Name: The Glastonbury Experience
Brand: Steve Hillage

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2022-10-28

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Steve Hillage

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Prog Rock

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Madfish

Madfish is an alternative label established in 2009, specializing in Rock & Progressive genre. It is a division of Snapper Music plc and is also known as Mad Fish and Madfish. With its focus on these genres, Madfish has become a go-to destination for music lovers looking for unique and cutting-edge sounds. As part of the Snapper Music family, Madfish brings together a diverse range of artists and releases that are sure to captivate fans of rock and progressive music.

Steve Hillage is a UK-based guitarist born on August 2, 1951, in London, England. He first gained recognition as a member of the prog-rock act Gong and later became half of the ambient/techno duo System 7. Throughout his career, Hillage has collaborated with various artists including The Orb.

Hillage's musical journey began with the band Uriel before he left for college. The remaining members continued as Egg while Hillage reunited with them under the pseudonym Arzachel. He then joined forces with Kevin Ayers before finding his place in Gong, where he honed his skills in glissando guitar techniques inspired by Daevid Allen's innovative style.

Becoming a virtuoso guitarist, Hillage's sound evolved to incorporate echoes and reverb blending with synthesizers. After leaving Gong, he formed his own solo band and also engaged in session work. Notably, he played a pivotal role in pioneering new age ambient music and took a break from recording to become a prominent producer during the early 1980s. His notable contributions include working on albums by Simple Minds.

In later years, Hillage discovered that The Orb had sampled his music at a club and subsequently teamed up with them. This led to the formation of System 7 (also known as *777* due to concerns over Apple's operating system). Alongside his longtime partner, Hillage resurfaced and continued creating

On Friday 21st June 1979, the Steve Hillage Band performed a headline set of soaring psychedelic guitar riffs of cosmic aspirations.

The summer solstice night was a pivotal point in Steve Hillage's musical journey &amp; this recording, provided from Steve's personal archives, will cement the performance as historic.Prior to the festival, Steve &amp; the band spent two weeks rehearsing in a barn at Worthy Farm, site of the Glastonbury Festival. They crafted a set fitting &amp; psychedelically uplifting enough to truly celebrate the longest day of Summer at such an auspicious location. Steve was an integral member of the Glasto team alongside Michael Eavis, Pyramid' Bill Harkin &amp; Turbosound/Funktion One's Tony Andrews. Their work focalised the 1979 Fayre, helping the rebirth of the first of the modern Glastonbury Festivals. After spending the 80's in music production, Steve &amp; his partner Miquette Giraudy returned to recording &amp; live performance in the 90's with the dance-oriented System 7 &amp; was fundamental in the introduction of the Dance Stage to Glastonbury in 1995. 

The Glastonbury Experience

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