Gothic Horizon & Andy Desmond

Gothic Horizon "The Jason Lodge Poetry Book" 1970

Dave Thubron:
Gothic Horizon made two albums: 'The Jason Lodge Poetry Book' (Argo ZFB 26) 1970, which also gained an American release: ([USA:] London PS592) 1971; and 'Tomorrow Is Another day' (Argo ZDA 150) 1972. Their music is not gloomy, brooding, damp, ghoulish, dark, threatening, creepy, bloody, horrifying or any of the other adjectives which spring to mind when one thinks of "Gothic". Instead it is warm, chatty, light, breezy, informal, witty. The albums are sometimes hyped as "psych-pop" (the former especially on account of its convoluted title and colourful pop-art cover) or even "acid-folk", but essentially they are neither of these things; they tends mostly towards folk and acousticism. However there are some tracks here to delight the psychedelically-inclined. The title track of the first album, 'The Jason Lodge Poetry Book', is great. Complex pop of sufficient quality to delight the pop-syke faithful. 'Song For Susan' is so close in sound and style to Fairfield Parlour that it just about escapes charges of plagiarism. 'A J Lone's Dog' is ragtime pop; and unsurprisingly with a title like 'Willow Tree Vale Song' this song is folk. But 'A Third For Jason Lodge' is very weird. Bizarre changes and references to flying, mushrooms and toadstools!



Andy Desmond "Living on a Shoestring" 1975

1st solo album of Gothic Horizon's guitarist. The record was produced by Dave Davis and released from Kinks' "Konk Record"

Great album!!








01. Beware!
02. So It Goes
03. She Can Move Mountain
04. Only Child
05. Let Me Take You In
06. Can't Bear To Live Without
07. Why Not Write Me A Letter
08. No Time To Say Goodbye
09. (Do I Figure) in Your Life ---- Cover song of Pete Dello!!
10. Living On A Shoestring
11. Annie