V.A. - Mojo Presents: In Search Of Syd (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 427 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 183 MB | Covers - 86 MB
Genre: Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mojo magazine
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 427 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 183 MB | Covers - 86 MB
Genre: Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mojo magazine
In the 32 years that elapsed between Syd Barrett’s last unproductive visit to a recording studio in 1974 and his death on July 7, 2006, much was written about Pink Floyd’s former creative leader, most of it based on pure conjecture. Barrett’s retreat away from his former life méant that, as his myth grew through his absence, he was effectively viewed through the fragments he presented of himself in his recordings. This bespoke Mojo collection seeks to present that elusive sense of what can only therefore be described as “Sydness”.
Included are tracks by artists that influenced Barrett-era Floyd (fellow sonic adventurers AMM alongside Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, the two bluesmen who gave the band its name), as well as Syd’s contemporaries (Soft Machine, Gong, Hawkwind, Frank Zappa, the Bonzos, Kevin Ayers)…