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Droxford
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Thinking about proto -Prog bands, was wondering about Quintessence , Am only really familiar with album 'In Blissful Company' from 1969. Very influenced by Psychedelia , Jazz, Eastern mysticism, played quite long tracks. 'In Blissful Company' opens with a song about giants . Apparently they played the first two Glastonbury Fayres.
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Psychedelic Paul
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I love the Quintessence "In Blissful Company" album and I also have their "Dive Deep" and "Indweller" albums on CD. I always feel in the mood for a hot spicy curry after listening to a Quintessence album. They're the very essence of Indian-influenced Psych-Folk.
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Used to have the first 2 on original vinyl...sadly I traded them off for something else.....wish I had them back.
Both decent psych folk albums.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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I'm not a huge fan of Quintessence, but I love Raja Ram's work in the band Shpongle with Simon Posford. The album Tales of the Inexpressible is a masterpiece, IMO. |
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Psychedelic Paul
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I love to Dive Deep into this classic Quintessence album from 1970.....
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Droxford
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I am just listening to this at the moment Paul . Many thanks for the recommendation. It is rather good. I really like the way the band seem to treat their music as some sort of vehicle to change the spiritual consciousness of the listener. I don't think that any band or artist would attempt such an undertaking now. [QUOTE=Psychedelic Paul]
I love to Dive Deep into this classic Quintessence album from 1970..... |
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Psychedelic Paul
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I'm glad you're enjoying Diving Deep into the third Quintessence album. If you're in the mood for some Blissful Company, you might enjoy their debut album too:- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2287282
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Logan
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I like Quintessence's In Blissful Company a lot. It's been one of my favourite albums of the 60s.
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Psychedelic Paul
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If you like the sound of Quintessence, then I think you'll like this album too.....
Magic Carpet - Magic Carpet (1972) |
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Logan
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^ Magic Carpet certainly is an album much loved by me. Good call.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Thanks Logan. I love the sound of Alisha Sufit's sweet angelic voice on the album.
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Very much agreed. |
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Just playing the 'Magic Carpet' album now. About halfway through , thank you very much indeed for sharing this.
Noted that it is dated 1972, intrigued , I thought that the sitar being used in rock music had started to fade by then. Tend to associate the sitar with the Beatles, Stones and Traffic around 1967, and Incredible String Band from 1967-1967.
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Psychedelic Paul
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There were also a couple of later offshoots of Quintessence you might be interested in.....
Kala's Quintessence - Thirsty Generation (1973) Shiva's Quintessence - Only Love Can Save Us |
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Thanks again Psychedelic Paul for the information about Magic Carpet, have been playing the album again..
Have found an interview with Alisha Sufi. It's strange to think that less than 1,000 copies of the first Magic Carpet album were pressed and they didn't sell. It seems that tastes were very fast moving in those days and by 1972 Magic Carpet were simply out of time. |
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^ I love Magic Carpet's album too and I also wrote a hot and spicy review for the album towards the end of last year:- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2288034They also had a follow-up album in 1996 titled "Once Moor - Magic Carpet II", which is even harder to get hold of than the original album.
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A couple of Quintessence compilation albums I just found on YouTube today. Jams (1969-1971) Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 06 2020 at 06:51 |
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Count me in too!
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Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
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Psychedelic Paul
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^ We can all Dive Deep into the spiritual Indweller music of Quintessence and be In Blissful Company together, my-Self included.
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I totally agree with you
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Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
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