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Blissed out DC Fontana tune from their celebrated debut album, 'Saturn In Her Eyes' is a lysergic collision of culture, cool, continents & creativity.
Recorded on the banks of the River Mersey after legendary Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant invited the group to record at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, this Mark Mortimer song is a true East-West hybrid.
The group was joined in the studio by Indian sarangi virtuoso Surinder Sandhu & a host of others to blend together a fine floating feast of fuzz, Farfisa & exotic instruments like sitar, sarangi, tabla, swarmandal, udu, harmonium.
Droning cellos blend effortlessly with fuzz guitar, baroque brass, fizzing Farfisa organ & topped with Karla Milton's dreamy vocal.
DC keyboard player Scott Riley, the one-time member of Spectrum& E.A.R. (Pete Kember's offshoot projects from the Spacemen 3), features heavily on fuzz guitar.
Composer Mortimer consciously brought together musicians from different ethnic, religious & musical backgrounds in a harmonious pow-wow.
From Mortimer's own pagan leanings through W.A.S.P., Hindu, Muslim & Sikh backgrounds, the song was created in a spirit of unity.
'Saturn In Her Eyes" was produced by Donald Ross Skinner (Julian Cope, Salad, Prolapse, Cud, Love Amongst Ruin) & mastered by Smiths/Talking Heads/Las producer Mark Wallis.
The album 'Six Against Eight' won the band plaudits as a kitchen sink drama record of note.
A French version of the song called "Saturn Dans Les Yeux" was sung by occasional DC collaborator Kicca Andriollo & appears on the album 'La Contessa.'
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The band releases its music on VINYL, CD & MP3.
And the full cast of musicians on the record is as follows.
Karla Milton: English vocals
Kicca Andriollo: Backing vocals / French vocals
Mark Mortimer: Bass guitar
Donald Ross Skinner: Piano, piano strings, Farfisa organ
Scott Riley: Electric guitar, Farfisa organ & piano
Neil Jones: Electric guitar & backing vocals
Ben Jones: Drums
Surinder Sandhu: Sarangi, tanpura, drones
Iqbal Mohammad Khan: Urdu vocal, Indian harmonium
Gavin Skinner: Tabla, gong, udu
Carl Peberdy: Sitar, swarmandal
Jennifer Appleyard: Cello
Steve Trigg: Trumpet
Tim Nighingale: Alto saxophone
Jamie Ryder: Tenor saxophone
Joshua Large: Trombone
Nick Smith: Baritone saxophone
Tim Tapling: Additional percussion
Producer: Donald Ross Skinner
Engineered by: Ashley Martel
Recorded at: Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England
Mixed by: G. Corp at Elephant House Studios, Birmingham, England
Released by DCTone Records Ltd.
Cut & paste video by Mark Mortimer.
mark@dcfontana.com
DC Fontana - Saturn In Her Eyes
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DC FontanaSaturn In Her EyesDonald Ross SkinnerEcho & The Bunnymen (Musical Group)Julian Cope (Musical Artist)Surinder SandhuPsychedelia (Musical Genre)Psychedelic Rock (Musical Genre)Alternative Rock (Musical Genre)Six Against EightPentagram ManMark MortimerScott RileyKarla MiltonDCTone RecordsWilliam Alfred Sergeant (Composer)Sitar (Musical Instrument)Sarangi (Musical Instrument)Spectrum (Musical Group)modLa ContessaAbbesses