ASTRAL VAMPIRES - Phil Gould, Rupert Brown, Neil Black & Yolanda Charles
Berenice - lead vocals
Yolanda Charles - bass
Danny Blume - electric gtr
Miles Bould - congas, bonges, perc
Neil Black - Strings
Phil Gould - drums, keys
Rupert Brown - gtrs, keys, perc
Mike Lindup - backing vocals, piano
CREMOLA FOAM - Phil Gould, Rupert Brown & Neil Black
Phil Gould - drums, keys
Rupert Brown - gtrs, perc
Neil Black - strings
Berenice - vocals
Al Slavik - bass
TERRAFORMING - Phil Gould, Rupert Brown & Neil Black
Neil Black - Strings
Phil Gould - drums, keys,
Rupert Brown - drums, gtrs, perc, vocals
Mike Lindup - Fender Rhodes solo
Holly & Jackson Gould - vocals
From the Gould, Brown & Black album Terraforming
Diana Winter - vocals, ac gtrs
Fabio Balestrieri - guitars
Phil Gould - drums, keys,wurlitzer
Yolanda Charles - bass
Neil Black - strings
Miles Bould - percussion
From the album 'Escapizm' by Diana Winter
Produced by Fabio Balestrieri & Phil Gould
FAVOURED NATIONS - Phil Gould/Steve White/Linda Muriel
PG - piano, loops and beats, perc
Steve White - perc
Mick Talbot - organ, clavinet
Linda Muriel - vocals
Annie McCaig - backing vocals
Talbot/White - United States of Mind
Influences
Miles Davis, Deep Purple, Fairport Convention (Richard Thompson/Sandy Denny), Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young, Free, Airto Moriera, Cocteau Twins (Elizabeth Fraser), Hall & Oates, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, Brian Eno, Santana, Gentle Giant, Little Feat, Shakti, Led Zep, Incredible String Band, Mahalia Jackson, Weather Report, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, The Crusaders, Van Morrison, Billy Cobham, Deodato, Modern Jazz Quartet (Milt Jackson), The Who, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Yes, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, Quincy Jones, Keith Jarrett, Donny Hathaway, Paul Simon, King Crimson, Stevie Wonder, Lalo Schifrin, Joni Mitchell, Return to Forever (Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke), Cream, The Beatles, Herbie Hancock, Lifetime, Todd Rundgren, Wally Badarou, Pat Metheney, Mahavishnu Orchestra (John McLaughlin).......more recently Alison Krauss & Union Station (Jerry Douglas is the shit!), Radiohead, Kate Rusby, Louis Jordan, Leon Russell, Jeff Buckley, Joao Bosco, Chaka Khan, John Mayer, Nick Drake, Laurent De Wilde, Aimee Mann, Portishead, Carole King, Fiona Apple, Jose Gonzales, Daniel Lanois, Dixie Chicks, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Ornette Coleman, Caetano Veloso, Beck, Dave Mathews Band, Thomas Newman, John Barry......oh, so many drummers including - DAVE MATTACKS, Levon Helm, Ritchie Hayward, STEVE JORDAN, Grady Tate, Clyde Stubberfield, LENNY WHITE, Brian Blade, HARVEY MASON, Mike Shrieve, Elvin Jones, TONY WILLIAMS, Stix Hooper, BILLY COBHAM, Andy Newmark, Sly Dunbar, Ian Paice, Buddy Miles, Martin Lamble, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Freddie White, John Robinson, David Garibaldi, Hal Blaine, Bernard Purdie, John Christensen, JOHN BONHAM, Mitch Mitchell, Simon Kirke, John Guerin, Paul Motian, Nigel Olsson, ERIC GRAVATT, Manu Katche, Jamie Oldaker, RINGO STARR, Matt Chamberlain, Paul Wertico, Jim Gordon, Jack DeJohnette, BILL BRUFORD, Al Jackson, Steve White, Omar Hakim, Keith Moon, Buddy Rich.......guitarists - John Tropea, John Mclaughlin, Jimi Hendrix, Blackbird McKnight, Paul Simon, Richard Thompson, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Lowell George, Cornell Dupree, Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas (well, Dobro), Bill Connors, Paul Kossoff, Carlos Santana, Tommy Bolin, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Django Rheinhart, Frank Zappa.......bass players - Doug Rauch, Bootsy Collins, Andy Fraser, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar, Yolanda Charles, Larry Graham, Steve Rodby, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Holland, Al Slavik, John Paul Jones, Mark King, Stanley Clarke, Jonas Hellborg, James Jameson, Chris Squire, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Ken Gradney, Tony Levin, Jack Bruce, Rick Danko, Paul McCartney, Rick Laird........
Sounds Like
I hope, nothing like this..........
.....shows what damage can be done if a drum kit falls into the wrong hands!!
How about this Leisure Process (Gary Barnacle/Ross Middleton) classic called A Way You'll Never Be. Mark King and I played on it......
Phil Gould was born Hong-Kong, grew up Isle of Wight, dabbled with instruments until age 15 when drums took over. First band folk-rock, a la Fairport Convention. He played in a number of bands, the best of which was called Joe Bear!! Late teens, played summer seasons in holiday camps. Earned enough money, however, to be able to study through the winters and fund his own way, eventually, to the Royal Academy of Music (en route meeting maestro Mike Lindup while studying part-time at the Guildhall School of Music). Played a few sessions, then joined M (Robin Scott - Pop Muzik) and recorded two albums withe them; 'M' & 'Offical Secrets'! Great first recording experiences, which lay the foundations for the way Level 42 records were made.
Through M, Phil met Wally Badarou, who was to become an integral part of Level 42, which evolved, with Mike Lindup, brother Boon and fellow IoW compadre Mark King, the same year and also involved, again from the M sessions, Gary Barnacle. Spent 20's (80's) in Level 42. Now spend time writing, playing and producing in any number of scenarios, anything to not be on the road, basically! Though the live element is creeping back in again these days!
Phil would like to thank all those who played, sang or technically assisted on these tracks. It's a rare honour indeed to have access to such special musicians, and such great people!
The Gould, Brown & Black album 'Terraforming' is available in hard copy from the web-site - www.philgould.com - and for download from i-Tunes! Come and have a look at the web-site and join the forum. News and more info, videos and pictures will be added in the coming weeks
Thanks for the add here as well. I finally decided to join the MySpace revolution. Too much good music here for me to resist. I look forward to seeing you and everyone on the 19th. Very best of luck with that as always! Take care...Mxx
hello Bello how are you ? must be very busy these days i haven't seen you at FB for awhile ... take care ... hugs to you.. Corrine x ps i am counting the days till you release your album .. ;)
I recently downloaded the Terraforming album from Itunes, and I'm loving it. You've got a feel and atmosphere about your music that i've not found anywhere else....Unique. Thanks for the tunes.
Hey Phil, awesome gig last night man, you guys were seriously cooking! I am a huge fan of Level 42 of which I'm sure you get sick of hearing but it was never the same without ya! I was to much of a wimp to say hello last night.lol. Can't seem to find when your on next? Going to drag a load of my chums down to see the band if your in London again?! Anyways it was really impressive dude, any feedback would be amazing, thank you! Liam.
Hello Phil, i watched your great video from your fantastic gig at Ginglik on Facebook....i liiiiiiiiike it.:+) Wish you all the best for the next gigs.Greetings from Germany Kati
Dear Mr Gould,Im a Massive fan of your drumming,I was at your first l42 gig ipswich regent,a few years ago now,I had the honor of shaking you and boon hands,Iv never got over watching your drumming,So glad to see you are going out with your new venture,id love to come along but not in the land of the living at the mo,res etc,I love you man,Thank you,Tony,
I just saw your twitter message .. hmm . he d better get used to seeing it I m afraid in this recession more caravans will be spotten on route !! Its a cheap weekend getaway after all . But for most young people the last thing they wanna do is to be stuck in a tin box with their parents for a weekend .. hehehe !!!