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Ramases
1 January 1934 to 2 December 1976
Kimberley Barrington Frost, better known as Ramases, was a British musician who graced the Psychedelic and Prog-Folk music scenes.
Discovering Ramases
I first discovered the amazing music of Ramases at age 14 in the South African mining town of Boksburg. A friend’s older brother had Space Hymns and I fell in love with the other-worldly songs and sounds. I was, and still am, a science fiction fan, and had a Christian upbringing, so this album has huge appeal to me on many levels.
I had Space Hymns on a pre-recorded cassette (now long gone), and I bought Glass Top Coffin on import in 1975 from the Cat Ballou music store in Boksburg.
I transcribed the lyrics for both albums during the ’70s and had them hand-written in a hardcover book for many years. On discovering the Internet in 1997 I decided to put them up for any other fans and the fledgling Ramases website was born.
Brian Currin, May 2012 (extract from Complete Discography 6CD Set released in April 2014)
Albums
Imaginary Compilations
Tracks
- Dying Swan Year 2000 / Life Child (hybrid mix)
- Crazy One (early version of Quasar One) single a-side 1968
- Quasar One
- Golden Landing, parts I & II (hybrid mix)
- Glass Top Coffin
- Mind’s Eye (b-side of Crazy One single 1968)
- Hello Mister
- Stepping Stones (hybrid mix)
- And The Whole World
- Earth People
- Balloon
- Saler Man
- Jesus Come Back (hybrid mix)
- Children Of The Green Earth
- Molecular Delusion
- Journey To The Inside (hybrid mix)
- You’re The Only One
- Quasar One (outtake version)
Details
Ramases and Sel were renowned for their original and unique compositions, and their music has had a lasting impact on the creative community. Numerous artists have paid homage by crafting covers, remixes, and hybrid mixes.
Additionally, their work has been sampled and used as inspiration for tributes.
Space Hymns Revisited
One of my all-time favourite albums revisited. Remixes, outtakes and cover versions all taken from the Ramases Complete Discography 6CD set.
Tracks
1. Life Child (remix 2012) – Ramases Incarnate
2. Hello Mister – Blonde From Fargo feat Casey O Day
3. And The Whole World – Martin Ekman
4. Quasar One (out-take version) – Ramases
5. You’re The Only One – Hugo
6. Earth People – The NoMen
7. Molecular Delusion – Douya
8. Balloon – Ethan Gold
9. Dying Swan Year 2000 – Haroula Rose
10. Jesus Come Back – Julia Othmer
11. Journey To The Inside – The Space Monks feat The Subatomic Alliance
Ramases-related posts
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