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    Posted: July 19 2020 at 13:53
Thinking about proto -Prog bands, was wondering about  Quintessence , Am only really familiar with album 'In Blissful Company' from 1969. Very influenced by Psychedelia , Jazz, Eastern mysticism, played quite long tracks. 'In Blissful Company' opens with a song about giants . Apparently they played the first two Glastonbury Fayres.
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I love the Quintessence "In Blissful Company" album and I also have their "Dive Deep" and "Indweller" albums on CD. I always feel in the mood for a hot spicy curry after listening to a Quintessence album. They're the very essence of Indian-influenced Psych-Folk. Smile
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Used to have the first 2 on original vinyl...sadly I traded them off for something else.....wish I had them back.
Both decent psych folk albums.
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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I'm not a huge fan of Quintessence, but I love Raja Ram's work in the band Shpongle with Simon Posford. The album Tales of the Inexpressible is a masterpiece, IMO.
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I love to Dive Deep into this classic Quintessence album from 1970.....
 


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I am just listening to this at the moment Paul . Many thanks for the recommendation. It is rather good. 
I really like the way the band seem to  treat their music as some sort of vehicle to change the spiritual consciousness of the listener. 
I don't think that any band or artist would attempt such an undertaking now. 
[QUOTE=Psychedelic Paul] I love to Dive Deep into this classic Quintessence album from 1970.....
 
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Originally posted by Droxford Droxford wrote:

I am just listening to this at the moment Paul . Many thanks for the recommendation. It is rather good. 
I really like the way the band seem to  treat their music as some sort of vehicle to change the spiritual consciousness of the listener. 
I don't think that any band or artist would attempt such an undertaking now. 
[QUOTE=Psychedelic Paul] I love to Dive Deep into this classic Quintessence album from 1970.....
 
I'm glad you're enjoying Diving Deep into the third Quintessence album. If you're in the mood for some Blissful Company, you might enjoy their debut album too:- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2287282
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I like Quintessence's In Blissful Company a lot. It's been one of my favourite albums of the 60s.
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If you like the sound of Quintessence, then I think you'll like this album too.....
 
 
Magic Carpet - Magic Carpet (1972)
 
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^ Magic Carpet certainly is an album much loved by me. Good call.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ Magic Carpet certainly is an album much loved by me. Good call.
 
Thanks Logan. Thumbs Up I love the sound of Alisha Sufit's sweet angelic voice on the album. Heart
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ Magic Carpet certainly is an album much loved by me. Good call.

 
Thanks Logan. Thumbs Up I love the sound of Alisha Sufit's sweet angelic voice on the album. Heart


Very much agreed.
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Just playing the 'Magic Carpet' album now. About halfway through , thank you very much indeed for sharing this. 
Noted that it is dated 1972, intrigued , I thought that the sitar being used in rock music had started to fade by then. Tend to associate the sitar with the Beatles, Stones and Traffic  around 1967, and Incredible String Band from 1967-1967. 
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There were also a couple of later offshoots of Quintessence you might be interested in.....
 
Kala's Quintessence - Thirsty Generation (1973)
 
 
Shiva's Quintessence - Only Love Can Save Us
 
 
 
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Thanks again Psychedelic Paul for the information about Magic Carpet, have been playing the album again.. 
Have found an interview with Alisha Sufi. It's strange to think that less than 1,000 copies of the first Magic Carpet album were pressed and they didn't sell. 
It seems that tastes were very fast moving in those days and by 1972 Magic Carpet were simply out of time. 
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^ I love Magic Carpet's album too and I also wrote a hot and spicy review for the album towards the end of last year:- http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2288034
They also had a follow-up album in 1996 titled "Once Moor - Magic Carpet II", which is even harder to get hold of than the original album.
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A couple of Quintessence compilation albums I just found on YouTube today. Smile
 
 
Raja Ram Anthology
 
 
Jams (1969-1971)
 


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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ Magic Carpet certainly is an album much loved by me. Good call.

 
Thanks Logan. Thumbs Up I love the sound of Alisha Sufit's sweet angelic voice on the album. Heart


Very much agreed.
 



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^ We can all Dive Deep into the spiritual Indweller music of Quintessence and be In Blissful Company together, my-Self included. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ We can all Dive Deep into the spiritual Indweller music of Quintessence and be In Blissful Company together, my-Self included. Smile
 


I totally agree with you
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