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a pretty edwin photo for the new year :3
Squarer for Maud - National Health
Features Georgie Born on cello. Dark and jazzy Canterbury masterpiece that features 3 ex-Henry Cow members.
Zeena Parkins is an experimental musician and harpist with an incredible repertoire and an amazing player of self-designed electric harps. She has collaborated with Björk, Yoko Ono, John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, and many more, while also recording many solo albums. Her progressive rock connection is through her being a part of News from Babel and Skeleton Crew, which both feature Fred Frith.
La Symphonie Catastrophique - Emmanuel Booz
Features violinist Pierre Blanchard. Wild Zappa-esque symphonic prog.
prog-violinists reblogged
Electric Light Orchestra, 1974
Georgie Born
Eddie Jobson at a U.K. rehearsal, 1978
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Jeff Lynne and Mike Edwards of ELO ca. 1973.
David Cross playing with King Crimson in Milwaukee, 1973. Find a free download of the (admittedly poor quality) show here.
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1977, Van Der Graaf
New Theatre, Oxford
Didier Lockwood and Klaus Blasquiz with Magma, live in Toulon 1976
Didier Lockwood
Georgie Born with the Feminist Improvising Group, 1978
Georgie Born and Lindsay Cooper with the Feminist Improvising Group, 1978
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UK - “Caesar’s Palace Blues” - Live, 1979
Top to bottom: John Wetton sporting a fabulous beard, Terry Bozzio, and Eddie Jobson
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Didier Lockwood
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Simon House is a violinist and keyboardist, most notably a member of Hawkwind from 1973-1978. He also toured with David Bowie and contributed to albums by Japan, David Sylvian, Thomas Dolby, and many others.