Neutrons

The Neutrons were a short-lived prog rock formation from the 70's, an offshoot of Welsh psychedelic band Man. Two of its members, namely keyboard player Phil Ryan and guitarist/bassist Will Youatt, left in 1973 to form the Neutrons with drummer John Weathers (Gentle Giant), violinist Stuart Gordon (Incredible String Band) and a slew of other musicians. They took their name from Iorwerth Pritchard And The Neutrons, a band Ryan and Youatt had created prior to forming the Neutrons.
Whereas the music of MAN was predominantly guitar based, the Neutrons concentrate on the keyboards; their heavy use of synthesisers, a strong Gentle Giantedge as well as slight Brit-folk overtones characterise their sound. Of interest to prog lovers is their first album titled "Black Hole Stars", which features interesting keyboard-driven psych prog with good guitar leads. The more commercial second album "From the Blue Cocoons", which features several female vocals, is not as adventurous but is still worth checking out. Fortunately, both albums are available on a single CD released in 2003 by BGO Records.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played some tracks from the group in 1974, especially via their 'Black Hole Star' album. He also had them do a session for his show. However, when reviewing their 'Dance Of The Psychedelic Lounge Lizards' single, in Singles Reviews, published in Sounds music paper on 31st August 1974, he mentioned that the track trundles along nicely enough but sounds a whit messy at times.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1974-10-17. First Broadcast: 31 October 1974. Repeated: 28 November 1974
*Take You Further / Living In The World Today / Welsh R Blunt
==Other Shows Played==
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*24 September 1974: Dangerous Decisions (LP - Black Hole Star) United Artists
*10 October 1974: Living In The World Today (LP - Black Hole Star) United Artists
==External Links==
*Prog Archives
*Discogs
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