Darryl Way's Wolf
A
founding member of Curved Air,
classically-trained violinist and keyboard wizard Darryl Way took
flight in 1973 to form prog rock project, Wolf.
Augmented by the likes of John Etheridge on guitar, Ian Mosley
(ex-Walrus) on drums and American Dek Messecar on bass and vocals,
Darryl Way's Wolf completed a trilogy of albums for Deram.
Canis Lupus (1973) was an adventurous debut, breaking
away from Curved Air's shackles.
Vocal tracks took up Side One (including Camel-esque
The Void and flop single, Wolf ), while Side Two was
instrumental.
Ex-King Crimson member Ian
McDonald (who produced the album) guested on the honorary closing
cue, McDonald's Lament , a unique fusion of classical and
folk.
 The follow-up, Saturation Point (1973), was subdued by
comparison, though tracks such as Two Sisters (another flop
single) and the Focus-like Game Of X
, stood out.
Supplemented by one-time If vocalist John Hodgkinson, third
album Night Music (1974), marked a return to form, opening
with The Envoy and 10cc-like Black
September .
Darryl subsequently returned to Curved Air, also releasing a
solo LP ( Concerto For Electric Violin ) in 1978. Dek
Messecar joined Caravan, while Ian
Mosley teamed up with Marillion.
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