STEVE JOLLIFFE: ALIEN

Steve Jolliffe

ALIEN

© 1995 Steve Jolliffe (634479301018)

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Soothing and healing . Steve Jolliffe is at his best, creating cosmic electronica and space music atmospheres using synths, flute, vibes and guitar, all played by Jolliffe.

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Steve Jolliffe's solo career as an Independent has enabled him to explore many different musical directions including traditional electronic, ambient/trance and classical.

Steve's beautifully layered keyboard arrangements on Alien are enhanced by his weaving of flute, Yamaha's WX-7, a MIDI Wind Instrument, and soprano and tenor saxophone, all played by Jolliffe.

In between performing, composing and painting, Jolliffe manages to release one Independent album nearly every year. 'Alien' has been referred to as a 'stunning' CD and is considered by some to be one of Jolliffe's best works yet.

Jolliffe and Rick Davies played together in the 60's in a band called the Joint, which later evolved into Supertramp. During the 70's Jolliffe was a member of the blues/rock band Steamhammer and was one of the early members of the renowned synth electronic group Tangerine Dream. Jolliffe has also composed for film and television. The music from his 1999 recording 'Deep Down Far' has been used in advertisements on the Discovery Channel in England and Steve's ambient/trance CD 'Zanzi' was chosen by the national syndicated radio program 'Musical Starstreams' as one of its Top Ten Albums of 1996. Many of Jolliffe's compositions can be found on musical library recordings.

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  • The overall efffect is soothing and relaxing
    author: David Law

    STEVE JOLLIFFE. Alien. Perhaps best remembered for doing his 'bit' in two versions of Tangerine Dream, early and mid period. He contributed, mainly, to the band's album Cyclone, which, to be honest, you either love or hate. He was also the first musician to be accepted into the Berlin Konservatorium who couldn't actually read music. The above two albums are, literally, a drop in the ocean compared to Steve's solo album output. What's also worth noting is the fact that both the above albums are miles apart. Alien is (and could well be) classed as New Age, although it's a term I'm not too happy about. Even the sleeve classes the album as Future Age Music! It features seven tracks, Breaking Point, Goodbye, Arrival and One Love are all string and effective pieces, although the term 'Alien' may build up your hopes for an album dripping and swirling with synth. How wrong you'd be. Organ, flute, strings and the general 'soft' feel is to be had. The overall effect is one of soothing and relaxing, not unlike many new age claims. There is the odd bit of synth keyboard, but nothing like you'd expect. The saxophone that blasts out at you from One Love is another surprise. Alien isn't an album that a TD fan would probably like, but with all due credit to Joliffe, he's no slouch when it comes to being different and at just under 54 minutes, there's a lot of difference here. Like I say, best thing in synth albums since Phaedra. ~(Dave W) Synth Music Direct~

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