Thursday, February 5, 2009

Bobak, Jons, Malone- Motherlight (1970)


The one and only album by Bobak, Jons, Malone. The group itself was composed of Mike Bobak and Andy Johns (Jons), both recording engineers/producers, and Wil Malone, former figurehead in Orange Bicycle and principal songwriter in this endeavor. The album itself was recorded in 1970 in England for the Morgan Blue Town label.

Motherlight is full of elastic basslines and heavy riffs coupled with seemingly incongruous piano leads ranging in influence from ragtime and blues to classical. The songs themselves don't really follow any pattern stylistically or thematically. The title track draws more from late sixties/early seventies American rock than from late period British psychedelia. Standout "On a Meadow-Lea" employs a pulsing organ throughout the song, tying together a song that progresses from folky and pastoral to pretty hard rocking, with Malone showing off his chops on guitar at the song's end. "House of Many Windows" has hints of prog with its subtle time shifts and classical leanings. A little tape manipulation on "Chant" and a little country-rock (however silly the execution) on "Burning the Weed" round out the album. A pretty decent venture for an album whose final pressing was under 100.
Tracklist:
1. Motherlight
2. On a Meadow-Lea
3. Mona Lose
4. Wanna Make a Star Sam
5. House of Many Windows
6. Chant
7. Burning the Weed
8. The Lens

Listen to "On a Meadow-Lea"






12 comments:

Doug said...

This album is sweet. Thanks for saving the blog.

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A worthwhile album....very involving.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic album , one of the 10 best psych lp from the British Isles !

zappahead said...

Never heard this mini masterpiece....thanks for introducing them to me....cheers.

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