The Utopia Strong TRANSPARENT The combined forces of Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi (Gong/ Cardiacs/ Knifeworld/ Guapo) and Michael J. York (Coil/Teleplasmiste/Guapo) have arrived at no less than a modular driven kosmische colossus of transcendent power enough to drive all talk of green baize firmly into the blue yonder. With Davis’ modular geometry and ambient structures weaving with Torabi’s keen and skewed sense of melody and York’s various gifts for pipes, drones and fevered abstract – the result is a beguiling tapestry as likely to remind listeners of the countercultural benchmarks of Terry Riley, Cluster and Fripp/Eno as the latervortex-voyages of Emeralds and Seefeel. “The overall sound was pretty accidental” reckons Kavus. “I certainly didn’t expect the music to sound so ecstatic and positive, Without wanting to puncture the mystery, there really felt like an element of magic at play in making this album. For the most part it was incredibly effortless” It was never any secret that Davis - even at the peak of his household name status in the 1980s - was as happy putting a needle on a vinyl record as anything else involving a cue. What’s more - his music obsession took on new bounds after his retirement from sport in 2016, with his DJ partnership with Torabi taking him to festivals and clubs for man y a head-spinning rampage, in which the wide-eyed assembled would be as likely to hear Autechre as Black Sabbath. “In twenty years of making records it’s certainly been the easiest and most enjoyable to make” reflects Kavus. “Now, this may have been partly due to us having no preconceptions or expectations but it wasn’t just that. There was absolutely no conflict, and we spent a lot of time together working on it - in my experience that’s a total f**king miracle” “The personal journey I’ve been on since January 2^nd 2018 with Kavus and Mike has been surreal” says Steve. “Probably more so than even the path that unfolded for me in snooker. That was pretty far out but this seems otherworldly!” 01 Emerald Tablet 02 Konta Chorus 03 Swimmer 04 Unquiet Boundary 05 Transition To The Afterlife 06 Pickman’s Model 07 Brainsurgeons 3 08 Do You Believe In Two Gods? 09 Moonchild

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The Utopia Strong TRANSPARENT The combined forces of Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi (Gong/ Cardiacs/ Knifeworld/ Guapo) and Michael J. York (Coil/Teleplasmiste/Guapo) have arrived at no less than a modular driven kosmische colossus of transcendent power enough to drive all talk of green baize firmly into the blue yonder. With Davis’ modular geometry and ambient structures weaving with Torabi’s keen and skewed sense of melody and York’s various gifts for pipes, drones and fevered abstract – the result is a beguiling tapestry as likely to remind listeners of the countercultural benchmarks of Terry Riley, Cluster and Fripp/Eno as the latervortex-voyages of Emeralds and Seefeel. “The overall sound was pretty accidental” reckons Kavus. “I certainly didn’t expect the music to sound so ecstatic and positive, Without wanting to puncture the mystery, there really felt like an element of magic at play in making this album. For the most part it was incredibly effortless” It was never any secret that Davis - even at the peak of his household name status in the 1980s - was as happy putting a needle on a vinyl record as anything else involving a cue. What’s more - his music obsession took on new bounds after his retirement from sport in 2016, with his DJ partnership with Torabi taking him to festivals and clubs for man y a head-spinning rampage, in which the wide-eyed assembled would be as likely to hear Autechre as Black Sabbath. “In twenty years of making records it’s certainly been the easiest and most enjoyable to make” reflects Kavus. “Now, this may have been partly due to us having no preconceptions or expectations but it wasn’t just that. There was absolutely no conflict, and we spent a lot of time together working on it - in my experience that’s a total f**king miracle” “The personal journey I’ve been on since January 2^nd 2018 with Kavus and Mike has been surreal” says Steve. “Probably more so than even the path that unfolded for me in snooker. That was pretty far out but this seems otherworldly!” 01 Emerald Tablet 02 Konta Chorus 03 Swimmer 04 Unquiet Boundary 05 Transition To The Afterlife 06 Pickman’s Model 07 Brainsurgeons 3 08 Do You Believe In Two Gods? 09 Moonchild

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I’ve listened to the latest album (Doperider) by #TheUtopiaStrong now a couple times and it’s honestly brilliant. Musical, layered, electronic goodness but with other instruments too.

#UtopiaStrong is a project by Michael J York (#Teleplasmiste, played also with #Coil), #SteveDavis (#snooker […]

The Utopia Strong – Harpies, by Rocket Recordings from the album Launch300 (Rocket Recordings Compilation)

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The Utopia Strong:
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The Utopia Strong:
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Moths Of The British Isles, by The Utopia Strong from the album Doperider

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Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to poet Christina Rossetti (1830) - The Goblin Market - and Kavus Torabi (1971) - Cardiacs, Gong & The Utopia Strong.
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The Utopia Strong:
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The Atavist, by The Utopia Strong from the album Doperider

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The Utopia Strong:
🎵 The Atavist

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The Atavist, by The Utopia Strong from the album Doperider

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The Utopia Strong:
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'Doperider is a record of great and giving calm. The cover’s lettering suggests Hawkwind at their most planetary, but the record more often encourages an investigation of its immediate surroundings by way of some lysergically-tinged soundtracks'

#TheUtopiaStrong - Doperider

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The Utopia Strong:
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Just arrived, the new album from 'The Utopia Strong' - Doperider (Rocket Recordings, 2025)
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The Atavist The Utopia Strong · The Atavist · Song · 2025

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The Utopia Strong:
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The Utopia Strong:
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[News] The Utopia Strong unveil the official music video for the single "Harpies" from upcoming album Electronic experimentation and audacious Progressive soundscapes — The Utopia Strong unveil the official music video for their new single “Harpies,” taken from the upcoming album “Doperider,” due out ...

[News] The Utopia Strong unveil the official music video for the single "Harpies" from upcoming album
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LUCIFER, by The Utopia Strong from the album Collapse

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The Utopia Strong:
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Moonchild The Utopia Strong · The Utopia Strong · Song · 2019

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Swimmer The Utopia Strong · The Utopia Strong · Song · 2019

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LOVE, by The Utopia Strong from the album Collapse

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The Utopia Strong:
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[Review] The Utopia Strong - Collapse FThe Utopia Strong return with a deeply immersive new work titled "Collapse,"

[Review] The Utopia Strong - Collapse
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#Matmos, William Doyle, #TheUtopiaStrong, Haress, #ScotchRolex, Regis, Dawn Terry, 2rana 3crana and many more fantastic acts will be at Acid Horse 2025 in Wiltshire this weekend...

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#Matmos, William Doyle, Dyslecta, #TheUtopiaStrong, Michael, Regis, Karl D’Silva and many more are coming to Wiltshire! Check out the full line-up and day splits here

Day Tickets now available with and without camping for Acid Horse!

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