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Ant Trip Ceremony was formed by Steve Detray, an Oberlin College student from Ohio. Between 1966 and 1967 he was on sabbatical, during which he stayed in Logan, Utah, with his brother. The group got its name after a suggestion from a local English professor who saw the phrase in a novel (the term “Ant Trip Ceremony” describes modern society). When Detray returned to Oberlin for the 1967-1968 academic year, he disbanded the group, keeping its name. Later, while still a student at Oberlin College, he formed a new band, which included Gary Rosen, George Galt and Mark Stein, who had previously ...read more
Ant Trip Ceremony was formed by Steve Detray, an Oberlin College student from Ohio. Between 1966 and 1967 he was on sabbatical, during which he stayed in Logan, Utah, with his brother. The group got its name after a suggestion from a local English professor who saw the phrase in a novel (the term “Ant Trip Ceremony” describes modern society). When Detray returned to Oberlin for the 1967-1968 academic year, he disbanded the group, keeping its name. Later, while still a student at Oberlin College, he formed a new band, which included Gary Rosen, George Galt and Mark Stein, who had previously played in a blues band. At Oberlin, Mark Stein majored in flute, and Roger Goodman also majored in music. The only member of the group not trained at Oberlin was 16-year-old drummer Jeff Williams. Most of the group's performances took place within the walls of the college (at that time the group was famous for its long improvisational inserts). In 1968, the group decided to record, splitting the recording costs equally. A total of 300 copies were produced; 100 of them were sold to cover the cost of recording the album. The album, called 24 Hours, was recorded over two sessions (the first in February 1968, and the second a few months later). During the first session, Detray recorded everything himself, because... In the spring of 1968 he left college while the others continued their studies. Due to “bad” mixing or technical problems (not known for sure), the vocals on the recording sounded a little earlier than originally planned. “Ant Trip Ceremony” was produced by David Crosby (no relation to David Crosby from the Byrds – just a namesake). The group disbanded after all its members graduated from college. This album is a combination of folk, blues, jazz and oriental psychedelia. « hide |
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