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    Main » 2010 » December » 7 » Kensington Market ~ 1968 ~ Aardvark
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    Kensington Market ~ 1968 ~ Aardvark
    Kensington Market ~ 1968 ~ Aardvark
    genre: psych
    country: canada
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    time: 37'20" size: 230 mb
     
    Dreams Fantasies & Nightmares:
    Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, (they were named after a downtown neighbourhood there), their first 45 was rather punkish but most of their material is in the pop/rock mould. Of both albums, Aardvark is definitely the superior one. The group mixed many clearly Canadian sounds and arrangements into a sometime psych-pop, sometime folk, sometime Cream-acid-rock format which was always entertaining. The first album, Avenue Road, was definitely more poppy and less representative of their live concerts. In Canada (or at least in Toronto), Kensington Market were considered Canada's answer to the Jefferson Airplane. Shades of progressive rock start creeping in on Aardvark's last piece, Dorian (co-written with Pappalardi), where odd, post-psychedelic chords strode alongside an acid/R'n'B rave-up section.
    After the group split up in 1969 (barely after the release of their second album), bassist Alex Darou retreated to his apartment, not answering anyone's calls. Known for his bouts of depression, the other band members broke down his door to find him dead from malnutrition. It is assumed he was fasting, and went too far.

    Gibson had earlier played with Luke and The Apostles and joined in 1967. He went on to form The Luke Gibson Band and recorded for True North records, a label created by Bernie Finkelstein, who was also Kensington Market's manager. His album was produced by ex-band-member Gene Martynec, who'd become a regular producer for the label. In November 1972 he was considered for the vocal spot in Seatrain. Martynec later played with Silver Tractors and went on to do session and production work.
    Kensington Market's albums have been likened to The Beau Brummels - pleasant melodic pop/rock. They were produced by Felix Pappalardi of Mountain fame. Jimmy Watson was a cousin of Van Morrison. They also secured a couple of Canadian hits. ~ (Vernon Joynson/GB)

    01. "Help Me" 2:49
    02. "If it is Love" 2:43
    03. "I Know You" 1:59
    04. "The Thinker" 2:29
    05. "Half Closed Eyes" 2:29
    06. "Said I Could be Happy" 2:21
    07. "Ciao" 1:15
    08. "Ow-ing Man" 2:37
    09. "Side I Am" 3:19
    10. "Think About the Times" 2:54
    11. "Have You Come to See" 3:03
    12. "Cartoon" 2:32
    13. "Dorian" 6:50
     
    ALEX DAROU bs
    GENE MARTYNEC vcls, gtr, piano
    KEITH McKIE gtr, vcls
    JIMMY WATSON drms
    LUKE GIBSON vcls
     
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