Waters once called the song "an abstract piece". Eventually, however, the entire band restates the main theme, which is repeated with decreasing tempo and more deliberate intensity. The song gradually becomes almost structureless and in free-form tempo, punctuated only by strange guitar noises. Nick Mason's drums then kick in, and after the riff repeats itself a bit, the track turns into improvisation, including modal improvisations, flourishes on the Farfisa organ, and quiet interludes. The opening hook of the piece is a distorted, descending guitar riff, played by Barrett, its composer, with Waters on bass and Richard Wright on organ. The main theme descends chromatically from B to G, before resolving to E, all chords major. "Interstellar Overdrive" shares an emphasis on chromaticism with " Astronomy Domine". Toc H.") was inspired by Frank Zappa's free-form Freak Out! and The Byrds' " Eight Miles High". The free-form section (and also, " Pow R. Around the time the song was written, Barrett was inspired by AMM and their guitarist Keith Rowe, who had a pattern of moving pieces of metal along his guitar's fretboard. Bassist Roger Waters once told Barrett that the song's riff reminded him of the theme tune from Steptoe and Son (by Ron Grainer). Guitarist and vocalist Syd Barrett followed Jenner's humming with his guitar and used it as the basis for the principal melody of "Interstellar Overdrive". "Interstellar Overdrive" originated when early Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner was trying to hum a song he could not remember the name of (most commonly identified as Love's cover of " My Little Red Book"). It has been described as an experimental rock and psychedelic rock song as well as an example of proto-prog. It was seen as Pink Floyd's first foray into space rock (along with " Astronomy Domine"), although band members would later disparage this term. "Interstellar Overdrive" was one of the first psychedelic instrumental improvisations recorded by a rock band. Rex, Pearl Jam, Camper Van Beethoven, Hawkwind, the Melvins, and Simon House. The piece has been covered by acts such as T. Other versions of the track appear on various bootleg recordings. An earlier, longer recording of the song can be heard on the soundtrack to the film Tonite Let's All Make Love in London, which was recorded at Sound Technique Studios in early 1967 and was released in the same year. Sharing the same emphasis on chromaticism with " Astronomy Domine", the piece was recorded in several takes during March and April 1967. The song originated when guitarist Syd Barrett heard the band's manager Peter Jenner humming a song, which Barrett tried to interpret by playing it on his guitar. The song was written in 1966 and is on their 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, clocking in at almost ten minutes in length. " Interstellar Overdrive" is an instrumental composition written and performed by Pink Floyd. B-side label of the French Arnold Layne EP, featuring an edit of "Interstellar Overdrive"įrom the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawnģ: 02 ( Tonite Lets All Make Love in London version)
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