to share it. |
Posted By: LauraS
Date Posted: September 16 2012 at 06:02
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Oh, and Nigel is with a band called LOUD SHIRTS now - they play in the Redhill area - it's just outside London, UK. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 17 2012 at 17:31
Love it!  ------------- |
LauraS wrote:Posted By: jellybrain
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 13:29
| HI - saw this and had to register - my dad is Ray Deefholts - the guitarist from Visitor so if you have any questions. ask away! |
Posted By: LauraS
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 15:31
I emailed your Dad and we've been chatting  glad to hear he's still gigging.
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Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: February 19 2013 at 16:11
| I was lucky enough to see Visitor 2035 live at Deeply Vale in the late 70's. They arrived with the Steve Hillage band as support act and came on quite late in the evening. I'd never heard of them before but their mix of spacey jazz rock type music blew me away. Best band of the festival by far. I remember Craig Pruess stepping away from his keyboards to play trumpet on Cassiopeia and the haunting tones drifting around the natural amphitheatre that was Deeply Vale. I found there album shortly afterwards in Virgin records in Coventry and bought it which I still have to this day. I also got the album on CD from the States but suspected it was not entirely legit which was confirmed by Craig after I emailed him. Nice copy though! Craig did talk about remaking some of the tracks but I've never heard anything since. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 19 2013 at 16:22
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You should write us a review of the album, Ian!
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Posted By: John MacMahon
Date Posted: May 29 2014 at 18:29
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Hi out there, I know visitor very well, I was their photographer and yes, I have lots of photos of them. Craig also taught my son Gary how to play trumpet! I was with them at most of there gigs 1975-1978, I then traveled over o the middle East for photographic work and while away, Craig used my DS21 safari car to transport things to gigs (a job I did while working with them). Great guys, great music, I have both L.P.s, signed by the band, also Craig's singles, I also have photos of them signing their contract with Ariola! I did the photography for the Visitor 2035 album!
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Posted By: LauraS
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 04:10
| The photo I originally posted has been removed unfortunately. I only went to gigs around 1975 with Joe, but kept in touch with Nigel for a few more years. Would be pleased to see your photos John M - do post them some time. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 04:59
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I discovered the band last week on Youtube. The self-titled album is really good
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