old band - Automatic fine tuning

We did play before the Enid,another great innovatory band.the PA was buzzing during most of our set,the sound crews getting it rite-practising on the opening act.Ted Nugent played that day

Funny uve got Gong on that poster-I played bass & received a writing credit on Mother Gong Fairy

I'm amazed at this. For your interest,we couldnt do edits like u can do today so each track was recorded live in the studio it was quite a challenge and strenuous on the wrists & fingers.The 2nd long section was cut by the producers so they could stick a short song on it.  It was a challenge to remember the arrangements, & we developed tricks to help this as nothing at all was written down,it was all memorised.

^ indeedy-weedy

 ^ we certainly will

hey Trev, wonderful to hear from you..my jaw dropped when I heard the cuts on the AFT myspace after our member  b_olariu suggested them, and was so pleased to have added you guys here.  A project that was years ahead of its time. 








Edited by Atavachron - April 14 2009 at 18:16

Hi,I'm Trev Darks and I wrote nearly all the music with Paul McDonnell on the A.F.T album.Gladioli was Written by Bob Cross.This album took nearly 3 yrs to write and none of it was improvised.Paul was never recognised as the supreme innovator he was:Paul & Bob were the first guitarists to use synthesised gtrs called Stramp-a German Co.Unfortunately Loyd Grossman of T.V.fame produced & destroyed our music which was amazing heard live.I have been very surprised and pleased by the comments of you all.We were trying to write a Rock Guitar Symphony with all the dynamic nuance and power that could be achieved with just 4 instruments.I say the music was not improsed:it was & from extensive jams we extracted the bits that worked.If you would like any information on how the album was made please reply.That anyone listens to what we made 33 yrs ago is truly moving. Thankyou.

Just to let you know that Automatic Fine Tuning was added to Heavy Prog by David.

Clink on hyperlink --> AUTOMATIC FINE TUNING

I think it took a  little longer because no music samples were made available immediately.

Here's the only other topic I could find:

Automatic Fine Tuning By b_olariu, May 29 2008 at 03:40

But that's in prog polls, and seeing a band there I would normally assume that it was already in the archives.

Anyway; great band indeed.  It makes the kind of music I like to rock out too.

I'm impressed.. HeavyProg will seriously consider AFT, thanks

Still nobody from PA  is instristing about this fabulous band , is instrumental hevy prog from the highest class. It's a shame that this band is so underrated, really a shame.

Yeah, a kind of instrumental proggy Wishbone Ash version