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
Who knows?....but check this out....
...or this....just love 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
The album Watertight has now been released on ITunes. CDs are also available on Bongo Saloon Records and can be bought at philgould.com. Thanks to all who helped me get this music out there, hope you who listen will think our efforts well worth it.
Hi Phil. Couldn't agree more with your comment. Those in covert power peddle class "A" Fear as those starving for peace become more hooked on empty lines and mind altering disinformation such as Tamifear... Loving the tunes. Stay well... David
Hiya, thanks for being a friend - I enjoyed visiting YourSpace :-) Keep it up May your life be full of love, light and fun... hugs SOREN - Beats for change - NYERTUN
Hi Phil,wishing you and yours a merry christmas,and thanking you for a brilliant time this summer at the ginglik,shepherds bush(so good i saw you twice), live music has never been better!!!!!!!!!!
I was always envious of that kit and my mate bought one. It is beautiful and I thought it sounded great although am I right in noticing you play a small Gretch live now? I saw Buddy rich a few times which blew me away and the tone of the kit was amazing. Got the chance briefly to play a Gretch kit in London back in '85. The bass drum felt like a heart beat with a great punch!!! Out of my price bracket though then... Also downsized my Premier "heinz 57" 8 piece and went for a small kit 4 piece, Pearl DLX Art Blakey with a "Chad Valley sized" 18 inch bass drum... but it really kicks...
Dear Phil, I always adored your playing style, ever since the Level 42 days. I like to stay in touch with musicians I respect and find exceptional and I have to thank you for accepting my friendship on MySpace.
Hey wanted to tell you that my favorite track now is color of my pain! Cannot stop playing it!!! Maybe one day I will get over the pond to see you play live!!! all the best!!!
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