Howdy Y`all..... after a busy time touring around and looking after mum (she`s much better`er now!) I`ve time to up-date my blog here!
I`ve released 2 new cd`s this year (somehow!) The "4 Track Mind Limited Edition 4 cd box set" which comes in a neat dvd case, full colour artwork, 4 metallic picture disc cd`s, and 2 limited edition (200) full colour (both sides) postcards. All artwork has been done by the talented Kevin Sommers.
Also I`ve re-mastered, added overdubs to the original 8 trks, added 5 new trks and Kevin sommers once again has done the all new artwork to my old 2001 release "Al Chemical`s Lysergic Orchestra", now called "Al Chemical`s Lysergic Orchestra, re-mastered with xtra flashback trks"
Gunslinger have recoreded a live album at the www.sonicrocksolstice.com fest in Wales in June and I`ll be mixing it with Paul Cobbold when I get the chance to!! The front cover is compiled of 2 pictures i took in Tombstone, Arizona in May of this year while on a paid for vacation (thanx Sarah!! xxx) one of which was taken in the actual room where Doc.Holliday played/hosted his Faro game in the Oriental Saloon (which thee Earp`s ran while they were there)in 1881-82, the other picture is of the outside of Big Nose Kate`s Saloon. Kevin Sommers did his magic and the front cover looks great, very unusual..! The album will be called "UNLAWFUL ODDS" Kevin and I both came up with the title ans Sarah played a hand in it too! Its our own brand of "GUN METAL!" only we can do!
On Sept 4th this year I`ve been asked by Dr.Hasbeen on sonic rock solstice to headline his "SRS 2" event caled "On Board the Craft" as "ECLECTIC DEVILS" (mt lastest solo album title)so I`ve got Dan Thompson , Isobel Morris (Bruise), James Hodkinson (Zoo), Louis Davey (Gunslinger), Ron Tree and Dr.Hasbeen as the band! Big Dave`s fantastic new light show will provide the psycedelic`s/films for us! I`ve selected 15 of my best solo songs from my albums for the set.They`ll be a sexy Devil and a sexy Angel there too!
On the 3rd Sept "Group X" (Ron`s idea) will headline consisting of Dan Thompson, Jerry Richards, Harvey Bainbridge , Ron Tree, myself and maybe Danny faulkner of Pre-Med!
Gunslinger are in Eindhoven, Holland on 6th aug and on the great metal fest "Alcatraz" on 7th Aug in Belgium. Then on Sept 10th Gunslinger are at Pacific Parc Amsterdam headling and also headlining a fest "Eich-Kult" in Germany on Sept 11th (my birthday), this`ll be a great event in a great location!!
Studio wise next (Harry C will be pleased to hear) is the "Djinn" album Bridget Wishart and I are working on.
Its an experiment in Arabic music from Metal to ambient! One song is on this site as a taster!! This is gonna be a gooden, both Bridget and I like Arabic music alot!
Thanx for reading this rather long blog but I`ve got alot on and I`m also a bit behind on the blog front!
I`m grateful for all your support and comments, you keep my going!! regards, Alan Davey

Hi all, CD orders are now back to the normal prompt service!! I`m back from the USA. a little jet lagged but awake`ish! I had a great time over there thanx to the as ever kind and welcoming people of the USA!
Took 500+ pic`s,some of which i`ll post on my various sites for ya.
Spent alot of time with Kevin Sommers who travelled with us for 10 days and Ed Bennett came along for 2 days also,it was great to meet Ed at last! Thanx for the shooting guns fun Ed, the Glock 17 9mm was my fav but also loved that steam hammer of a gun, the 357 Magnum!! BOOM!!!
Thanx also to Stephen Keith(Doc Holliday)from Tombstone for 4 days of great fun, and for letting us use his Faro gaming room in the famous Oriental Saloon on Allen Street,the actual place where Doc Holliday played his faro games in for the Gunslinger Live album photo shoot! Thanx for bein there Doc!!
See you all on the road soon, AD

Hello and welcome to my brand new web site!!

Here is some history, present news and future news for ya!

Alan was the Bass player/Synth, vocalist and front man for Hawkwind for 22 years from 1984-2006. Many Hawkwind fans have said he gave them new life and energy and kept the band going strong thru the 80`s and 90`s and into the 21st century with his on stage presence and BIG BASS SOUND!! Something the band desperately missed after Lemmy was sacked! Bob Calvert (rock`s greastest ever poet!), mentioned this to Alan at Leeds Acid Daze Fest in 1988 when they 1st met, saying (with a grin on his face!), "So your the guy I`ve heard all about, the man who plays like Lemmy!" Lemmy had also by now named Alan "Bass Assassin #2"! (as credited by Lemmy on Motorhead`s "Ogasmatron" album!) Lemmy being #1 of course! By 1988 he was contributing synth`s and atmospheric piece`s of music for which he now has a unique reputation. In 1996 he released his 1st solo album "Captured Rotation" which scored the highest mark in Dutch magazine "Aardschok"! Scoring higher than Saxon, Cheap Trick and Motorhead amongst others in the same issue!

Since then he`s released 10 solo albums and just keeps going! The latest being "Eclectic Devils" featuring 15 young ladies on the cover which poor Kevin Sommers had to photograph, (he gets the worst job`s eh!). Kevin has done nearly all Alan`s artwork for his albums and more! Alan has composed and published approx 200 songs for solo projects, his old band Bedouin, and new band Gunslinger, and approx 50 songs for Hawkwind. There are at least 30-40 more songs on his studio PC awaiting completion too. He appeared on approx 40-50 Hawkwind albums, video`s, EP`s, singles and DVDs. Now, at the age of 46 years young,(born 11/09/63) he`s getting faster and louder by all accounts! Al is enjoying mixing and producing all the new projects and albums and is developing a good ear for it! He credits Paul Cobbold for this as Paul has taught Alan a lot over the years! "Thanx P.C!!" A flying thanx also go to Ed Bennett at 1912webworks for all his time building A.D`s new site, "Thanx a mil Ed!!".

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