Didier Malherbe
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Didier Malherbe was one of the founders of the band Gong.
In the ambiance of the freaky revolution in Paris in May 1968, he met Australian singer, guitarist, and poet, ex-Soft Machine member, Daevid Allen, with whom he was to create Gong. This international community band incubated in Deya, Mallorca, and toured France and Europe before it was taken on the British scene starting at the first Glastonbury festival in June 1971.
Virgin Records signed them up in 1973, and their album Camembert Électrique hit the charts. Gong toured extensively around the UK and Europe while producing the albums of their legendary Radio Gnome trilogy: Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You.
In 1975, when Allen split from Gong, Didier continued with the band in line-ups with Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, 1976's Shamal, 1977's Gazeuse! with Alan Holdsworth and Mino Cinelu.
Malherbe's turn to leave Gong came in 1978. Back in France, he put together his five-piece Bloom band; in 1980 he released an album on EMI which was rather jazz-rock in style. He has toured and played with many artists in France (particullary Brigitte Fontaineand guitarist Pierre Bensusan) and Japan, U.S.
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- Official site
- Interview with Didier Malherbe at allaboutjazz.com
- Some music from Didier Malherbe available here [1]
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