Bodast (also known as Canto) were a late 1960s rock group from London, England. Its most notable member was
Steve Howe, later to join the progressive rock band
Yes
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Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
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. Members were Clive Skinner on guitar and vocals, Dave Curtiss on bass and
Bobbie Clarke
Bobbie Clarke (born Robert William Woodman, 13 June 1940 – 29 August 2014) was an English rock drummer. He was regarded by critics as an important figure in the configuration of early British rock and roll, although he is often chiefly rem ...
on drums. The name of the group came from the first two letters of the members' first names: BObbie, DAve, STeve.
The group recorded an album for
Tetragrammaton Records in 1968. The label had success in the United States with
Deep Purple
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, but went out of business just before the scheduled release date for the Bodast album.
A portion of a song from the Bodast album titled "Nether Street" was renamed "Würm" and was re-used as part of the song "
Starship Trooper" from ''
The Yes Album'' in 1971. Howe says fragments of songs he was working on for Bodast also turned up later in Yes's "
South Side of the Sky", "
Close to the Edge
''Close to the Edge'' is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. It was released on 13 September 1972 by Atlantic Records, and is their last album of the 1970s to feature their original drummer Bill Bruford. After scoring ...
" and
Asia's "One Step Closer", from
that band's debut album.
The 1968 Bodast recordings were eventually released in 1981, and most recently by RPM Records in 2000. Bassist Dave Curtiss later formed a folk duo with Clive Maldoon (born Clive Skinner) called Curtiss Maldoon in 1971. They have recorded two albums, the first simply called ''Curtiss Maldoon'' in October 1971 and Steve Howe played on two songs on that one, and the second ''Maldoon'' in November 1973.
Discography
*''The Bodast Tapes - Featuring Steve Howe'' (1981 Cherry Red – BRED 12)
*''The Early Years'' (Steve Howe with Bodast - printed in France, 1988 & 1990)
*''Spectral Nether Street: The Complete Collection'' (RPM Records, 2000)
*''Towards Utopia'' Esoteric Recordings – ECLEC 2593
References
External links
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English psychedelic rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1968