Sketches in Sound

Nic Potter is probably best known for his work with the

British rock band Van Der Graaf Generator. Initially

however Nic played in a band called The Misunderstood

along with Guy Evans who would also join Van Der

Graaf Generator. Nic joined Van Der Graaf Generator

in 1969 and recorded the album The Least We Can Do

Is Wave To Each Other and recorded part of the next

album H To He, Who Am The Only One before leaving.

He was however to return to the band later in the

seventies and played on two more albums from the

band, the studio album The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure

Dome and the live album Vital before the band split.

In between times and of course beyond his final stint

with Van Der Graaf Generator Nic Potter has had an

extensive solo career recording a number of solo

albums and for a short period in the early to mid

eighties was a member of Peter Hammill's band The

K Group.

Sketches In Sound was originally released in 1986

and features Average White Band saxophonist Malcolm"

Molly" Duncan  on the opening track Optimism and one

track, Purple Dawn co written by John Ellis who also

engineered the album

Tracks include; Optimism, Cuban Dance, Future

Contemplation and Bird Take Flight. Sketches In Sound

forms part of a campaign of Nic Potter reissues that

started with the release of the boxed set All Contained

in 2009.

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