Magic Mushroom Band

Magic Mushroom Band was originally founded in 1982 as a British "psychedelic space pop" band by Gary Masters (Gary Moonboot, guitar), Kim Russell (Kim Oz, vocals) and guitarist Gary Twining. Wayne Buaku(bass) and Jim Lacey (drums) completed the band. Later they formed their own label Fungus Records and started working together with the Magick Eye Records as well. Kim Russell became Kim Masters. Soon after Marc Hunt (AKA Swordfish) replaced drummer Jim Lacey in 1989, they began to explore the Ambient-Dub (and eventually Goa/Trance/House) territory with their side-project Astralasia. While the members still considered themselves mainly as being the Magic Mushroom Band, Astralasia was a huge success from the start, and they soon spent more time on the side project than on the original formation. After the founding members Gary Moonboot and Kim Oz left, the band has been "on hold" since 1995. The side-project Astralasia is still alive and active. 
==Links to Peel ==
The band used an outro by Peel for their Feed Your Head cassette album, where his voice appeared after the Wide Eyed & Electrick track . The group's songs were played by Peel in the mid-80's and early 90's and he would continue play their material with their side project of Astralasia.
==Shows Played==
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*12 August 1985: Wide Eyed And Electrick (LP – The Waking Dream) Psycho
*12 August 1985 (BFBS): Magick Eye (v/a album - The Waking Dream) Psycho
;1990
*04 January 1990: You Can Be My L-S-D (album - Eyes Of The Angel) Aftermath
;1991
*01 December 1991: 'Pictures In My Mind' (12" Single) Magick Eye
==External Links==
*Discogs
*Magickey
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