It was on Joy that Ayers developed his sonorous vocal delivery, an avant-garde song construction and an affection for unusual instrumentation that would have a deep influence far into the s and up to the end of his career. He was assisted in this latter undertaking by David Bedford, who provided the musical arrangements for the album as well as playing piano and other keyboards.

Shortly after Barrett's death, Ayers told Mojo magazine that when Barrett arrived at the studio: " A third guitar is present on this track [take ], most noticeably at , and From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment.

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Song for Insane Times Remaster. The Lady Rachel Remaster. Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong Remaster. The album was one of the first released on the new Harvest label, alongside Pink Floyd's Ummagumma.

Joy of a Toy established Ayers as a unique talent with music that varied from the circus march of the title cut, to the pastoral "Girl on a Swing", and the ominous "Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong", based on a Malay folksong. One interesting product of the sessions was the single, " Religious Experience Singing a Song in the Morning ", early recordings of which featured Syd Barrett on guitar and backing vocals.

However the CD reissue of Joy of a Toy includes a mix of this song featuring Barrett's guitar as a bonus track. Ayers was to all intents and purposes a member of Gong in when the band first toured the UK. He also played an instrumental role in Steve Hillage appearing in Gong in , while Steve was touring France as a member of Ayers's band.

A second album, Shooting at the Moon , soon followed. For this, Ayers assembled a band that he called The Whole World, including a young Mike Oldfield on bass and occasionally lead guitar, avant-garde composer David Bedford on keyboards and improvising saxophonist, Lol Coxhill. Again Ayers came up with a batch of engaging songs interspersed with avant-garde instrumentals and a heavy dose of whimsy.

The Whole World was reportedly an erratic band live, and Ayers was not cut out for life on the road touring. The band broke up after a short tour, with no hard feelings, as most of the musicians guested on Ayers' next album, Whatevershebringswesing , which is regarded as one of his best, [14] featuring the mellifluous eight-minute title track that would become Ayers' signature sound for the '70s. Bananamour was the fourth studio album by Kevin Ayers and it featured some of his most accessible recordings, including "Shouting in a Bucket Blues" and his whimsical tribute to Syd Barrett, "Oh!

Wot A Dream". After Whatevershebringswesing, Ayers assembled a new band anchored by drummer Eddie Sparrow and bassist Archie Legget and employed a more direct lyricism. The centrepiece of the album is 'Decadence', a portrait of Nico. In addition to releasing his most compelling music in this year, he helped provide other artists with access to a wider stage, most notably Lady June June Campbell Cramer.

The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories marked Ayers' move to the more commercial Island record label and is considered by many to be the most cohesive example of Ayersian philosophy. The performance was released by Island Records just 27 days later on a live LP entitled June 1, Tensions were somewhat fraught at the event since the night before John Cale had caught Ayers sleeping with his wife, [17] prompting him to write the bile-soaked paean "Guts" that appeared on his album Slow Dazzle.

The album was a more commercial affair. The LP featured contributions from B. Cole and Zoot Money. Whatevershebringswesing is the third solo album by Kevin Ayers , on Harvest Records. In , Kevin Ayers started recording what would become his most acclaimed album, Whatevershebringswesing accompanied by members of Gong and his previous backing band The Whole World. As with most Ayers albums, a collision of disparate styles confronts the listener but in this instance they work to extremely powerful effect.

There follow the vignettes "Margaret" and "Oh My" where Ayers juxtaposes terse lyrics against measured backing. The version with Barrett has a third guitar - A six string electric - playing along. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The version with Barrett has a third guitar - A six string electric - playing along Part of the lyrics of "Singing a Song in the Morning" were adapted by Robert Wyatt in the composition "Moon in June", a suite which appeared on Third , the Soft Machine album released in June The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd 1st ed.