English avant-garde musician Colin Robinson (Jumble Hole Clough, Churn Milk Joan, Big Block 454) broadcasted the 3rd episode of his monthly Answers On A Postcard show on Otto Radio on April 3rd. Missed it? It is now on Mixcloud:
I will prove that 1970 was Year Zero for popular music; things started to go downhill by the 1980s, and before then, it was just tuning up. Expect Gong, Groundhogs, Soft Machine, James Brown… Out Demons Out!
Live Au Bataclan 1973, an album by the cult progressive space rock band Gong, wil be back in print as a 2LP for Record Store Day. Originally released in 1990 the concert captures the band in the midst of The Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy period.
Progressive space rock legends Gong have added a show in Birminghame to their UK tour in September, performing songs from their 2009 album 2032 and a selection of their extensive back catalog.
Support act is Nik Turner’s Space Ritual.
Progressive space rock legends Gong have announced three UK shows in September. The band will play songs from their 2009 return to form album 2032 and a selection of their extensive back catalog.
The forthcoming UK concerts will once again reunite core GONG members, including original founding member Daevid Allen (guitar, vocals), Steve Hillage (lead guitar), Gilli Smyth (space whisper and poetry), Miquette Giraudy (synthesizer), Chris Taylor (drums), Dave Sturt (bass) and Ian East (sax and flute).
Support act is Nik Turner’s Space Ritual.
Prog masters Gong have unveiled an animated video for How To Stay Alive, made by Japanese manga team Mood Magic featuring Daevid Allen's drawings. It is a track from the new album 2032, which will be released September 21st.
The Steve Hillage Band serves as the support act for the UK leg of their European tour.
Old psychedelic rockers never die, they make new albums, continuing the sagas they started in the early Seventies. Gong picks up the story line of the Radio Gnome Trilogy with the release of 2032 on Monday 21st September 2009 on the band's own label G-Wave.
The band line-up on the album includes Daevid Allen (guitar, lead vocal): Steve Hillage (lead guitar), Gilli Smyth (Space Whisper and poetry), Miquette Giraudy (synthesiser), Mike Howlett (bass), Chris Taylor (drums), and Theo Travis (sax and flute).
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The band is on the road for an extensive tour of the UK and mainland Europe.
