Magma had been on my radar for a while having read about them in Chris Cutler's 'File Under Popular' book but, in the cultural wasteland of late 80's Plymouth, I didn't know anyone who had really heard of them, let alone had any records. At the time, they seemed to be best known for being Steve Davis's favourite band and 'singing in a made-up language'. - At The Barrier
Steve Davis
we were singing Gong songs in the jungle, but they never played them 'cause they have to pay the copyright - Test Pressing
Allan Holdsworth
… talks jaw-dropping solos, the "exquisitely unique" SynthAxe and his love of headless guitars in his final interview - Guitar World
Vanderwolf
Extinction! (single): A-side "When The Fire Grows Cold" with Robert Wyatt vocal, B-side "Extinction!" 7-minute Balkan-brass psychedelic fantasy with daevid allen glissando guitar - Michael Limnios, Blues Network
Buds & Spawn : 2021-09 potted history from Monsoon Bassoon to The Utopia Strong via Cardiacs, Guapo, Knifeworld, Gong, The Holy Family… (contains traces of Medical Grade Music).
Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi - 'the odd couple of psychedelia' (may contain traces of controversial fashion statements) : Glastonbury Festival, The Utopia Strong, Medical Grade Music, … Guardian UK
Kramer - Rick Moody question #1 : I'm really interested in how you ended up playing in New York Gong and what that experience was like. Can you tell that story? (contains traces of Giorgio Gomelsky, Bill Laswell, daevid allen, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Gilli Smythe, Yoshko Seffer), Stu Martin, Bill Bacon, Don Davis, and a yellow school bus)
Didier Malherbe
As part of my research for the forthcoming Hugh Hopper biography it was a great privilege to speak again to Didier Malherbe. - Phil, Facelift Magazine
what intrigues me most about this musician is his intention and expertise in looking beyond the strictly auditory elements of performance, to see the broader nature of the art - Anthony Shaw, All About Jazz
Vapeur Mauve free webzine volume 5 pdf : Entrevues de Tim Blake, Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe; Hommage à Pierre Moerlen, chroniques de disques et DVD; Radio Gnome Invisible, Euterpe, University of Errors, Le GongOscope 26; Les bootlegs incontournables
