tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post4143594864188743341..comments2024-01-10T16:05:36.911+00:00Comments on A left ear, a right ear and a VINYL FRONTIER: As Above...So BelowShelf-Stackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-6577290392843468362023-03-05T09:03:26.520+00:002023-03-05T09:03:26.520+00:00The original AASB Friday Rock Show session ('r...The original AASB Friday Rock Show session ('recorded 1981-10-02') broadcast on the BBC 23.10.81 is now available to download, links are on the FRS wiki page https://fridayrockshow.fandom.com/wiki/23_October_1981Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-11626749968602163702020-05-24T13:59:40.616+01:002020-05-24T13:59:40.616+01:00I totally love their Friday Rock Show session. I&#...I totally love their Friday Rock Show session. I've got the individual tracks for share if you want, from the repeat broadcast 08/01/1982.<br />Where can I find the Demo (MP3, stream)? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-25254321585481167692019-12-16T00:25:14.961+00:002019-12-16T00:25:14.961+00:00I still have a digitised recording of this session...I still have a digitised recording of this session. Sadly it's poor quality and mono and, thanks to the vagaries of cassette tape playing speeds, a little faster than the band intended.<br /><br />I've enjoyed it for years but I find that I disagree with the track titles that seemingly everyone else is happy with. Please could somebody listen to the FIVE tracks with the following titles in mind and explain to me where I am wrong: City in the Sea, Flying Dreams, Help Yourself, Dan the Bomb and I'd Love to Take You Home.<br /><br />On the subject of CDs, if only Auntie Beeb would release these tracks on a CD, assuming they still have the tape, that would be a boon to, I suspect from what I have been reading while researching this, quite a few people. The icing on the cake would be, of course, the band getting back together and putting out an album.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847438793519704529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-13236955055683893122018-10-06T15:49:48.843+01:002018-10-06T15:49:48.843+01:00Bout time they produced a CD!Bout time they produced a CD!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236128479342768958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-82198779744566052612017-09-05T10:19:15.778+01:002017-09-05T10:19:15.778+01:00Shelf-Stacker, I was also taught by Robin Hodge 19...Shelf-Stacker, I was also taught by Robin Hodge 1978-1982 at the same school. My friends and I started a band and "Hodgey" lent us his PA, guitars and most importantly, his time and helped us rehearse after school in order to be "match ready" for the Christmas show in 1980. I did track him down on FB and recently sent a message of thanks, no reply yet mind! (we were a cocky bunch of punk lovers, much to his dismay, perhaps he'd rather forget us). You must have been at Thomas Bourne at the same time, no? My name is Dave Young and I was the inept drummer - I've had a bit of practice since and gotten a tad better though :) Thanks for sharing the music, all the best, DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-82624361065524148462017-05-08T10:51:08.783+01:002017-05-08T10:51:08.783+01:00Thanks for the info P. Much appreciated!Thanks for the info P. Much appreciated!Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-69392015802943031962017-05-07T23:45:51.877+01:002017-05-07T23:45:51.877+01:00For anyone who doesn't know, the Friday Rock S...For anyone who doesn't know, the Friday Rock Show session was repeated on the 8th Jan 1982. There's a recording of this show hosted on the archive wikea at:<br />http://fridayrockshow.wikia.com/wiki/08_January_1982<br />(Note that the a recording of the show for the first broadcast has not yet been found)<br />Hope that's useful to someone.<br />Cheers,<br />PPtSBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-76162932999624013362017-01-08T16:59:51.451+00:002017-01-08T16:59:51.451+00:00Mark "zensurweb.com" here. Great Blog. ...Mark "zensurweb.com" here. Great Blog. I had some emails saying people were having difficulty getting the MP3 links to work. I put some youtube versions up which should work much better. Anyone have any tracks I don't have that they would send me ?britCpower aka Mark Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489610620394830709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-39334504039621373262015-08-19T15:50:50.632+01:002015-08-19T15:50:50.632+01:00Thanks for your input and appreciative comments Co...Thanks for your input and appreciative comments Colin. I like your crowdfunding idea. It would be great if there was sufficient interest from ex-band members to record some new music, or at least to put out a disc that compiles existing recordings.Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-5900622493106494202015-08-14T14:12:41.878+01:002015-08-14T14:12:41.878+01:00I'm glad you've created this page.
I was ...I'm glad you've created this page.<br /><br />I was a semi-regular in the Horn of Plenty in the period 1980-81. I heard various bands that other people have mentioned here, including the Never Never Band which I went to hear a good number of times. I remember hearing As Above So Below only once, but I remember it as the best gig I'd been at there and I remember telling my flat-mates afterward about how great it had been.<br /><br />All these years later, that was about as much as I remembered. I certainly never got to hear about the session for the Friday Rock Show. The other day, I was reading something about Angel Witch's album "As Above, So Below" which jogged something in my memory, so I typed "as above so below band" into Google and found your page.<br /><br />I can't say I specifically remember any of the music in the downloads, although I must have heard it at the time, and it's great to hear now. Parts of it are amazing. As others have said, some of it is a bit like Camel, but they aren't a Camel sound-alike. It's so unfortunate that this band never found any more acclaim than they did, and never got as far as making an album.<br /><br />Two Facebook friends of mine, husband and wife, were in a band twenty-five years ago. Last year, by which time the members were all doing different things, they all got back together, spent a day in a studio, and recorded some of the songs they used to play live. They'd no intention of releasing this, and just wanted something for themselves that they could also circulate privately. Maybe As Above So Below could do something similar? Judging by the comments on here, I expect crowdfunding could cover the cost of the studio time.<br /><br />Be that as it may, thanks again for the chance to download and listen to some delightful music.<br /><br />Best wishes from Aberdeen.<br /><br />Colin.Colinhttp://www.facebook.com/lindsaycolin.wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-86256047837233190302015-03-23T23:39:43.665+00:002015-03-23T23:39:43.665+00:00Hi. Thanks for that marvellous page about wonderfu...Hi. Thanks for that marvellous page about wonderfull AASB, but I can only listen the first track. Couls you please to work in it. Thank you very much<br />Alejandro Britoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103708121082538795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-46912212840441719102014-10-01T22:41:07.272+01:002014-10-01T22:41:07.272+01:00Hi Dan,
Much appreciate the update!
It's goo...Hi Dan,<br /><br />Much appreciate the update!<br /><br />It's good to know that Robin too has continued to play. He always struck me as a musician who could turn his hand to any instrument and musical style. I do recall a conversation with him in my school days where he said he regretted concentrating on classical piano and wished that he could play jazz piano like Phil. Perhaps I'm remembering this wrongly, but it has been 35 years.<br /><br />If AASB's material ever makes it onto vinyl, please let me know. My email address is at the top of the page.<br /><br />I've never had any contact with Zensurweb, but I found an email address on his blog:<br />zensurweb@yahoo.com<br /><br />Keep in touch!<br /><br />Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-42816600704457605902014-10-01T18:04:00.001+01:002014-10-01T18:04:00.001+01:00Hi there,
Sorry about my slow reply. I'd had...Hi there, <br /><br />Sorry about my slow reply. I'd had similar thoughts regarding the disc - having both the demo and radio session together plus some bonus tracks, pics, info, etc. Will hopefully have some vinyl and cd copies made. At the moment, my main concern is to get the original master tapes cleaned up to a high enough quality and to get permission from the BBC to use the radio recordings, which is taking time. <br /><br />Plan to have the website up and running by xmas. Yes, Robin did carry on playing post AASB. As far as i know, there are no recordings of anything he's done. He plays violin and mandolin a lot these days and has got really into Irish folk music. It's interesting to see what Charlie Noble and Dave Ashcroft have been up to also. Hello Charlie and Dave if you are reading this. We've never met, but have listened to your playing for years and it's v tight. Would be great to have you both involved in this project somehow if poss.<br /><br />Just a quick request from me - can i have zenureweb's email or could you forward this info to him as i couldn't find the link from his blog. <br /><br />Many thanks, <br /><br />Dan. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567668088999988602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-64770076650351589022014-09-06T17:58:30.436+01:002014-09-06T17:58:30.436+01:00Hi Daniel,
Thanks for getting in touch. It's g...Hi Daniel,<br />Thanks for getting in touch. It's great to know that you're planning a website to make your uncles' music more readily available. I'd certainly be interested to hear what Phil was up to musically in the post-AASB years. Did Robin continue to play after the band split? I would love to see the AASB demo and the BBC Friday Rock Show session paired up on a tastily packaged limited vinyl LP release with detailed liner notes and photos. Just planting a seed! Do please keep in touch and let us know of any developments.<br />All the best!Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-90629617269237483342014-09-04T13:55:04.431+01:002014-09-04T13:55:04.431+01:00Hi,
I had seen your blog ages ago and had been me...Hi,<br /><br />I had seen your blog ages ago and had been meaning to write to you as Phil and Robin Hodge are my uncles and it was really great to see that people were still interested in their music but in the end Phil wrote to you himself and I had nothing much to add. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />However, I've been wanting for a long time to get something official together about the band and all of Phil's music in general and so thought I would drop you a line.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm hoping to have an official Phil Hodge webpage ready in the coming months with some info about some planned releases of the majority of his recordings to date. The reason it will probably be a Phil Hodge music site as oppose to an As Above So Below site is that there is a lot of music written and recorded over a long period (1972-94), plus some recent-ish (2006) piano pieces. These were all put together under different band names and project titles and so although AASB will definitely be one of the main releases, I thought if they were all together on one site. it would be easier to find and hopefully all the material will be of some interest.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope to keep you posted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All the best, <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Daniel Hodge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567668088999988602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-388171774995890002014-07-13T12:29:56.334+01:002014-07-13T12:29:56.334+01:00Thanks for your heartfelt and eloquent comment. It...Thanks for your heartfelt and eloquent comment. It's only through the power of online interaction that I've begun to get an understanding of how much this band has touched people's lives.Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-52826353938309214152014-07-11T22:21:55.035+01:002014-07-11T22:21:55.035+01:00What treasure! And what a tragedy that this band w...What treasure! And what a tragedy that this band were failed by anyone who might have helped them as they deserved. Their session on the Friday Rock Show was one of the best ever. The songs were also of a time and place in my life that meant so much. To hear them again now is very poignant. Thank you for your link to the site with the tracks donated by the man in Holland, and thank you to the band members for giving us these gems. Few though they may be, they're as precious as any other work of art and should be preserved and shared the same.<br /><br />Paul MoulderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-44090699605237429022014-01-14T22:59:40.910+00:002014-01-14T22:59:40.910+00:00Now you have another liker (one of my room mates f...Now you have another liker (one of my room mates from school!). Good word can travel fast. Question is can I download any of these for the iPod?<br />Many thanks<br /><br />B. J. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570752238624303631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-82156014952118243872014-01-14T21:14:24.642+00:002014-01-14T21:14:24.642+00:00Thanks for your comments Brian. If you click on th...Thanks for your comments Brian. If you click on the link just above the divShare player in my post, it'll take you to a website with all the tracks from their Friday Rock Show session: Flying Dreams et al.Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-6067564191531058252014-01-14T21:06:42.558+00:002014-01-14T21:06:42.558+00:00Great find BJ. Certainly brings back memories. Gre...Great find BJ. Certainly brings back memories. Great site btw.Bigfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903173076755293017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-25838421335800088342014-01-13T23:25:08.967+00:002014-01-13T23:25:08.967+00:00PS You also need to post Flying Dreams (their best...PS You also need to post Flying Dreams (their best track in my humble opinion) and City in the Sea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570752238624303631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-91263085201414586892014-01-13T22:44:27.905+00:002014-01-13T22:44:27.905+00:00Well it looks like my fond recollections from that...Well it looks like my fond recollections from that Friday Rock Show of 1981 were shared by many. It is strange that after so many years, and never ever having heard any of their tracks again, I still hum "Out of touch. I will have to forward this to some of my old room mates from the time to share in this nostalgia. It would be great to be able to add this to my eclectic mix on my iPod if anyone can send me the tracks... It is such a shame that Tommy Vance did not push them further and support them: after all so many crass bands have made it big yet this really good music was appreciated but did not get where it should have. I am really pleased though that I did a proper search and came across this page. Well done for posting it and keeping their music alive!<br />B. J. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570752238624303631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-24596259073746102622013-12-30T19:05:52.891+00:002013-12-30T19:05:52.891+00:00My pleasure PM. Thanks for taking the time to leav...My pleasure PM. Thanks for taking the time to leave an appreciative comment.Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-57381592576833844432013-12-28T15:11:07.435+00:002013-12-28T15:11:07.435+00:00Another thank you - having occasionally searched t...Another thank you - having occasionally searched the interweb for AASB over the years, nice to come across this, plus the links. Glad you have had the time and commitment to post it all. PMofGuiseleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844743997384963049.post-78632501292468251662013-09-15T19:10:19.367+01:002013-09-15T19:10:19.367+01:00Thanks to those of you who've shown an interes...Thanks to those of you who've shown an interest in these tracks. I'm looking into ways of making them more widely available.Shelf-Stackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727479297946568006noreply@blogger.com