A Gift from the Culture
"A Gift from the Culture", published in 1987, is a short work of space opera, by the Scottish science fiction author Iain M. Banks. The story is an early venture into the "complex and unusual and very distant" setting of the Culture, which Banks would further develop through various of full length novels, stories, and his essay "A Few Notes on the Culture".
Culture (band)
In 1981 the three singers went their own ways. Hill carried on using the Culture name, and recorded the "Lion Rock" album, which was reissued in the United States by Heartbeat Records. Hill and his new band recorded a session for long time supporter John Peel in December 1982, and the group went on to record further studio sessions for Peel in 1998 and 2002, and their performance at the Royal Festival Hall in July 1998 was broadcast on his show. For their part, Walker and Dayes recorded a handful of songs on their own – a few of which turned up on an album titled "Roots & Culture". Hill performed at the "Reggae Sunsplash" festival in 1985 and in 1986 the original line-up reformed to record two highly regarded albums – "Culture in Culture" and "Culture at Work".