Daevid Allen Australia Aquaria Voiceprint VP294CD|| 11.2004 || £10.64  $ € ¥  + p+p +tax Click for big pic Daevid's 1990 solo album re-mastered with new booklet Available on LP Remastered by Orlando with expanded booklet. What a fabulous album this is! It's a bit mad that it takes a re-issue to get one to play it again, but what the heck. From the majestic opening track, 'Gaia' to the ethereal gliss-rich 'Voice of Om Dub' at the album's end (reminiscent of 'Stroking the Tail of the Bird'), the whole thing works. 'She' is a beautiful, gentle homage to the feminine principle, one of Daevid's most affecting songs with very un-mannered, honest vocal performance, and as always Graham Clark's violin is the perfect accompaniment. Orlando's re-mastering of the original tapes has enhanced the album no end and the 12 page full colour booklet, which restores Daevid's illuminating liner notes to more readable form than the Demi Monde issue, now also contains lyrics and previously unseen photographs. This could well be an album who's time has really come. For those who choose to listen it's an uplifting experience and a perfect antidote to the times - expand beyond this reality "Till the boatman ferries us back home". Track Listing: Total Runtime 59.59 Gaia 4.42 (D. Allen) Peaceful Warrior 5.34 (D. Allen) Australia Aquaria 14.42 (D. Allen) She 7.25 (D. Allen) Slave Queen 8.06 (D. Allen) Voice of Om 9.54 (Jagadamba Saraswati/E.Romaine) Voice of Om Dub 9.31 (Jagadamba Saraswati/E.Romaine) Musicians: Daevid Allen: Vocals, acoustic & glissando guitars Harry Willaimson: Arrangements, synths, keyboards & programming Graham Clark: Violin (4) Gilli Smyth: Space Whisper (6) Rob Calvert: Tenor sax (1,5) Bart Willoughby: Didgeridu (2,3) Rob George: Drums & percussion (3,5) Marcus Ozric: Percussion (3) Jenny Rodger: Vocals (3) Jacki Dankworth: Vocals (3,4) Julie Waring: Chorus vocals (3) Conrad Henderson: Bass (5) Nimbin Silly Symphony: Vocal Harmonies (3)