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Notably, he played a pivotal role in pioneering new age ambient music and took a break from recording to become a prominent producer during the early 1980s. His notable contributions include working on albums by Simple Minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn later years, Hillage discovered that The Orb had sampled his music at a club and subsequently teamed up with them. This led to the formation of System 7 (also known as *777* due to concerns over Apple's operating system). Alongside his longtime partner, Hillage resurfaced and continued creating\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"paris-bataclan-111279","title":"Paris Bataclan 11.12.79","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Merci! Bonsoir! On va s'amuser ce soir - Oui\"(Thank you! Good evening! We're going to have some fun this evening - Yes)Addressing the audience in French throughout, 'Paris Bataclan 11.12.79' documents a sparkling \u0026amp; joyous performance from one of the 20th Century's guitar greats \u0026amp; his band: Miquette Giraudy - synthesiser, vocals; Andy Anderson - drums; Paul Francis - bass, vocals; Dave Stewart - guitar.Starting with the only version in Steve's archive of a live performance of 'Earthrise', the crystal clear \u0026amp; lovingly remastered tapes include never-before-heard versions of 19 tracks including 'The Fire Inside', '1988 Aktivator', 'The Glorious Om Riff', 'The Salmon Song' \u0026amp; 'Unidentified (Flying Being)'.With outstanding musicianship \u0026amp; songs sounding as fresh as the day they were played; these recordings plant you in the heart of the crowd - it's right up there with the best live releases from Steve Hillage. In Steve's own words, \"The level of musical performance is pretty astonishing \u0026amp; my lead guitar performance is definitely at a peak - totally scorching in places.\"He's not wrong.The 100-minutes of music on 'Paris Bataclan 11.12.79' are presented in a 2CD, 6 panel digipak (with 12-page booklet including liner notes from Steve \u0026amp; previously unseen photography) \u0026amp; released on Madfish on 23rd February 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Madfish","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389748580683,"sku":"2171018","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_df7de5f5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726370477"},{"product_id":"dusseldorf-4","title":"Dusseldorf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pioneering Guitarist's\u003c\/strong\u003e live concert from 1979 on double CD. 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They crafted a set fitting \u0026amp; psychedelically uplifting enough to truly celebrate the longest day of Summer at such an auspicious location. Steve was an integral member of the Glasto team alongside Michael Eavis, Pyramid' Bill Harkin \u0026amp; Turbosound\/Funktion One's Tony Andrews. Their work focalised the 1979 Fayre, helping the rebirth of the first of the modern Glastonbury Festivals. 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The recordings are part of a series of archived tapes liberated from deep storage by Hillage for the box set, and this tape was labelled ‘Wata Trip 1973’. It was recorded when Hillage was 21, living in the Gong communal house in Sens, France with Miquette Giraudy, as the band began to develop the music that would form the core of Gong’s ‘Angel’s Egg’. The tape contained 3 hours and 12 minutes of engaging sonic wonderment, full of gorgeous crackle and hum, utilising tape echo, fuzz and sometimes also Wem copycat with every single note, guitar body bang, buzz, harmonic and bit of audio echoing into infinity and beyond. It seemed to encapsulate a vibrant moment in Steve’s life and was like an organic, fully formed, almost naturally occurring psychedelic ambient album. 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