Dr Phibes And The House Of Wax Equations - Hypnotwister

Second album of spaced out cosmic rock from Dr Phibes , my favourite "shoulda been massive" group, released in 1993 and just as good as thier storming debut.Keeping it short 'n' sweet on this one , check out previous posts for more info ,debut and Glastonbury 93 boot ( link now working again along with the link to Rockabilly Psychosis And The Garage Disease)

Hypnotwister

A bit late for this but some wise words from the old rogue ......"Be childish. Be irresponsible. Be disrespectful. Be everything this society hates" or the more well known and usefull, "You only get cash from chaos"

Dr. Phibes And The House Of Wax Equations - Live Glastonbury '93

Been meaning to re-upload this for sometime, was available through Last FM page but link has expired . Anyway here is Dr. Phibes' performance from Glastonbury '93 where they had a large "Dr. Phibes" balloon hovering over the festival for the duration of most of the festival (Im sure there is a story about it losing it's mooring and causing chaos at higher altitudes above the site to a plane or hopefully a police helicopter).I did go that year but got sort of distracted and missed them , as you do or did at Glastonbury , but managed to pick up a C90 of the set the next day . Audience recording but still very much worth a listen . Apologies in advance as I'm not 100% on the correct track-listing and also for the piss poor knocked out "cover" ,novice at photoshop/image type software, feel free to make a better one and send it to me.Check out wiki and first post for more on the "should of been massive" and seriously under appreciated Dr. Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations. Glasto '93 here.

Thanks to Keith for these links to some quality French broadcast recordings .

http://dl.free.fr/rs8ltGsRu

http://rapidshare.com/files/281224805/Phibes.exe.html

Dr. Phibes And The House Of Wax Equations

This three piece hailing from the north west were often compared,rather obviously ,with The Jimi Hendrix Experience .Two white guys on bass and drums,Lee Belsham and Keith York, fronted by a black guy,Howard King Jr, playing dynamic lead guitar laden with effects and feedback as if in a wild jamming session.Although lumped in with the indie scene of the time there was much more to this unique band as suggested by supporting Hawkwind , Killing Joke and Spiritualized which acknowledges their heavy ,tripped out psychedelic edge.They gigged extensively throughout the early 90s along with two appearances at Glastonbury gaining a good live reputation .I have regretted not seeing them since as I very much doubt we will hear from them again as tragically Howard King Jr is currently serving time at her majesty's pleasure after being found guilty of murder in 1997 .The debut album Whirlpool was released in 1991 and was followed by a handful of e.ps along with their last album Hypnotwister in 1993. All their recorded output is worth tracking down along with Peel and Mark Radcliffe sessions and a live Glastonbury bootleg. Click here for the brilliant debut.