The head of his own label Woronzow as well as the co-publisher of his own underground magazine the highly regarded Ptolemaic Terrascope , Saloman is a quintessential English eccentric, a frighteningly prolific talent and a true anachronism purveying an archaic musical genre while simultaneously pioneering the lo-fi aesthetic. After founding the Von Trapp Family, later known as Room 13, Saloman was sidelined in following a motor-cycle accident.

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The head of his own label Woronzow as well as the co-publisher of his own underground magazine the highly regarded Ptolemaic Terrascope , Saloman is a quintessential English eccentric , a frighteningly prolific talent and a true anachronism purveying an archaic musical genre while simultaneously pioneering the lo-fi aesthetic. After founding the Von Trapp Family , later known as Room 13 , Saloman was sidelined in following a motor-cycle accident.

Valedictory Songs followed two years later. Labels: Bevis Frond , Psychedelic. After the group disbanded he performed solo acoustic sets throughout the London area known as Walthamstow. After founding the Von Trapp Family, later known as Room 13, Saloman was sidelined in following a motor- cycle accident. With the money he received as compensation for his injuries, he revived the Bevis Frond name and during his recuperation period assembled 's Miasma, a slice of twisted, latter-day psychedelia issued on Woronzow in an original pressing of Much to Saloman's shock, the record sold out; realizing an audience existed for his brand of time-warped pop, he quickly issued Inner Marshland, another underground success which encouraged him to raid his extensive archives for more material.

With the floodgates opened, new Bevis Frond material -- much of it written and recorded at Saloman's home long before it ever saw release -- appeared constantly; in alone, Woronzow issued three separate collections, Triptych, Bevis Through the Looking Glass and Acid Jam, all spotlighting Saloman's surreal wit and acute social commentary.

Beginning with 's Any Gas Faster, Saloman was secure enough financially to begin recording in an outside studio; as the new decade dawned, he also made his live debut, appearing sporadically with an ever-changing group of backing musicians.