Fish Rising

Fish Rising is the debut solo album by English guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975.

The album was recorded just prior to Hillage's departure from the band Gong, and many of the players on this album are from that band: Bassist Mike Howlett, drummer Pierre Moerlen, keyboardist Tim Blake and saxophonist Didier Malherbe.

In 2007, Virgin issued a re-mastered version with two bonus tracks. "Pentagrammaspin" had originally appeared on the Virgin V sampler album in 1975, and the "power trio" backing version of "Aftaglid" consisted of Hillage, Howlett and Moerlen.

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Steve Hillage, lyrics by Hillage and Miquette Giraudy; Fish co-arranged by Dave Stewart

Personnel

• Steve Hillage (listed as Steve Hillfish) – lead vocals, electric guitar, cover concept
• Miquette Giraudy (listed as Bambaloni Yoni) – background vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
• Mike Howlett – bass
• Pierre Moerlen – drums, marimba, darbuka
• Tim Blake (listed as Moonweed) – synthesizers, tamboura
• Didier Malherbe (listed as Bloomdido Glid de Breeze) – saxophone, Indian flute
• Lindsay Cooper – bassoon
• Dave Stewart – organ, piano

External links

• Official Planet Gong website: lyrics, tabulated music

References

1. Steve Hillage
2. Fish migration
3. Space Shanty
4. Khan (band)
5. Dave Stewart (musician, born 1950)
6. Miquette Giraudy
7. Gong (band)
8. Ganges Delta
9. Virgin Records
10. Rising Sun Flag
11. Pierre Moerlen
12. Fish as food
13. Fish gill
14. The House of the Rising Sun
15. Filet-O-Fish
16. Didier Malherbe
17. Naravit Lertratkosum
18. You (Gong album)
19. Byun Yo-han
20. River Irwell