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The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury sound) is a musical scene that originated in the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] Associated with progressive rock, [2] the term describes a loosely-defined, improvisational style that blended elements of jazz, rock, and psychedelia.
The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury Sound) is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but who have continued to make music since. Over the years, with band membership changes and new ...
If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You is the second album by Canterbury scene band Caravan, released on 4 September 1970. [1] The album is representative of the Canterbury scene genre, featuring representative organ solos and melodic vocals typical of the band's style.
In subsequent years, the group have been credited for their introduction of Canterbury scene through a number of offshoot bands. In a review of a remastered collection of their tracks, Uncut writer Tom Pinnock credited the Wilde Flowers for "spawn[ing] a whole batch of England's finest songwriters and musicians", as well as "an entire genre". [ 8 ]
Richard Stephen Sinclair (born 6 June 1948) is an English progressive rock bassist, guitarist, and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene. Biography [ edit ]
Canterburied Sounds is a series of four CDs of archival Canterbury scene recordings compiled from the private collection of Brian Hopper. The set includes some of the earliest-known recordings of Caravan , Soft Machine , Robert Wyatt , and Wilde Flowers .
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 [3] [4]) is an English retired musician.A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, [5] he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a 40-year ...
Steve Hillage playing in Hyde Park, 1974. Khan were an English progressive rock band of the Canterbury Scene during 1971-1972.. Formed by Steve Hillage from Uriel, the initial line-up was Steve Hillage (guitar), Nick Greenwood (bass guitar, from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), Dick Heninghem (organ) and Pip Pyle (percussion).