Thursday, 5 June 2008

Steve Jolliffe

Steve Jolliffe   
Artist: Steve Jolliffe

   Genre(s): 
Electronic
   Other
   New Age
   



Discography:


Invitation: Music Of Jolliffe   
 Invitation: Music Of Jolliffe

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 12


Deep Down Far   
 Deep Down Far

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 6


Omni   
 Omni

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 3


Zanzi   
 Zanzi

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 10


Temmenu   
 Temmenu

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 1


Alien   
 Alien

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 7


Beyond The Dream   
 Beyond The Dream

   Year: 1984   
Tracks: 10


Journeys Out Of The Body   
 Journeys Out Of The Body

   Year: 1982   
Tracks: 4


Warrior   
 Warrior

   Year:    
Tracks: 8




Steve Jolliffe ab initio rose to prominence with his short tenure as a member of Tangerine Dream in the late '70s, just before he launched a prolific solo life history that adage him outlet albums class subsequently year through the '80s and into the '90s. Though multi-talented and no dubiousness schooled, Jolliffe is peradventure c. H. Best known for his synthesiser and keyboard work. In improver, he's played a issue of other instruments on his recordings -- clarinet, transverse flute, adolphe Sax, assorted other horns, and so on -- in addition to vocalizing and songwriting. Given his impressive resumé, it's no surprise Jolliffe naturalized himself so prominently as a cult creative person.


In the beginning of his life history, Jolliffe met Rick Davies in the late '60s. The deuce played in a band called the Joint, which would one day develop into Supertramp. However, Jolliffe's interests were more than donnish at the fourth dimension, leading him to the Berlin Konservatorium, where he studied music. There he met Edgar Froese and before long ground himself playing in one of the earlier incarnations of Tangerine Dream. Next came Steamhammer, a blues-rock lot that seemed quite out of character for Jolliffe. Nonetheless, Steamhammer experient hold in success in the early '70s, touring extensively and recording 2 albums. Despite the success, Steamhammer didn't last long and Jolliffe eventually ground himself composing medicine for movie and telecasting.


Jolliffe's vocation rebounded in the late '70s, when he joined Tangerine Dream, wHO were quite a popular band at the time. Though he only recorded one record album with the band, Cyclone (1978), he made expectant contributions to the album, playing a multitude of instruments and writing the songs. Furthermore, he toured Europe with Tangerine Dream in heroic manner for extremely large crowds. This stint, albeit a abbreviated one, enabled Jolliffe to launch a solo career, commencement with the Drake's Venture album in 1980. He didn't yield following this debut record album, cathartic approximately an record album a class for the next 20 years.





Peter, aged 12, is youngest Young Musician of the Year