The Quintessence - Midnight Mode

[earthless1990]

Raja Ram is flute GOD

[sathyamss]

am stoned as fuck and tripin on that song :D

[redrabfab]

Great to hear this again. So much good music I have forgotten in my pursuit to hear everything. Yes i was 18 in 69 and music is still full of surprises.

[buesy12]

Awesome to find this. Really enjoyed this.

[chigaukurasukai]

nice!!!! niceeeee!!!!!!

[MrGianc]

I lost this group from very long time,thanks to youtube I found and i am happy to get my memory of the'70 back. No doubt , of course, the'70 the best music of all momnet!!!!

[Krsna93]

Hare Krishna!

[syvreta]

The body is 59 but my hearts still sings to your music. Rapturous.

[NCla94]

Raja Ram would definately win in a Shakashuri Blowdown.

[steveavison]

fucking hippies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stuckinsidemymobile]

@steveavison fucking yuppies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sumanth325]

no1 commented on this track for a month? LOL come on ppl did justin bieber release a new track or something?

[sumanth325]

im only 22 but can definitely appreciate raja ram all day. haha. sweet track. i saw shpongle in SF quite recently! i too was blown farther than ever before by raja rams sheer performance!!!

[MothersHour]

WERE YOU YOUNG IN EARLY 70’S UK? Back then I bought a compendium LP- a mix of perhaps UK artists. The only name I remember on it was Quintessence, but the track I fell in love with was LOST MY STEERING WHEEL. A male singer with a deep, oh so sad voice. I have looked up the song, but none of the versions I found come close to the heartrending soulful rendition that I remember on this mix LP! Help, does anyone happen to know who I am looking for??

[johnmickle]

Hell yes

I had no idea raja ram went this far back

[stevenlouischapman]

Holy Shiva! Getting it straight at Notting Hill Gate!

[SnakeFists]

@stevenlouischapman i heard, they all sit around and meditate.

[gogos52]

Peace !!

[dannyhood66]

Are some of these guys originals from haight ashbury? That came up with the decision 40+ years ago, that it was time to leave America and decided to move to India? To me them fuckers were way ahead of their time..Unless it was already well known? I don't think it was that touristy back then other than rich people.!hA ''Wait ,are they even from India? LOL! ''I'LL bet by the mid 70s they thought about leaving India for Amsterdam.!aH ''I think pot is a boring high,''Hash might be a little better.

[steveo23ism]

sweet still got the same positive uplifting vibe now as back then and raja ram has kept the faith. still makes happy universe music.

[jeffhardy077]

LOVE YOU RAJA RAM

[MINERSSTRIKE]

DEFINITELY the most underrated band of all time. Shiva's voice is world class. Alan's guitar playing is second to none. I got into these guys about four years ago. Wish I could've experienced those "happenings"

[B1GGB0SSrevolution]

This band blow my fucking mind. Does any one no where i can download their discography from?

[iamearthbornami]

love this band~saw them about 1971 in swansea university Wales~awesome

[mtopper66]

First time I've ever heard this band--me likes. A lot. Indian/psych/jazz/folk...brill­iant combination.

[Troublein423]

check out Shpongle if you havent already...it is the raja rams most recent project. very good stuff.

[funcktheduck]

oh well grandma, thats what life s all about - experience.

it ´s all about that polarity stuff - unless you experience bad friends you ll never know what "good friend´s" are.

smile

[vneach]

6969SpAcE...ROFL!!!

Am Grandma now but ...

bak n 1971, tuk a trip, this exact day 11/05.

Was so BLOWN AWAY by flute playing,I didn't get bak2planet Earth4almost a year. Trying to hold on2 my job as a stenographer, I one-day tried2 xplain2 my boss why I wasn't "there"(attentive).Sharing my new "UNDERSTANDING"/perceptions w/him as to my activity with LSD, he promptly fired me my ass. I kudn't LEGALLY complain2anyone!!

B careful! Hav a gud trip w/gud friends.Mine were useless;I kno beter now ;)

[SnakeFists]

@vneach Your was an Idiot!

[PhilK005]

@vneach By your typing and mispelling (stenographer ????) I'd say you still haven't come down from your trip

[teddyboydwarf]

They played at The University of Kent umpteen times during the time I was there (1969-72).

[6969SpAcE6969]

man,, that flute.. I've definitely got to trip to this.

[inpsywetrust]

1200 mics

[Vandertop]

It's good to see plenty of Quintessence vids on YouTube now. They've always been one of my fave bands. Unfortunately I never got to see them live (I went to the Reading Festival around 1974 but they were not allowed on stage because another band took up all their time!). I had a wonderful afternoon at Allan's flat though.

[ohisashiburi]

Saw them in Tunbridge Wells many moons ago..always loved em...many a great trip!

[mogotootzi]

A true milestone, a gem of flute playing!

Extremly psychedelic today as it was back then!

Constant build up,

every phrase reveals another insight, great!

[dymethyltripamine]

Man I wasn't even born when they recorded this. I first heard Raja Ram playing the flute on a Shpongle track a few years ago.

I can immediately recognize it's him playing the flute - Shpongle tracks like "Exhalation" are still very much alike.

If you never heard of Shpongle but like Raja Ram, then you gotta listen to "Behind Closed Eyelids" by Shpongle. You won't regret it. Raja Ram and Simon Posfords are the gods of Psy. Seriously, they can't be human!

[SnakeFists]

SATNAAM

[TheSinghFIRE]

@SnakeFists 'God's existence is the Utmost reality'

[SnakeFists]

@TheSinghFIRE and we are part of the reality.

[TheSinghFIRE]

@SnakeFists no doubt brother!

[davidetclare]

reformed not sure all original line up Raja Ram may not be with them at Sonic rock @ the solstice. I've got 2nd album saw them @ glastonbury '71. Me turned 57 couple days ago

[soadstas]

i am 30 and i think that raja ram is still a bridge for genarations.he still creates great music!!

[richardhaxell]

weren't the sixties great.Anybody got the second album.that opened up like a shrine. I lost mine years ago..would love to hear it again. Peace Richie

[LEEDSPETER001]

yes I've got the second album. and the 1st and 3rd. I bought them at the time 69 - 71. I'm 55 now.

[scleary1952]

Just forgotten how wonderful they sounded - they came to Wolverhampton circa 1970 or 1971 and as there was so few people in the audience we all sat on the stage with them - what a night!

[ohisashiburi]

Totally agree...'Dive Deep' was pure brilliance too.

[davidetclare]

looking forward to seeing them again @ sonic rock festival and some other psychedelia.

[wigmiester]

whats this now ? are they reforming or something ?

[soadstas]

raja ram is very succesfull in electronic music and i do not think that they will reform due to his full scedule!!!

[wigmiester]

they'll be playing at sonic solstice in wales in about 2 weeks !

[tafcm]

Raja The God Father

[leipzigyellow]

Magnificent. Where is that space now?

[Murple333]

Raja Ram (the flute player from Quintessence) has been one of 2 people involved in a fantastic project called Shpongle the last few years. Look for their song "Divine Moments of Truth" or "Behind Closed Eyes." The space is still out there!

[antitoxin]

this is really, really good.

[zensho1]

What a great band. Their gigs were fantastic - those joss sticks, the audience involvement. The only band that stuck true to their 'hippy' values.

[PoorChild3]

Life was somehow much simpler then . . .

:o)

[veoloquenoveo]

jaja raja ram the old timer

[judeblueeyes]

Ah this takes me back. Wonderful to hear this again.

[owatube]

which is raja ram?

[SixMillionDollarAcid]

I would guess that he's the far left one

[Xone0winged0angelX]

it is him

[joeheadblues]

The best stuff. The approach of this band is pure joy.