Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Steve Hillage would be a legendary guitarist if the only credit he ever had was his free flowing psychedelic solos on the Gong Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy The Flying Teapot (1973 Virgin UK), Angel’s Egg (1973 Virgin UK), and You (1974 Virgin UK). Hillage, however, has a long and varied career playing with some of Britain’s best prog rock musicians, both before and after Gong. Since the late 70s he’s been an ambient/techno pioneer, blending live electric guitar and studio effects in his band System 7 (known briefly in the US as 777) and as a solo artist. He’s also a first rate producer and lover of world music. His work on the albums of French/Algerian rocker Rachid Taha... Read More

City Of Origin:

Chingford, Essex, England

Genre:

Rock, Psychedelic, Electronic-Dance, Electronica, Progressive, Canterbury

Birthdate:

08/02/1951