Gilgamesh - Arriving Twice 2000









"Gilgamesh is one of the more inaccessible group in the Canterbury genre, and of their two historic albums, I can say without any shame I am not a fan of those two. So when I found this one at the library, I was not expecting some rather adventurously obtuse jazz-rock bordering on the free jazz and RIO, but this was actually quite a surprise. This posthumous album is made of tracks ranging from 73 to 75, and believe me, these are not bottom-of-the-drawer tracks. As a matter of fact, I appreciate this album much more than the two studio albums." - Sean Trane-ProgArchives
- Alan Gowen / piano, electric piano, synths
- Phil Lee / guitars
- Mike Travis / drums
- Neil Murray / bass on 1, 2
- Peter Lemer / electric piano on 3, 4
- Steve Cook / bass on 3, 4
- Jeff Clyne / bass on 5, 6, 7, 8

1. With Lady And Friend (4:25)
2. You're Disguised (17:52)
- a) Orange Diamond
- b) Northern Gardens
- c) Phil's Little Dance
- d) Northern Gardens
3. Island Of Rhodes (6:52)
- a) Paper Boat
- b) As If Yo

Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh

"This is another beautifully intricate album from the canterbury school sounding very close stylistically to Hatfield and the North and National Health, the main detectable differance to me being that this compositionally is a little closer to jazz fusion and it seems Alan Gowen composes longer riffs leaning more toward bebop rather than baroque(ala Dave Stewart). The musicianship ranges from beautiful and gentle to highly evolved and dazzlingly intricate fusion with bass, drums, keys and guitar weaving through the numbers with elegant and detailed interaction; pushing each other; sometimes going just a bit outside but never far..." - wooty-ProgArchives
- Alan Gowen / acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, synthesizers, mellotron

- Jeff Clyne / bass
- Phil Lee / electric and acoustic guitars
- Michael Travis / drums
1. One End More / Phil's Little Dance - For Phil Miller's Trousers / Worlds Of Zin (10:20)
2. Lady and Friend (3:44)
3. Notwithstanding (4:45)
4. Arriving Twice (1:36)

Gilgamesh - Anather Fine Tune You've Got Me Into - 1978

"One of the premier bands to feature on the Canterbury scene, GILGAMESH was led by the extraordinary keyboardist Alan Gowan, before his premature death. The music is very intricate, and of course keyboard oriented. The first album is quite an excellent fusion prog effort with lots of great synth work from Gowan. recommended to fans of NATIONAL HEALTH or HATFIELD AND THE NORTH." - ProgArchives

- Phil Lee / guitars
- Alan Gowen / keyboards
- Hugh Hopper / bass
- Trevor Tomkins / drums

1. Darker Brighter (5:40)
2. Bobberty-Theme From Something Else (10:41)
3. Waiting (2:25)
4. Play Time (7:14)
5. Underwater Song (7:04)
6. Foel'd Again (1:50)
7. T.N.T.F.X (2:54)