Music:
Member Since: 09/09/2007
Band Members: * Phil Manzanera - electric 6 & 12 string guitars, treated guitars, fender rhodes piano
* Charles Hayward - drums, percussion, keyboards, voice
* Dave Jarrett - fender rhodes & steinway grand pianos, farfisa & hammond organs, VCS3
* Bill MacCormick - electric bass, treated bass, back-up voices
Influences: Having originated from a college band by the name of Pooh and the Ostrich Feather, Quiet Sun was formed in 1970 after MacCormick had made friends with Robert Wyatt, the son of a friend of his mother's. The band integrated jazz elements and sparkling keyboard sounds into their complex music - similar to Soft Machine. Quiet Sun split up in 1972, with Manzanera going onto Roxy Music and MacCormick to Matching Mole.
In 1975, Manzanera booked a studio for 26 days to record his album Diamond Head and got Quiet Sun together again to record an album, Mainstream, from their old composed material in the studio, with participation from Brian Eno and the late Ian MacCormick. Afterwards, Hayward formed This Heat, and Jarrett began teaching mathematics.
Type of Label: Major