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Gong - Camembert Electrique (1971) {1990, Reissue}

Posted By: popsakov
Gong - Camembert Electrique (1971) {1990, Reissue}

Gong - Camembert Electrique (1971) {1990, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 268 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 109 Mb
Full Scans | 00:39:48 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Canterbury Scene | Decal #CD LIK 64

This is a classic, the epitome of the band's early Daevid Allen phase with Ph.P.'s (pothead pixies) in full, blazing glory. In its infancy, Gong was a unique prog rock band that branched out in all directions at once while most other prog bands chose simply one path or another. Camembert Electrique is a testament to that. The band's eclectic "electric cheese" rock is a mixture of psychedelic rock, spacy atmospherics and lyrics, and doses of jazz often presented with a pop sensibility, yet always intense. From the first cut on Camembert, you are transported to planet Gong via the voice of a "radio gnome" who drops in intermittently to remind you you're not in Kansas anymore. Daevid Allen leads the band through several compositions musically (not lyrically) reminiscent of, and possibly influenced by, early King Crimson – a hard, raw-edged sound propelled by a strong guitar-sax-percussion combo.

Gong - Best Of Gong (1996)

Posted By: Designol
Gong - Best Of Gong (1996)

Gong - Best Of Gong (1996)
EAC | XLD | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 486 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 188 Mb | Scans ~ 68 Mb | 01:18:18
Prog-Rock, Canterbury Scene, Art Rock, Psychedelic, Space Rock | Mantra | # 111-9611

French exclusive 13-track CD album compiling the best work from the legendary progressive freaksters including key cuts from Camembert Electrique Flying Teapot and Angels Egg; sealed digipak sleeve. Anarchic, experimental, and whimsical ensemble originally led by guitarist Daevid Allen, a founding member of the Soft Machine.

Gong - Family Jewels (1998)

Posted By: gribovar
Gong - Family Jewels (1998)

Gong - Family Jewels (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 564 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 223 MB | Covers - 59 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock/Canterbury Scene | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: GAS Records (AGASCD008)

22 tracks, double CD collection of all aspects of the Gong Family. Solo tracks, unreleased and live tracks. Selected by the musicians themselves and compiled by Daevid and all wrapped in one of the best Gong covers he has ever produced. Even if you have everything by the Gong Family you will not have over half these tracks.

Gong - Camembert Electrique (1971) [Reissue 2015]

Posted By: gribovar
Gong - Camembert Electrique (1971) [Reissue 2015]

Gong - Camembert Electrique (1971) [Reissue 2015]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 251 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 93 MB | Covers - 285 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock, Canterbury Scene | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Charly (CHARLY X 680)

This is a classic, the epitome of the band's early Daevid Allen phase with Ph.P.'s (pothead pixies) in full, blazing glory. In its infancy, Gong was a unique prog rock band that branched out in all directions at once while most other prog bands chose simply one path or another. Camembert Electrique is a testament to that. The band's eclectic "electric cheese" rock is a mixture of psychedelic rock, spacy atmospherics and lyrics, and doses of jazz often presented with a pop sensibility, yet always intense. From the first cut on Camembert, you are transported to planet Gong via the voice of a "radio gnome" who drops in intermittently to remind you you're not in Kansas anymore. Daevid Allen leads the band through several compositions musically (not lyrically) reminiscent of, and possibly influenced by, early King Crimson - a hard, raw-edged sound propelled by a strong guitar-sax-percussion combo…

Gong - Zero To Infinity (2000)

Posted By: gribovar
Gong - Zero To Infinity (2000)

Gong - Zero To Infinity (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 394 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 150 MB | Covers - 17 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock/Canterbury Scene | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Snapper Music (SMACD824)

Zero to Infinity is a studio album by Gong, released in 2000. Like their 1992 album Shapeshifter, it continues the Gong mythology, the central part of which was formed with the Radio Gnome Trilogy of albums, comprising Flying Teapot in 1973, followed by Angel's Egg, 1973, and You in 1974. The band that took part on the recording includes some of its classic members: great master Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett and Didier Malherbe, who were joined by sax wizard Theo Travis and former Soul II Soul drummer Chris Taylor.

Gong - 2032 (2009)

Posted By: gribovar
Gong - 2032 (2009)

Gong - 2032 (2009)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 504 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 177 MB | Covers - 71 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: A-Wave (AAGWCD001)

With Gong now standing as less of a band than a constantly revolving way of life, into which the composite parts rise and fall depending upon who actually wants to be involved, 2032 is nevertheless one of the precious few albums that really can be aligned with the "classic" Gong era - that is, the days of Flying Teapots and Pothead Pixies, glissando guitars and spooky space whispers. With Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, and Miquette Giraudy all on board, it is understandably being billed as a continuation of the original Radio Gnome mythology, and there are definitely moments when it fits the bill perfectly. "Escape Control," "Guitar Zero," and the epic lunacy of "Wacky Baccy Banker" are all keynotes to the chaotic tale, and if the casual listener is left wondering precisely what it's all about, then that only adds to the magic that is the nature of Gong…

Gong - In the 70's (2006)

Posted By: gribovar
Gong - In the 70's (2006)

Gong - In the 70's (2006)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 454 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 155 MB | Covers - 6 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Voiceprint (VP406CD)

UK compilation from the artsy Prog rockers featuring performances drawn from the '70s, which is seen as a key time in the development of the band that, 35 years on, still commands respect and interest. and have a large and dedicated fan base. The first 30 minutes features the classic line-up including Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage Pierre Moerlen and Didier Malherbe. The remaining five tracks on the album come from various sources and are all previously unreleased tracks.

Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Live (1980) {2006, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Posted By: popsakov
Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Live (1980) {2006, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Live (1980) {2006, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 300 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 107 Mb
Scans Included | 00:41:57 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Fusion, Canterbury Scene | Arista / BMG Japan #BVCM-37765

After the departure of founder Daevid Allen the group Gong went through a rapid series of personnel changes with drummer/percussionist Pierre Moerlen becoming the de facto leader. The music evolved away from the psychedelic sound of the Allen-led era into jazz/rock fusion. By the time Expresso II (1978) was recorded Moerlen had assembled an almost entirely different group with a very different sound. With the completion of Gong's contract with Virgin Records the group name was changed to Pierre Moerlen's Gong to differentiate it from the other Gong offshoots and the original band.

Gong avec Daevid Allen - Continental Circus (1971) [Reissue 2011]

Posted By: gribovar
Gong avec Daevid Allen - Continental Circus (1971) [Reissue 2011]

Gong avec Daevid Allen - Continental Circus (1971) [Reissue 2011]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 436 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 184 MB | Covers - 79 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Flawed Gems (GEM 64)

This impressive, but rather underrated soundtrack album to documentary movie about motorcycle racing was taped by the classic Gong line-up in May 1971, at the very beginning of the recording sessions for their amazing "Camembert Electrique" LP and then released by French Philips at the end of the year. There's no keyboards or synthesizer parts at all, just extended guitar-dominated, heavy psychedelic and mostly instrumental jams (with occasional vocals and space whispers) filled with very intense and mind-blowing glissando guitar notes & vibrating sax noises against hypnotic & pulsating rhythm section.

Gong - Unending Ascending (2023)

Posted By: delpotro
Gong - Unending Ascending (2023)

Gong - Unending Ascending (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 264 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 92 Mb | 00:40:02
Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Label: Kscope Records, Snapper Music

Following the passing of visionary & founding member, Daevid Allen, whose importance was celebrated in 2016’s ‘Rejoice! I’m Dead!’ album & the forging of their own creative vision in 2019’s ‘The Universe Also Collapses’, Gong continues their upward trajectory in 2023 with 'Unending Ascending'. The album is a return to relatively shorter songs, an eclectic eight-song cycle that forms a pan-galactic suite, veering between the ecstatic, apocalyptic, meditative & catchy, often within the same song.

Daevid Allen & Mother Gong - The Owl And The Tree (1990) [2004]

Posted By: JET 1
Daevid Allen & Mother Gong - The Owl And The Tree (1990)  [2004]

Daevid Allen & Mother Gong - The Owl And The Tree (1990) [2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 355 MB | Scans
Genre: Prog Rock, Space Rock | Label: Voiceprint Records | Catalog Number: VP278CD

Mother Gong's first album Mother was released in 1978 and the band found Gilli Smyth collaborating with many musicians including Harry Williamson and various friends and family including on this album Owl In The Tree from 1990, former partner Daevid Allen. The album is split into two halves and both Allen and Smyth work well within the limitations set out by vinyl bearing in mind that the days of vinyl made for a more convenient division, which is defined, by the individual styles of both Allen and Smyth. The album is a mix of both styles including Allen's blissed out space rocker style and Smyth's more laid back fairy tale recitations and a smattering of typically Gong like instrumental work.

Mother Gong - O Amsterdam (2007)

Posted By: JET 1
Mother Gong - O Amsterdam (2007)

Mother Gong - O Amsterdam (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 389 MB | Scans
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Voiceprint | Catalog Number: VP 423CD

Gilli Smyth first started performing with Soft Machine in the sixties when the band played their mixture of poetry/music gigs. Gilli became more active as a performer following the formation of Gong with her partner Daevid Allen following his departure from the aforementioned Soft Machine in 1968. Following her departure with Allen from Paris following the Paris riots of late 1968 Gilli along with Allen decamped to Spain although the duo once again returned to France in 1969 where the second edition of Gong became a reality. Gilli was the only female in the band originally and developed her "Space Whisper" which became an integral part of the Gong sound.

Mother Gong - Wild Child (1991) [2004]

Posted By: JET 1
Mother Gong - Wild Child (1991) [2004]

Mother Gong - Wild Child (1991) [2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 455 MB | Scans
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Label: Voiceprint | Catalog Number: VP293CD

After Gong disbanding, its "space whisper" in the person of Gilly Smyth carried on the adventure on the same basis: glissando guitar, female spacy vocals and twirling sax: the best era of Gong's magic ! On "Wild Child", she goes into the spacy-psychedelic universe of Gong.

Steve Hillage - Fish Rising (1975) [Non-Remastered]

Posted By: Designol
Steve Hillage - Fish Rising (1975) [Non-Remastered]

Steve Hillage - Fish Rising (1975) Non-Remastered
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 275 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 110 Mb | Scans included
Label: Virgin | # CDV 2031, 0777 7 87277 2 9 | Time: 00:44:47
Prog-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock

Fish Rising is the debut solo album by English guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975. The album was recorded just prior to Hillage's departure from the band Gong, and many of the players on this album are from that band.

Gong - Live à Longlaville 27/10/1974 (2021)

Posted By: delpotro
Gong - Live à Longlaville 27/10/1974 (2021)

Gong - Live à Longlaville 27/10/1974 (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 547 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 246 Mb | 01:25:52
Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock, Space Rock | Label: Madfish Records

Formed in 1969 by Daevid Allen, one of the founding members of Soft Machine, classic albums such as 'Camembert Electrique', 'Flying Teapot' & 'You' established Gong as one of the most unique, innovative & experimental rock groups of the Seventies. Recorded in the middle of their most critically lauded 'Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy' era, 'Live at Longlaville': Salle Elsa Triolet, 27.10.74 is a previously unreleased concert recently discovered in the archives. Despite 1974 being one of the most intensive years in the band's history, with over 150 gigs clocked up, relatively few live recordings from that time exist. We are fortunate to have unearthed such a good one. When it came to squirrelling away recordings for future enjoyment, enlightenment or even possible enrichment, Gong were not the Grateful Dead.