Pharoah Sanders - Village of the PharoahsVillage of the Pharoahs is the eighth album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders, released in 1973. The key word, and concept, informing this album is percussion: of the 13 musicians appearing on Village of the Pharoahs, seven of them are credited with contributing drums or percussion and there is a conga player. The centerpiece of Village of The Pharoahs is the three part title suite, which stretches over 16 minutes. This is the work

the two piece raucous noise pop duo combine their gritty british northern surreal lyrics with thunderous guitars and crashing drums on this their third self-recorded gem

Various threads just about keep the shimmering tapestry from tearing

traveling through time and space

Side A – ‘Atomic City’ Live -Side B – ‘Atomic City’ - Mike WiLL Made-It Remix

By parodying easy listening sleeves of the 60s and 70s

Surf guitars

Thackray draws on far wider influences than jazz

IN before moving west to scrap with Los Angeles’ garage rock rabble

Musikautomatika

and his well-lived life blended together to create music that is as unique as he is

Moody Blues) and the lesser known (Mandy More

this version features a vocal introduction dropped from the 1973 studio cut and features prominent guitar solos by Michael Hampton