Tag Archives: Van Der Graaf Generator

Judge Smith Becomes The Subject And Object Of Two Tomes

September 1, 2024

To call Judge Smith an enigma might mean both going for a common place and stretching the truth, because all of his life seemed to have unfolded before the public eye – or a discerning ear, anyway – yet not … Continue reading →

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Jay Tausig Deep-Dives Into VDGG and Daevid Allen’s Gems

March 11, 2024

Ambition and submission: these contradictory concepts underlie each and every tribute album that’s masterminded by a single artist or ensemble who choose to sculpt an entire record out of another performer’s pieces and creatively appropriate other people’s classics while being … Continue reading →

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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – The Bath Forum Concert

May 2, 2023

Esoteric Antenna 2023 The enfants terribles of artsy frightfulness take their flock to nocturnal playground and treat them to a round of chilling grace. Apart from their , there’s not a lot of full-length live videos from VdGG’s halcyon days … Continue reading →

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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR’s Debut: 50th Anniversary Celebrated With Box Set

February 18, 2019

Recently, there was an overabundance of Peter Hammill’s archive solo material released, with a new multi-disc collection in the pipeline, but the same can’t be said about VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, the band he masterminded and found fame with. The … Continue reading →

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DAVID CROSS & DAVID JACKSON – Another Day

August 2, 2018

Cherry Red 2018 Marrying KC airiness to VDGG eeriness, art-rock legends deliver luminescent delight. Here’s an album to defy whatever expectations the listener may have: with the two Davids’ readiness to venture to the edge of delirium, their limit of … Continue reading →

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