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Nicholas Berkeley Mason better known as Nick Mason was born on January 27, 1944. While studying architecture he came in touch with Roger
Waters and Richard Wright. The three of them played together in a band called Sigma 6, (later known as the Screaming Abdad's). Later on
they joined forces with Syd Barrett to form Pink Floyd. Mason is the only person to have remained with the band since then. Though being the
drummer of Pink Floyd was his major concern, he did the production for prog albums of Robert Wyatt, Gong and Steve Hillage but he also
produced other kinds of music from Michael ...read more
Nicholas Berkeley Mason better known as Nick Mason was born on January 27, 1944. While studying architecture he came in touch with Roger
Waters and Richard Wright. The three of them played together in a band called Sigma 6, (later known as the Screaming Abdad's). Later on
they joined forces with Syd Barrett to form Pink Floyd. Mason is the only person to have remained with the band since then. Though being the
drummer of Pink Floyd was his major concern, he did the production for prog albums of Robert Wyatt, Gong and Steve Hillage but he also
produced other kinds of music from Michael Mantler and punk band The Damned. Between the recording of The Wall and The Final
Cut with Floyd, Fictitious Sports, his first solo album was released. The album was written by keyboardist Carla Bley. The line-up
included also Bley's partner Michael Mantler and Chris Spedding. Most of the vocals were sung by Robert Wyatt. Being a mixture of jazz and
rock, this album doesn't sound much like Pink Floyd. The complexity of the composition and the humorous elements in the lyrics makes it an
interesting listen, though. In 1985 Mason recorded an album with former 10cc guitarist Rick Fenn. This synthetic pop album is a typical
product of its time and not very progressive. Maybe the single "Lie for a Lie" is interesting for the vocals of David Gilmour. Despite the fact that
Mason would use many of the percussion techniques on the forthcoming Pink Floyd record, this album has little to offer to Floyd fans. « hide |
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