Sun Dial

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Nazione:Regno Unito
Attività:dal 1989

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  • Gary Ramon: guitar, vocals, drums
  • Russell Barrett: bass guitar, percussion
Sun Dial is the vehicle of guitarist and singer Gary Ramon, who started recording in the eighties as The Modern Art. He changed the name to Sun Dial when forming his live band. As Ramon’s cohorts came and went, Sun Dial’s style changed, yet it remained rooted in late sixties psychedelia and often focused on the guitar work. Many of the band’s indie label releases came as collectable limited editions and were re-released over the years; they also recorded and released multiple version of several songs.
The first Sun Dial album, “Other Way Out” (1990), copied the sound of the late sixties perfectly and is still celebrated as one of the best examples of neo-psychedelia. After that, Sun Dial recorded some simpler, harder, noisier tunes, which only saw a belated release on the Album “Return Journey” (1993). On the “Overspill EP” (1991) the band came up with dreamier sounds which connected them to the current indie trends. Shoegaze- and space rock-influences shaped the album “Reflecter” (1992), which also had a track based on a drumloop; Sun Dial further delved into electronics for the “Fazer EP” of the same year. They moved to Beggar’s Banquet and had their most commercial outing with “Libertine” (1993), built upon dance grooves and catchy rock riffs, yet not completely abondoning psychedelia. “Acid Yantra” (1995) was an attempt to return to the band’s roots, yet it lacked the outstanding tunes and underground charm of their early records. Gary Ramon brought Sun Dial to a halt but started releasing records again with a new line-up in 2002.
In 2010, they released a 20th anniversary 2-CD anthology, Processed For DNA, via Shrunken Head, their own imprint with Cherry Red, before returning with a new eponymous studio album.

Discografia

Copertina 8

1. FIREBALL / 2. SLIDE / 3. MAGIC POTION / 4. NORTH EASTERN / 5. VORTEX / 6. LUCKY STAR / 7. NEVER FADE / 8. SUNSTROKE / 9. MIND TRAIN / 10. FIREBALL (EP VERSION) / 11. ONLY A NORTHERN SONG ...

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Sun Dial (Shrunken Head / 2010) 

1. STORM COMING / 2. LOCK AND LOAD / 3. YOU'RE THE ONE / 4. NO MERCY / 5. NEVER'S THE RIGHT TIME / 6. DOUBLE CROSS / 7. ZODIAC / 8. NO COMING BACK ...

Copertina 8

1. PLAINS OF NAZCA / 2. EXPLODING IN YOUR MIND / 3. MAGIC FLIGHT / 4. WORLD WITHOUT TIME / 5. SHE’S LOOKING ALL AROUND / 6. LORNE BLUES / 7. OTHER SIDE / 8. EXPLODING IN YOUR MIND / 9. POSTER PAINT ...

Copertina 7
Zen for Sale (Acme Records / 2003) 

1. YOU’RE STILL WONDERING / 2. OPEN YOUR EYES / 3. BELIEVE IN THE SPACEMAN / 4. TUMBLING DOWN / 5. ACID TEST / 6. SUPERNATURAL MAN / 7. OUT OF SPACE OUT OF TIME / 8. BLUE SUGAR / 9. REFLECTIONS

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Live Drug (Acme / 1995) 

1. RED SKY / 2. FIREBALL / 3. FLY INTO THE SUN / 4. BAD DRUG / 5. SLOW MOTION / 6. 3000 MILES / 7. EXPLODING IN YOUR MIND

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Acid Yantra (Beggars Banquet / 1995) 

1. RED SKY / 2. APOLLO / 3. 3,000 MILES / 4. ARE YOU SUPERNATURAL? / 5. BAD DRUG / 6. FLY INTO THE SUN / 7. ROLLERCOASTER / 8. NOVA / 9. YANTRA JAM

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Return Journey (Gallium Arsenide / 1993) 

1. MAGIC POTION / 2. NORTH EASTERN / 3. FIREBALL / 4. THROUGH YOU / 5. U.V. / 6. SUNSTROKE / MIND TRAIN / 7. SLOW MOTION

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Libertine (Beggars Banquet / 1993) 

1. SEND / 2. GOING DOWN / 3. WATCH YOU SMILE / 4. DEEP INSIDE / 5. EVERYTHING YOU SEE / 6. DUAL / 7. HOLD ON / 8. AROUND AND AROUND / 9. STAR BABY / 10. BELIEVER

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Reflecter (UFO Records / 1992) 

1. REFLECTER / 2. EASY FOR YOU / 3. I DON'T MIND / 4. SLOW MOTION / 5. TREMELO / 6. NEVER FADE / 7. SUNSTROKE / 8. MIND TRAIN

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Other Way Out (UFO Records / 1990) 

1. PLAINS OF NAZCA / 2. EXPLODING IN YOUR MIND / 3. MAGIC FLIGHT / 4. WORLD WITHOUT TIME / 5. SHE'S LOOKING ALL AROUND / 6. VISITATION / 7. OTHER SIDE / 8. LORNE BLUES

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