The story of two outsiders and obsessives whose collision prompted an
evangelistic alliance on the furthest frontiers of underground music.
Steve Davis first met Kavus Torabi - guitarist with Gong, Guapo,
Cardiacs and Knifeworld - in the mid-2000's at a gig by French
underground rock legends Magma. Over the next few years, this unlikely
duo's shared affinity for visionary psychedelic music would become the
foundation of not only a firm friendship, but also the most infectiously
inclusive broadcasting style since the much-mourned death of John Peel.
In their weekly radio shows and a one-of-a-kind live DJ roadshow which
included a legendary appearance at Glastonbury, Steve and Kavus mapped
out a musical landscape of rare enchantment, where the only passport
needed was a pair of open ears. No-one, least of all Davis and Torabi
themselves, was expecting the 6-time former World Snooker champion and a
British-Iranian underground rock musician to become one of the most
trusted brands in British alternative music. As Steve and Kavus were
starting to get to grips with the challenge of their newfound status,
events took a further unexpected turn.
Suddenly they found
themselves in a band together. And not just any band ... as two thirds
of Britain's (if not the world's) leading harmonium, guitar and analogue
synth power-trio (with Michael J.York of Coil) The Utopia Strong, the
two friends found themselves plunging into a vortex of spontaneous
compositional excitement.
How Steve and Kavus pulled this off is
just one of the many questions MEDICAL GRADE MUSIC will try to answer.
Part sonic memoir, part Socratic dialogue, part gonzo mission to the
heart of what makes music truly psychedelic this book is the first work
of joint autobiography to ever trace the evolution of a life-changing
friendship through the discographies of Gentle Giant and Voivod. From
the chip-shops of Plumstead to the the wildest shores of Plymouth's
nineties thrash scene.
it's a funny and fearless buddy movie of the soul, with a soundtrack that will make your eyes bleed.
Medical Grade Music - Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi
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