Daevid Allen

Musician

Forfans of psychedelic and progressive rock, followers of the canterbury scene, gong and soft machine listeners.
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The Profile

Daevid Allen (1938–2015) was an Australian guitarist, singer and poet; an early member of Soft Machine and the founder of Gong.

Founder of the band Gong; early member of Soft Machine; prominent figure in the Canterbury/psychedelic/space-rock milieu; active from the 1960s until his death in 2015.

Conteverde's review frames Banana Moon as a wild, psychedelic, and disjointed solo one-shot from Daevid Allen with clear Canterbury connections. The review praises its colorful eccentricity while noting its outtake-like collectivity. Recommended moments: the rendition of "Memoires" and the ironic "White Neck Blooze".