Freedom's Children

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The Homecoming 00:00 Tools
1999 00:00 Tools
Kafkasque 00:00 Tools
Aileen 00:00 Tools
The Kid Came From Hazareth 00:00 Tools
Tribal Fence 00:00 Tools
Medals Of Bravery 00:00 Tools
That Did It 00:00 Tools
Afterward 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts Part 1 00:00 Tools
Fields And Me 00:00 Tools
Sea Horses 00:00 Tools
Galactic Vibes 00:00 Tools
Sea Horse 00:00 Tools
Astra 00:00 Tools
About the Dove and His King 00:00 Tools
Season 00:00 Tools
Battle Hymn Of The broken-Hearted Horde 00:00 Tools
Judas Queen 00:00 Tools
The Crazy World Of Pod 00:00 Tools
Miss Wendy's Dancing Eyes Have Died 00:00 Tools
Mrs. Browning 00:00 Tools
Satisfaction 00:00 Tools
Country Boy 00:00 Tools
Boundsgreen Fair 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Ago 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts (pt. I & II) 00:00 Tools
Slowly Toward The North (pt. I & II) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Your Father's Eyes 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts 00:00 Tools
Season ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
Judas Queen ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
Slowly Toward The North 00:00 Tools
Mrs. Browning ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts (part 1) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts Part 1 & 2 00:00 Tools
Country Boy ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts (parts 1 & 2) 00:00 Tools
Boundsgreen Fair ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Ago ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
about the dove and his ring 00:00 Tools
Kafkasque ( Bonus ) 00:00 Tools
Eclipse 00:00 Tools
slowly toward the north (part I and part II) 00:00 Tools
Slowly Towards The North (Parts 1 & 2) 00:00 Tools
Little Games 00:00 Tools
Slowly Towards The North Part 00:00 Tools
gentle beasts (part I and part II) 00:00 Tools
Introduction 00:00 Tools
Season (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Mrs. Browning (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Kafkasque (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Ago (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Judas Queen (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
The Eagle Has Landed 00:00 Tools
The Homecoming (live) 00:00 Tools
1999 (alternative demo mix) 00:00 Tools
The Crazy World Of Pod (Electronic Concerto) 00:00 Tools
The Crazy World Of Pod electronic concerto 00:00 Tools
Country Boy (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Boundsgreen Fair (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Satisfaction (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts, Part 1 00:00 Tools
Slowly towards the north Part 1 & 2 00:00 Tools
The Coffee Song 00:00 Tools
Homecoming 00:00 Tools
Miss Wendy's Dancing Eyes Have Died (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
The Coffesong (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts Part I 00:00 Tools
The Kid He Came From Nazareth 00:00 Tools
Little Games (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Miss Wendy´s Dancing Eyes Have Died (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Kid Came From Hazareth 00:00 Tools
Medals for Bravery 00:00 Tools
Your Father´s Eyes (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
gentle beasts (part I and part 00:00 Tools
1999 (or galactic vibes) 00:00 Tools
Slowly Toward The North Part 1 00:00 Tools
Slowly Toward The North Part I 00:00 Tools
Slowly Towards The North 00:00 Tools
Battle Hymn Of The Broken Hearted Horde 00:00 Tools
Purple Forest 00:00 Tools
Your Father's Eyes (Bonus) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts Part II 00:00 Tools
gentle beasts, pt 1 (or astra) 00:00 Tools
That did it 1970 00:00 Tools
Your Fathers' Eyes 00:00 Tools
Slowly Toward The North Part II 00:00 Tools
The Home Coming 00:00 Tools
Tribute 00:00 Tools
The Coffesong 00:00 Tools
The Crazy World Of POD: Electronic Concerto 00:00 Tools
1999 (Unreleased Extended Version) 00:00 Tools
10 years ago 00:00 Tools
1999 (Single Edit) 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts, Parts 1 & 2 00:00 Tools
Freedoms Children - Astra 00:00 Tools
The End 00:00 Tools
Introduction (Narrative) 00:00 Tools
The Kid He Came From Hazareth (Yes With An H) 00:00 Tools
Coma 00:00 Tools
E-Dub 00:00 Tools
Slowly Toward The North Pt 1&2 00:00 Tools
Gentle Beasts Pt 1&2 00:00 Tools
Slowly Towards the North, Parts 1 & 2 00:00 Tools
Freedoms Children - Galactic V 00:00 Tools
About The Dove And His King (1971) 00:00 Tools
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Freedom's Children is a psychedelic rock band that formed in 1966 in South Africa. The band released their debut single, a cover of Cream's 'The Coffee Song', along with its B-Side, a cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction' in 1967. Freedom's Children were the subject of controversy in South Africa, at the time a very conservative society, and were often banned from playing in small towns. They were also restricted by censorship. For example, in order to get airtime on the apartheid state broadcaster, the band were required to change their name of their first single to 'Fleadom's Children', since the term 'Freedom' was deemed to be too political. In 1970, Freedom's Children — the line-up at the time being Ramsay McKay on bass (also responsible for writing the lyrics), Julian Laxton on the lead guitar and electronics, Brian Davidson providing vocals and Colin Pratley on percussion. This album named Astra was recorded following the band's disillusionment from trying to work in Britain, where they hoped to be a greater success. However, due to sanctions on South African groups by the British Musician's Union, combined with a cultural embargo; they were neither able to play in Britain, nor secure work permits allowing them to stay for a longer period of time. Their time in Britain on a tourist visa did, however, allow them to see a great deal of British bands and was a source of inspiration. The unusual sound of Astra was created by Julian Laxton's 'black box', an effects unit through which all of the instruments could be patched to change various qualities of the sound, such as phasing, and also adding echoes. Popular rumour has it that Pink Floyd used a version of this Black Box, or was inspired by it, but Freedom's Children deny this, saying that they were unaware of each other's work at the time, and had never met. Indeed there is no real evidence to support the rumour. The following year, with another line-up, Freedom's Children released the Galactic Vibes LP. This time, all of the band with the exception of Colin Pratley and the new string arranger Robin Netcher were involved in the songwriting process. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.