Biography
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Alien Planetscapes
Effective period / Period of releases: 1987 - 1996
Members: David Prescott, Al Margolis, Blaise Siwula, Carl Howard, Doug Walker, Larry Olsen, Louis Boone, John Cordes, John Potenza, Len Pace, Reginald Taylor, Barney Jones, Richard Orlando, Chris Altenhoff, L.G. Mair, Jr., Rob Alfonso, Matthew Block, Phil Howell, Kevin Mapplebeck, Jeff Miller (13), Gary Jones (26), Josh Gazes
American space-rock band founded in 1982. The group started off doing mainly solo and duo synthesizer improvisations with Doug Walker, Carl Howard, and others before expanding into a almost big band format and creating a mix of jazz and space rock music. The group released 106 tapes and release 107 was their only official CD release, Life on Earth. Quite a few compilations of live and other studio material appeared after Live on Earth, all on CD-R. The group ended when founder Doug Walker passed away on April 4th of 2006. Rich Orlando has continued to release archive material by the group.Own label / self-released tapes are on: Audiofile Tapes, Galactus, or Not On Label (Alien Planetscapes Self-released)