VOICEPRINT - VP 278 CD

Daevid Allen was in Melbourne in 1988 to record "Stroking the Tail of the Bird", just before returning to England with the help of Rob Ayling, to re-activate the Gong band, which hadn't been playing in England since several years. At the same time, MOTHER GONG, with their usual method of   "spontaneous compositions", were recording these tracks and others that came out on the CD "Tree in the Fish". "The Owl and The Tree" was made from tracks recorded at this very creative time.

Music:
1-I am a tree
2-Lament
3-Hands
4-Ally
5-La dea Madri
6-Owly Song
7-I am my own lover
8-Love Poem
9- Coda Wave

Musicians:
Daevid Allen: Vocal, Glissando and Acoustic Guitars
Gilli Smyth: Speaking Voice and Spacewhisper and Stillness
Harry Williamson: Everything imaginable plus synthi's, keyboards, vocals, craziness
Rob Calvert: Breathing into Microphones and Saxophones and Ears
Rob George: Thinking Time with spaces, silences, Drumbatter and Percussions
Fretless Fred (Conrad Henderson): Bass, No fretting, No Worries, No wacking furries
Tim Ayers: Bass Guitar Quicksilver
Wandana Arrowheart: Hugs sparks and Owl's Harmonium
Georgia: Torchy Freesong and Soulsinging