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In the 1980s, Peter Astor rode the tiger of Scotland's "feedback pop" first
with the Loft, that recorded the seminal singles
Why Does The Rain (1984) and Up The Hill (1985),
later collected on Once Round The Fair (Creation),
and then with the Weather Prophets.
The Prophets, whose early material was collected on
Diesel River (Megadisc, 1986), specialized in
psych-pop ditties like the single Almost Prayed (Creation, 1986)
Naked As The Day You Were Born, the standout track on
debut album Mayflower (Elevation, 1987),
and In Between, from Judges Juries & Horsemen (Creation, 1988).
Melodies were occasionally warped by acid-jams in the vein of
Television:
She Comes From The Rain, from Mayflower,
and Hollow Heart, from Judges Juries & Horsemen.
Astor tried the solo career with Submarine (Creation, 1990), a
collection of languid psychedelic ballads a` la Syd Barrett.
At the end of the decade, Astor resurrected with a solo project named
The Wisdom Of Harry.
The early singles and EPs are collected on
Stars Of Super 8 (Matador, 1999) and already show the singer and
guitarist experimenting with electronica.
House Of Binary (Matador, 2000) is the album of a singer songwriter
who aims at extending Beck's experiments.
Coney Island Of Your Mind is a harmless pop ditty, but
Caesar Boots and Boxed belong to a new musical race.
Torch Division (Matador, 2003), on the other hand, is more mainstream.
Astor was also active as Ellis Island Sound, but its songs were documented only
much later on The Good Seed (2007).
His solo Hal's Eggs (Static Caravan, 2005) is a collection of traditional
folk songs.
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