Pink Floyd - The Massed Gadgets Of Auximines
Review by Ken Morris
The Massed Gadgets Of Auximines is a masterpiece of progressive rock by Pink Floyd, released in 1969. The album features a collection of rare and previously unreleased tracks, showcasing the band's experimental and avant-garde side.
The album opens with the haunting instrumental track "The Man," which sets the tone for the rest of the album. The following tracks, such as "Embryo" and "Biding My Time," showcase the band's ability to blend different genres and styles, ranging from blues to psychedelic rock.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "Careful with That Axe, Eugene," a live recording of a performance in Belgium. The track builds up slowly with atmospheric sounds before exploding into a frenzy of screams and distorted guitars, showcasing Pink Floyd's ability to create intense and powerful moments.
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Nightmare (Cymbaline) | ||
| Beset By The Creatures Of The Deep (Careful With That Axe Eugene) | ||
| The Narrow Way (Part 3) | ||
| Daybreak (Reprise) | ||
| Sleep & Nightmare (Cymbaline) | 10:55 | |
| Afternoon (Biding My Time) Doing It (Party Sequence) | ||
| Daybreak (Granchester Meadows) Work | ||
| Behold The Temples Of Light (unreleased instrumental) | 6:42 | |
| Interstellar Overdrive | 11:14 | |
| Doing It (Syncopated Pandemonium) | 5:18 | |
| Behold The Temples Of Light | ||
| Daybreak (part 2) (Grantchester Meadows reprise) | 2:25 | |
| Afternoon (Biding My Time) | 5:25 | |
| Sleeping (Quicksilver) | ||
| The Pink Jungle (Pow R. Toc H.) | ||
| The Labyrinths Of Auximenes (Interstellar Overdrive/Walking Sequence) | ||
| Granchester Meadows | ||
| Daybreak (Part 1) (Grantchester Meadows) | 6:16 | |
| The End Of The Beginning (Closing Section From Saucerful Of Secrets) | ||
| Work (unreleased instrumental) | 8:39 | |
| The Beginning (Green Is The Colour) |
Video
Pink Floyd 1969 Royal Festival Hall rehearsal
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Catalog Numbers
- HL282
- HRV CDR 009
Labels
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- Harvested
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Formats
- CD
- Unofficial Release
- 2 × CDr
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Recorded At | Royal Festival Hall |
Notes
- Live at Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London, England April 14th 1969.
- Track 1: 'Daybreak' (6.16) is another name for 'Grantchester Meadows', and features
- beautiful piano solos from Wright and high harmony vocals from Gilmour on
- the chorus, similar to the shortened version they played for BBC's
- "Nightride" program a month later.
- Track 2: 'Work' (8.39) is an experimental piece made up of percussion and sound
- effects of trains or machines or something. It runs a bit long, perhaps.
- Track 3: 'Afternoon' (5.25) is a version of 'Biding My Time', and a very cool and
- different one too, with a nice piano intro by Wright and great jamming at the end.
- Track 4: 'Doing It' (5.18): This was a pleasant surprise, with very agressive
- drumming by Mason, and organ added on the top. It is similiar in style to
- 'Up The Khyber', the only PF song written by Mason/Wright.
- Track 5: 'Sleep & Nightmare' (10.55): The first minutes of this piece are similiar
- to Amsterdam 17/9/69, with heavy breathing and strange psychedelic noises,
- but instead of 'Cymbaline', we then just get more instrumental ambience, dominated by Wright's spacey organ.
- Track 6: Daybreak 2 (2.08): This is just a collage of soundeffects; birds, ticking clocks and the other usual suspects.
- Track 7: 'The Beginning' (4.35) is another name for 'Green is the Colour', and is
- similiar to the studio version with aucustic guitar and piano. You can hear
- sound effects of seagulls and splashing waves, and the whole thing gives heavy associations to a lazy beach idyll.
- Track 8: As we get 'Beset by Creatures of the Deep' (8.25), there seems to be storm
- coming up; we hear strong wind, and the splashing waves becomes more
- menacing. This version of 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' is an unusual one, with piano during the first two minutes.
- Track 9: The Narrow Way (4.45) features a cool, psychedelic guitar lead from
- Gilmour, but the vocals are almost inaudible during the chorus part.
- Track 10: The Pink Jungle (4.17) is different from the Amsterdam show, since they
- don't play 'Pow R. Toc H.', but instead a drum beat with animal noises (part Waters, part pre-recorded) added on the top.
- Track 11: 'The Labyinths of Auximenes' (8.30) has more weird improvisation. It is different from the Amsterdam 17/9/69 show, but has a footstep sequence.
- Track 12: 'Behold the Temple Of Light' (6.41) This instrumental has sometimes been
- described as an intrumental version of 'The Nile Song', but that is just
- plain false. This version is quite similar to Amsterdam 17/9/69, and while
- it isn't terribly interesting on it's own, it works well within the context.
- Track 13: 'The End of the Beginning' (4.53): The last half of ASOS (which includes
- Storm Signal and not only Celestial Voices) provides a majestic finale to a
- truly magnificent journey.
