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Infobox musical artist | name = Daevid Allen| image = Gong-Zappa-Tel-Aviv-2009-10-31-13.jpg| caption = Daevid Allen, 2009| image_size =| background = solo_singer| alias = Divided Alien, Bert Camembert, Dingo Virgin, Ja Am| birth_date = birth date and age|df=yes|1938|1|13|birth_place = Melbourne , Australia| death_date =| instrument = Guitar | genre = Progressive rock , Psychedelic rock | occupation = Musician , Songwriter | years_active = 1960–present| label =| associated_acts = Gong (band)|Gong , Soft Machine , Kevin Ayers | website = http://universityoferrors.com/ universityoferrors.com| notable_instruments = Daevid Allen (born Christopher David Allen , 13 January 1938 in Melbourne , Australia), sometimes credited as Divided Alien , an Australian poet , guitarist , singer , composer and performance artist is co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (band)|Gong (in France, 1970).Mc Farlane, 1999, http://web.archive.org/web/20040803092515/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp? articleid=26 'Daevid Allen' entry.Spencer et al, (2007) http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPTracks.php? Band_ID=3410 ALLEN, Daevid entry. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
Biography
In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered whilst working in a Melbourne bookshop, Allen travelled to Paris where he stayed at the Beat Hotel , moving into a room that had recently been vacated by Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky . While selling the International Herald Tribune around Le Chat qui Peche and the Latin Quarter , he met Terry Riley and also gained free access to the jazz clubs in the area.
Following a tour of Europe, Allen was refused re-entry to the UK because he had overstayed his visa on a prior visit. He returned to Paris where he took part in the May 1968 in France|1968 Paris protests which swept the city. He handed out teddy bear s to the police and recited poetry in pidgin French. He now admits that he was scorned by the other protesters for being a beatnik .
Fleeing the police, he made his way to Deya, Majorca , with his partner Gilli Smyth . It was here that he recorded Magick Brother (released on BYG Actuel in 1969), the first album under the name Gong (band)|Gong . They were joined by flautist Didier Malherbe , whom they claim to have found living in a cave on Robert Graves 's estate.
In 1970 Allen recorded and released his first solo album, Banana Moon (sometimes spelled Bananamoon ). The album featured Robert Wyatt, amongst others.
In 1971 Gong released Camembert Electrique . They formed somewhat of an anarchist commune in rural France between 1972 and 1974. In 1972 they were joined by electronics musician Tim Blake and later, after signing with Virgin Records , Steve Hillage and Pierre Moerlen joined to record the Radio Gnome Trilogy which consisted of Flying Teapot (album)|Flying Teapot , '' Angel's Egg (album)|Angel's Egg and You (Gong album)|You .
During these years, Allen lived in a hippie collective in the village of Deià ( Majorca ) and contributed to the production of the Book of Am, the album of a band called Can Am Des Puig, by loaning them a four-track TEAC reel-to-reel tape recorder.
In 1977 he performed and recorded as Planet Gong , and rejoined the early-70s version of the group for a one-off show at the Hippodrome in Paris. Portions of this concert (which was several hours long) was released on a double-LP entitled Gong Est Mort? Vive Gong.
In 1980 Allen teamed up with Bill Laswell for the punk-influenced Material (band)|New York Gong . This effort yielded an LP called About Time (New York Gong album)|About Time . More projects followed, including Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet, Brainville, Ex (not to be confused with the Dutch punk band The Ex (band)|The Ex ), and Magic Brothers.
In 1981 Allen returned to Australia, taking up residence in Byron Bay where he worked on performance pieces and poetry. He performed with performance artist David Tolley using tape loops and drum machines. He is currently involved with a project entitled you'N'gong (a play on the phrase "Young Gong") with his son, Orlando, and members of Acid Mothers Temple (the collaborations are performed under the name Acid Mothers Gong), as well as an improvisation outfit entitled Guru And Zero.
For many years now, Daevid Allen has been a member of the University of Errors , who have released four albums, and of the jazz rock band Brainville 3 . He has also recorded with Spirits Burning , a space rock supergroup whose members include Alan Davey (musician)|Alan Davey , Bridget Wishart , Karl E. H. Seigfried , and Simon House . Some of Daevid Allen's most experimental work has been with the long running noise band Big City Orchestra including live performances, and more than a half dozen CD releases.
In November 2006 a Gong Family Unconvention was held in Amsterdam , which included a reunion of many former Gong members from the "classic" early 70s lineup. Further Gong concerts were held in London in June 2008, featuring many of the same lineup, including Allen himself, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, and Mike Howlett.
In November 2007, Daevid Allen held a series of concerts in Brazil, with a branch of Gong, which was called Daevid Allen and Gong Global Family (Daevid Allen on vocals and guitar, Josh Pollock on guitar, megaphone and percussion; Fred Barley on drums and percussion; Fabio Golfetti on guitar, bass Gabriel Costa, Marcelo Ringel on flute and tenor saxophone), along with his other band University of Errors (Daevid, Josh Pollock, Michael Clare, Fred Barley). The presentations took place in São Paulo on 21 and 22 November and San Carlos on November 24. These musicians& mdash;less Marcelo& mdash;recorded some new songs in the studio Mosh, in São Paulo. The São Paulo concert& mdash;21 November& mdash;was then released only in the United Kingdom as a DVD and a CD by Voiceprint Records.
It has been hinted that Allen may be creating a record label to release new material.Citation needed|date=April 2010
Discography
1963 Live 1963 (Daevid Allen Trio)
1971 Banana Moon
1973 BMO Vol.16 : Gong on Acid 73(w/ Gong (band)|Gong )
1976 Good Morning (w/ Euterpe )
1977 Now Is the Happiest Time of Your Life
1977 BMO Vol 1: Studio Rehearsal Tapes 1977 (w/Euterpe)- Released on CD in 2008
1978 Mother - Gilli Smyth (Daevid Allen guests on a few tracks and produced the album.)
1979 N'existe pas!
1980 BMO Vol 9: Divided Alien Playbax Disk 2 Released on CD in 2009
1980 BMO Vol 8: Divided Alien Playbax Disk 1 Released in 2009
198- BMO Vol 3: Self Initiation
1982 Ex/Don't Stop (w/David Tolley)
1981 Divided Alien Playbax 80 (Reference original album cover for the 1981 release date as Import from the UK)
1984 BMO Vol.14 : Radio Art 1984
1988 Live Spring '88: The Return
1989 The Owl and the Tree (Mother Gong)
1990 Stroking the Tail of the Bird (w/Gilli Smyth & Harry Williamson)
2010 Gong Global Family - Live in Brazil (Voiceprint)
University of Errors
1999 Money Doesn't Make It (University of Errors)
2000 e2x10=tenure (University of Errors)
2000 BMO Vol 5: Live in Chicago (w/University of Errors)
2001 Live at Schuba's 2001 (University of Errors)
2002 Ugly Music For Monica (University of Errors)
2002 Go Forth and Errorize& #33; Live in the USA (University of Errors)
:: BMO(Bananamoon Obscure) series are official bootleg series his rare recordings :: Please see Gong (band)|Gong and Mother Gong discography also
Bibliography
Allen, Daevid. Gong Dreaming 1 ( SAF Publishing ) ISBN 0-946719-82-9
Daevid Allen's first volume of memoirs Gong Dreaming 1 was reissued in January 2007. Previous edition ISBN 1-899475-00-1
References
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cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane|first=Ian|authorlink=Ian McFarlane|encyclopedia= Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Whammo Homepage|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/www.whammo.com.au/index.asp|accessdate=29 January 2010|year=1999|publisher= Allen & Unwin |location= St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 Note: Archived on-line copy has limited functionality.
cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|coauthors=Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll |origyear=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location= Noble Park, Victoria|Noble Park , Vic.|page=|isbn=1-86503-891-1|accessdate=29 January 2010cite web|url= http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|work=catalogue|publisher= National Library of Australia |accessdate=29 January 2010 Note: on-line version established at http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
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External links
http://universityoferrors.com/ University Of Errors website
http://www.planetgong.co.uk/ Planet Gong website
http://www.daevidallen.net/ Daevid Allen Performances website
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