{"product_id":"allen-daevid-divided-alien-playback-live-2-0604388632626","title":"Divided Alien Playback\/Live 2","description":"Divided Alien is one of the many pseudonyms used by the eclectic Daevid Allen. The musical projects that Allen has been involved in would fill a small encyclopaedia! Originally born in Australia Daevid came to England in 1960 and met up with Robert Wyatt whilst lodging with the Wyatt family. Daevid and Robert struck up an immediate rapport, which would ultimately result in the pair playing together in Soft Machine. Before that Daevid spent time in Paris where he met and experimented with Terry Riley and also performed with William Burroughs. Daevid also formed a number of bands including The Daevid Allen Trio. From here Allen founded the Soft Machine alongside Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt. Soft Machine was at the forefront of the psychedelia movement and played at many prominent gigs at this time such as the IT launch at the Roundhouse alongside Pink Floyd. Following a gig in St. Tropez Daevid was refused re entry to England and decided to return to France and from there Daevid and Gilli Smyth went to Deia where they met Didier Malherbe who would go on to become a vital part of their next band Gong. During this period Daevid recorded the albums Magick Brother and Banana Moon Gong also came into being at this point and played their first concerts. Over the years Gong was to be a proving ground for many incredible musicians and a number of popular albums were recorded and many gigs played. Gong also moved between many musical genres from jazz, rock and even ambient music before the term had even been coined. Daevid Allen however left Gong in 1975. Daevid then spent many years moving around the world (America, Australia, Spain) all the time forming bands recording and playing concerts under various names","brand":"Gestrichen (Rough Trade)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53764885184854,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/allen-daevid-divided-alien-playback-live-2-0604388632626","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}