Two Rainbows Daily

by Hugh Hopper & Alan Gowen, Hugh Hopper, Alan Gowen

Overview

Hugh Hopper (of Soft Machine fame) and Alan Gowen (Gilgamesh, National Health) first met in January 1978 and recorded together with Soft Heap/Soft Head and Gowen's Gilgamesh (on their second album Another Fine Tune). At the end of 1978, Hopper retired, only to come back to music in 1980. Waiting for him was his friend Gowen, who proposed a duo project. Two Rainbows Daily was recorded during the first week of June 1980 and released on the short-lived Red Records. There are only keyboards and bass, sometimes with multiple overdubs, keeping it a two-man creation. Therefore, the mood of the album remains very intimate and friendly. Two Rainbows Daily is simply about two friends crafting Moog and bass melodies that retain something from the Canterbury sound but remain very laid-back. This is Sunday afternoon jamming in the living room with a cup of tea music and is as close to new age as Canterbury rock ever got. The Cuneiform CD reissue adds five tracks (20 minutes) taken from a one-off concert on September 21, 1980, with Hopper, Gowen, and drummer Nigel Morris. These improvisations are rather sloppy and of little interest compared to the beautifully crafted tunes preceding them, although the bonus is appreciated if only for historic relevance. ~ Francois Couture

Product Details

Release Date:	10/17/1995
Label:	Cuneiform Records
UPC:	0045775007724
Rank:	122901

Tracks

1. Seen Through a Door
2. Morning Order
3. Fishtank 1
4. Two Rainbows Daily
5. Elibom
6. Every Silver Lining
7. Waltz for Nobby
8. Chunka's Troll
9. Little Dream
10. Soon to Fly
11. Bracknell Ballad
12. Stopes Change

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hugh Hopper & Alan Gowen   Primary Artist
Alan Gowen   Primary Artist,Keyboards
Hugh Hopper   Primary Artist,Bass
Nigel Morris   Percussion

Technical Credits

Alan Gowen   Composer
Nigel Morris   Composer
Rob Williams   Remastering
Hugh Hopper   Composer,Cover Painting
Paula Millet   Design,Graphic Design