FISH RISING

The first solo album of Steve Hillage is a remarkable masterpiece. He just had left GONG, but decided to bring along his old escadron, so the music here represented is much in the vein of "You"/"Shamal" space rock fusion. The album is consistent throughout, without ups and downs. "Solar Musick Suite" is a sort of magnum opus, while its sequel would surface on the following "L" album, as "Lunar Musick Suite". A definite moment of space jam! Hillage demonstrates his unique guitar skills and sadly proves that sometimes the best artists are deeply hidden in the obscurity, away from the top charts and magazine covers. A trippy and dreamy listening experience, recommended to any prog collection!