Individual tracks from the album are available from
Individual tracks from the album are available from
Member Since: 17/07/2006
Band Website: http://www.solarbud.co.uk
Band Members: Solar Bud - aka Andy Hunt - began his musical life as a guitarist.After spending years in the obligatory cover bands, Andy recorded some of his best material with an outfit called the Green Inspiration Band (www.greeninspirationband.com) in Swansea - heavy psychedelic rock.Other bands Andy has played in include the (international) Electric Druids, and more recently the Dandelion Clocks.Andy's tastes have always been eclectic, and he has consistently refused to limit himself to activity in one kind of music or another. He draws his influences from rock (psychedelic and otherwise), folk, dance (of all descriptions), blues, and the sounds of the natural world.From an early age, Andy has immersed himself in the natural world, and living in harmony with nature is one of his guiding principles. This means that as a fan of electronic gadgetry of all descriptions, a commitment to renewable energy and sustainable living is a 'must'. Andy runs a couple of blogs, one of which is 'green cottage', a diary of sustainable living in his modest two-up, two-down end terrace in Lancashire:http://greencottage.burysolarclub.netAndy became involved with dance music through some friends who told him that the dance community were exactly the community he was looking for, and would help him promote Earth-friendly living and raise money for alternative energy projects.After a bad experience promoting parties in Manchester, Andy lost heart for a while, as it seemed to him that this promise had proved false, and that the dance community really only cared about self-indulgence and hedonistic excess.However, not one to give up, Andy decided that if he was to be able to communicate with people in the dance community, he would have to do it through his own music. To this end, he adopted the name 'Solar Bud' (after a Swansea punk rock band whose drummer sadly died), and wrote his first dance album, "Lightning Harvest". The double album refuses to be pigeonholed, and although not derivative, encompasses many different styles of music - from psychedelic trance and techno to celtic folk and hard euphoric dance.Andy also plays in a 'New Age' Celtic folk acoustic trio. As a musician, he consistently pushes the boundaries and refuses to be confined by fashion or the 'market' sound. He believes in freedom of expression and free inspiration.Andy can be found playing at free parties, clubs and festivals alike. Wherever you find him playing, you will know that the event organisers have agreed to tackle the carbon emissions associated with the event, as Andy will only play at forward-looking 'green' events on principle. He has a record of successfully influencing events to look at alternative energy options and reduce their carbon footprint, and is always looking for new 'green' event collaborations.
Influences: Astral Projection, Doof, Binary Finary, The Secret, Distortion Orchestra, Zen Terrorists, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, PK Allott, James Hollingsworth, Jebo, Roy Harper, Ozric Tentacles, Eat Static, Megadog parties/festival, Stay Up Forever acid tekno, Tim Blake, Hawkwind, Clannad, Pentangle, Tinrib, Green Inspiration Band, Lab4, Vibe Tribe, Loreena McKennitt, Mary McLaughlin, Maire Brennan, Stafford Beer, John Hurford, Solar Bud (Canadian solar pyrographer), Keiretsu, Barenaked Ladies, Spacemen 3, Steve Hillage, John Renbourne, Dezi, Jerry Sinewave, Goa trance, acid trance, psychedelic trance, ambient electronica, Celtic folk, J.S. Bach, Gustav Holst, Paul Brennan, AfroCelts, Joni Mitchell, Sandy Denny, Rob Hopkins, Jim Kunstler, Richard Heinberg, Colin Campbell, Jim Hanson, Jim Henson
Sounds Like: Hard melodic psychedelic techno trance with a Celtic twist
Record Label: Absoluteness
Type of Label: Indie