Gong

Label: Kscope RecordsRelease date: 3/13/2026Production: GongLength: 43.42 minGenre: Progressive Rock / Canterbury SceneRating: 9.0/10 The new cosmic cycle of planet Gong and its radio gnomes, who live there in flying teapots, rolls…

Label: Kscope RecordsRelease date: 3. 11. 2023Production: GongLength: 39.58 minGenre: Progressive Rock / Canterbury SceneRating: 9.0/10 Gong, the cult heroes of the Canterbury scene, are one of the few bands from prog rock's golden…

GongSunday, December 1, 2024Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Legendary psychedelic prog rockers Gong paid their first-ever visit to the Slovenian capital — a city that prog rock bands drop by about as often as it rains in the…

With »The Universe Also Collapses«, Gong prove once again that they remain a prog rock powerhouse even without Daevid Allen. Their latest studio treat stands shoulder to shoulder with their best work from the »Radio Gnome Invisible« trilogy…

Moerlen's farewell, “Pentanine”, was recorded with three Russian musicians who were a complete enigma to most people before this album. Even so, it ranks among the best moments of his colorful, fascinating career. It was also a dignified…

"Acid Motherhood," born from the fusion of three different but kindred bands under Allen's genius-slash-eccentric leadership, was a one-of-a-kind experiment in Gong's long and thrilling history.

With »Zero to Infinity«, Gong, under Allen's brilliant leadership, pulled off one of the most interesting achievements of their rich and varied career.

»Shapeshiter« was a surprisingly strong return of the 'real' Gong under Allen, who successfully blended their classic space rock approach with some more modern sonic touches and slick modern production.

With its occasional dance and house touches, "Gongmaison" was an unusual experiment in Allen's already wildly varied musical career, but the album is still stylistically diverse enough to deserve a more respected spot in the Gong…

Compared with its more synthetic predecessor "Breakthrough," »Second Wind« was a noticeable step up, but it still ranked among the less exciting efforts from Moerlen's Gong, especially when set next to Pierre's albums from the seventies.

“Breakthrough” had a few interesting ideas, but it was light-years away from Moerlen's Gong at their best.

"Leave It Open" wasn't the most groundbreaking chapter in the Moerlen's Gong story, but thanks mainly to its title-track masterpiece, it's remembered fondly by fans of Pierre's musical legacy.

“Time Is The Key” was a thoroughly decent album that cemented Moerlen's approach to melodic, ambient-rich jazz fusion with the odd prog rock element, but there was (no longer) much to say about any great innovation, since the basic recipe,…

With »Downwind«, Moerlen's Gong hit their creative peak and cut yet another fascinating album, though in a few spots it was already showing cracks and small signs of a creative crisis.

»Live Floating Anarchy«, the only official album released under the Planet Gong name, just before Allen's brief 'prog punk' phase, is a one-of-a-kind oddity in the Gong discography.

Z »You« so Gong dosegli svoj ustvarjalni vrhunec ter postavili piko na i »Radio Gnome Invisible« konceptualne trilogije.

»Angel's Egg«, the core of the »Radio Gnome Invisible« trilogy, was one of the defining moments in Gong's history, with Allen's musical crew at the peak of their creative powers and wild ideas just pouring out on their own.

»Continental Circus« is the Gong album that would have been perfectly fine never being made, though as a backdrop for a documentary it's not all that bad and has at least two bright spots.

On "Camembert Electrique", still a treat today for any fan of space rock and avant-garde psychedelia, Daevid Allen and his cosmic family of green-capped gnomes finally unveiled, from the window of a flying teapot, the view of the galaxy…

Gong's debut »Magick Brother« was a solid start to a long and turbulent musical journey for Allen's psychedelic crew, even if it was still a relatively simple affair compared to their later space rock-flavored adventures.

Daevid Allen has been gone for a while now, but even without him at the helm, Gong have managed to make one of the best albums of their long and turbulent history with »Rejoice! I'm Dead!«, one the late creator of new astral worlds would…

Always lucid and mischievous, the old Gong wizard bid farewell with "I See You," the final voyage of his flying teapot, in a surprisingly brilliant way, crafting a last musical act that stands right up there with the peaks of his rich…

The first part of the »Radio Gnome« trilogy was one of three peaks of Allen's eccentric genius within the Gong family, who were then at the height of their creative powers and managed to push their cult status to the extreme in an era when…

"Expresso II" is another jazz-rock fusion treat from Moerlen's Gong, and fans of inventive, witty takes on blending jazz and progressive rock can still enjoy it today.

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Piazza Unita d'Italia / Trieste / ItalyConcert date: 01.08.2009Attendance: 3Ticket price: €0.00 (free admission) You go through plenty in a concert-going career, but for the…

"Gazeuse!" is a masterpiece of percussion-driven jazz fusion, brimming with melody and ambient warmth of the kind Moerlen's crew could conjure up at their best.

"Shamal" was a magnificent kickoff to a run of more-or-less brilliant jazz rock fusion albums that Gong, under the up-and-coming leadership of their drumming powerhouse Pierre Moerlen, cranked out almost like clockwork.