Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Seeds
Information and reviews for 1960s psychedelic garage-rock pioneers The Seeds. Including Sky Saxon's numerous projects 1960-2009 and beyond.
Album of the day
Released around 1976, Lovers Cosmic Voyage (no apostrophe) was a short vinyl LP credited to Sunlight — that is, Sky Saxon, during his time with the Source Family and Father Yod. The music within, recorded in 1973, is very soft, led by Sky's mesmerizing, rolling piano. Sky extemporizes his lyrics and melodies, if you can call them that, with his uncharacteristically meditative voice frequently melting into the music. Lovers Cosmic Voyage was reissued on one side of the 2016 LP In Praise Of Our Father. Lovers Cosmic Voyage, pressed on either pinkish-red, yellow-orange, or black vinyl in small numbers and consisting of about fifteen total minutes of music, could be considered a part of the Yodship project as heard on the Yodship and Yodship Suite 3 records: the music is extemporaneous and free, as is Sky's singing; it features long, unbroken pieces, spliced haphazardly together; and the lyrics are dripping with dense, utopian mysticism and praise for God (i.e., Father Yod). The label mentions both "Golden Flash Records and Tapes" (nothing else seems to have ever been released under this imprint), and "Emerald Light Music — BMI"
Some songs from Sky Saxon and The Seeds
“March Of The Flower Children”
This outstanding and preposterously-arranged track – featuring bullwhip and tuba – was chosen as a single by GNP Crescendo. A legendarily odd Seeds classic.
"The Queen" is a tribute to an earthy woman that Sky Saxon and guitarist Rainbow Starburst recorded in 1977 as Stars New Seeds. "The Queen" appeared on a 7" vinyl EP. In
On the 1977 live album Heavenly Earth, recorded at a small Hollywood club, an audience member yells at Sky Saxon to cut off his long hippie beard. Sky, defiant 'til
What if The Rolling Stones' "Some Girls" were about everyone, not just girls, and instead of sleazy were merely observational? You'd have something like "Some People", Sky
"Bread For Your Head", first of all, is another of Sky Saxon's quintessential hippie song titles. The lengthy track, from 2007's contemplative SOS Radio album, continues
Sky Saxon and Seeds-related Singles and Collectibles
Deep Sky
Discographies, biographies, interviews and more. For the dedicated Seeds/Sky Saxon fanatic.