01. Eileen (04:31)
02. Gimme' Shelter (Live) (06:29)
03. Wicked As It Seems (Live) (05:22)
04. How I Wish (Live) (04:10)
05. Key To the Highway (03:21)
Key
to the new album’s rich aesthetic was an increased emphasis on
percussion. While rhythms had always been given a prominent role under
the drummer’s stewardship, never before had they come in such variety or
enjoyed such precedence. With Pierre Moerlen and brother Benoit playing
a variety of mallet instruments, Mireille Bauer added further marimba
and vibraphone textures to Francois Causse’s tribal conga drum patterns
to create a whirlwind of high and low pitched polyrhythms.
Something
of an anomaly in the context of the album, opener “Heavy Tune” finds
former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor’s steely guitar work adding a hard rock
edge to a strident jazz-funk jam. More representative, the following
“Golden Dilemma” features a furious-paced percussive barrage offset by
Hansford Rowes’s funky rhythm guitar licks, while the gentle “Sleepy”
features the band at their most dreamlike, with multiple layers of vibes
and marimba creating a magic box effect that’s abetted by similarly
mystical violin courtesy of former Curved Air man Darryl Way. Elsewhere,
the sprightly “Soli,” driven by Hansford Rowe’s roaming bass runs, and
Francois Causse’s Latin conga rhythms, heads yet further into jazz
fusion territory, a path continued with the erroneously titled,
gamelan-influenced “Boring” and the conga-heavy Latin experiments of
“Three Blind Mice.”
Expresso II’s release saw out the band’s contract
with Virgin and was to be the final studio album under the Gong moniker
until 1992. Rechristened Pierre Moerlen’s Gong, the outfit would
continue to mine their rhythm-heavy brand of jazz fusion into the 80s.
(udiscovermusic.com/stories/rediscover-gongs-expresso-ii/)
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01. Heavy Tune (06:25)
02. Golden Dilemma (04:53)
03. Sleepy (07:18)
04. Soli (07:39)
05. Boring (06:26)
06. Three Blind Mice (04:49)
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The
group first came together under the leadership of Australian-born
Daevid Allen, an early member of Soft Machine who, after being denied
reentry into the UK due to visa problems in 1967, remained in France and
formed Gong largely around a group of French musicians including
saxophonist/flautist Didier Malherbe, the only original member left by
the time Gazeuse! was released in 1976.
While not titled as such,
Gazeuse! was really the first release by a Gong offspring, Pierre
Moerlen's Gong, which largely abandoned the psychedelic space rock of
such early Gong releases as the classic Radio Gnome Trilogy (also
featuring guitarist Steve Hillage) for a more jazz-rock fusion sound.
Its immediate predecessor, Shamal (Virgin)—released earlier the same
year and the first to feature the trifecta of Moerlen, vibraphonist
Benoit Moerlen and vibraphonist/percussionist Mireille Bauer—hinted at
the future direction of this Gong offshoot (the departed Allen later
reuniting his vision of Gong, one that was more in-line with its early,
hippy-aesthetic days). Shamal, however, featured vocals and was more
progressive-leaning, thanks to Malherbe and bassist Mike Howlett's
writing, and Hillage's echo-drenched guitar (he would leave the band,
along with life partner Miquette Giraudy, before the album's February
1976 release).
Gazeuse! also features Francis Moze. A tremendous
fretless bassist with a positively massive tone compared to American
fretless innovator Jaco Pastorius, Moze demonstrated a similarly lithe
dexterity as his American cousin that allowed him to lay down an
unshakable groove while, at the same time, engaging in a more
interactive way with the rest of his band mates. The album also includes
an early appearance by Mino Cinelu, who would go on to greater fame
with American fusion super group Weather Report and, in the last decade
of his life, Miles Davis.
(full version: allaboutjazz.com/gong-gazeuse-gong-virgin-records-review-by-john-kelman)
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01. Expresso (05:58)
02. Night Illusion (03:42)
03. Percolations Part 1 (03:52)
04. Percolations Part 2 (06:09)
05. Shadows Of (07:48)
06. Esnuria (08:01)
07. Mireille (04:12)
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album, produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, was recorded in
December 1975 by a unique line-up referred to later as "Shamal-Gong". It
is usually regarded as a transitional album between Daevid Allen's
incarnation of the band and the Pierre Moerlen-led fusion line-up of the
late 1970s.
The greatest thing about Shamal is that it's so
versatile. There are only six tracks here, but each one seems to explore
a different tone and aspect of musical experimentation. The softer
tracks such as opener "Wingful of Eyes" and beautiful, elegant flute-led
"Bambooji" are complementary to the album's quirkier tracks, such as
the almost Frank Zappa-inspired "Cat in Clark's Shoes" and eccentric
closing title track. Yet what really glues all these songs together is
the absence of self-indulgent musicianship and a definite knowledge of
perfect instrumental placements.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamal_(album))
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01. Wingful Of Eyes (06:20)
02. Chandra (07:18)
03. Bambooji (05:13)
04. Cat In Clark's Shoes (07:43)
05. Mandrake (05:04)
06. Shamal (09:03)
Main
Offender is the second studio album by Keith Richards, released in 1992
between the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge projects.
Richards
teamed with Talk Is Cheap collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy
Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing Main Offender.
Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends known as "The
X-Pensive Winos" took place in California and New York City from March
to September 1992, with touring in Argentina and Europe in late 1992 and
North America in early 1993.
Main Offender was released in October
1992 to generally positive reviews. However, it failed to match the
commercial success of Talk Is Cheap, reaching No. 45 in the UK and No.
99 in the US. After the Main Offender tour, Richards returned to
recording exclusively with the Rolling Stones and did not release
another solo album until Crosseyed Heart in 2015.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Offender)
01. 999 (05:51)
02. Wicked As It Seems (04:45)
03. Eileen (04:29)
04. Words Of Wonder (06:35)
05. Yap Yap (04:42)
06. Bodytalks (05:20)
07. Hate It When You Leave (04:59)
08. Runnin' Too Deep (03:19)
09. Will But You Won't (05:05)
10. Demon (04:45)
11. Key To The Highway (03:21)
It
is the last album by Daevid Allen's iteration of the group until 1992's
Shapeshifter. Recorded at Virgin's Manor Studios in Oxfordshire,
England, side 1 was mixed at Pye Studios, Marble Arch, London, while
side 2 was mixed at The Manor. It was produced by Simon Heyworth and
Gong "under the universal influence of C.O.I.T., the Compagnie d'Opera
Invisible de Thibet", and also engineered by Heyworth.
You is the
third of the "Radio Gnome Invisible" trilogy of albums, following Flying
Teapot and Angel's Egg. The trilogy forms a central part of the Gong
mythology. The structure of the album mixes short narrative pieces with
long, jazzy instrumentals (such as "Master Builder", "A Sprinkling of
Clouds" and "Isle of Everywhere"), building to a climax/conclusion with
"You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever".
The group had undertaken a
gruelling tour from October 1973 through to May 1974 taking in Britain,
France, Germany and Netherlands. As the tour progressed, they would
compose and improvise new themes as a group for this album, subsequently
all pieces are credited to the entire band under the pseudonym COIT
(Compagnie d'Opera Invisible de Thibet). Allen felt "[t]here was a
mystical, occult agreement between us: on the You album, we managed to
create geometrically and mathematically perfect pieces of music that
seemed to be totally improvised".
In June 1974, with the same line-up
as the previous Angel's Egg album, they entered Virgin Records' Manor
Studios to record this album. On 29 June they performed for free in Hyde
Park, London.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_(Gong_album))
01. Thoughts for Naught (01:32)
02. A P.H.P.'s Advice (01:47)
03. Magick Mother Invocation (02:06)
04. Master Builder (06:07)
05. A Sprinkling of Clouds (08:55)
06. Perfect Mystery (02:26)
07. The Isle of Everywhere (10:20)
08. You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (11:22)
For
To Next is the seventh studio album by British progressive rock
musician Steve Hillage, released by Virgin Records in March 1983. It was
released simultaneously with the instrumental companion album And Not
Or. The two albums have been released as a double album and on a single
CD.
For To Next and And Not Or are the last studio albums issued
under Hillage's own name. The titles were derived from the BASIC
programming language and reflect the pair's move into computer-based
music production, this being mainly synthetic except for Hillage's
guitar.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_To_Next)
01. These Uncharted Lands (05:38)
02. Kamikaze Eyes (04:50)
03. Alone (05:21)
04. Anthems For The Blind (04:30)
05. Bright Future (05:08)
06. Frame By Frame (05:52)
07. Waiting (05:24)
08. Glory (06:28)
09. Before The Storm (07:06)
10. Red Admiral (06:11)
11. Serotonin (05:37)
12. And Not Or (06:27)
13. Knights Templar (04:32)
14. Still Golden (05:54)
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was recorded using The Manor Mobile studio at Gong's communal home,
Pavillon du Hay, Voisines, France, and mixed at The Manor, Oxfordshire,
England. The album was produced by "Gong under the direction of Giorgio
Gomelsky".
Angel's Egg is the second in Gong's Radio Gnome Invisible
trilogy of albums, following Flying Teapot and preceding You. The
trilogy forms a central part of the Gong mythology. The original album
did not have an apostrophe in the title.
The original vinyl edition
came with a booklet containing an extensive explanation of the
mythology, including lyrics, a glossary of terms, and profiles of
characters in the story and band members. This edition also had a
gatefold cover (omitted in later pressings), a plain inky blue inner
sleeve to match the gate fold and booklet, and had the original black
and white Virgin label which was discontinued after 1973; it was one of
the last albums to use the original label. Some copies had a sticker
over top of the female nude in the moon on the cover.
The CD version
released by Virgin Records, and later reissued on Charly Records
contains an extra track: "Ooby-Scooby Doomsday or The D-day DJs Got the
D.D.T. Blues", that ends with a male voice choir glissando (questionably
regarded by some[by whom?] as a parody on Pink Floyd's "Echoes"),
starting with "Ahhhh" and ending with "Chooo", mimicking a sneeze. The
track was originally released on the Live Etc. album but was excluded
from the CD release (which reissued that double album as one disc), and
included on this album instead.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel%27s_Egg_(album))
01. Other Side Of The Sky (07:38)
02. Sold To The Highest Buddha (04:28)
03. Castle In The Clouds (01:12)
04. Prostitute Poem (04:53)
05. Givin My Luv To You (00:47)
06. Selene (03:42)
07. Flute Salad (02:09)
08. Oily Way (03:37)
09. Outer Temple (01:08)
10. Inner Temple (02:34)
11. Percolations (00:45)
12. Love Is How Y Make It (03:28)
13. I Never Glid Before (05:37)
14. Eat That Phone Book Coda (03:14)
15. Other Side Of The Sky (Single Version) (04:36)
16. Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues (05:11)
17. Love Is How Y Make It (1973 Vocal Mix) (02:32)
18. Eat That Phone Book Coda (Early Version) (03:09)
The
70’s jazz fusion flavour is audible right away when Nuclear Burn (6:23)
begins. You hear and feel that the bass is not played by an ordinary
bass player. Percy Jones has his very own sound and he plays quite fast.
Guitar and keyboards only accompany him until the chorus (if you can
speak of a chorus in an instrumental) when Goodsall (guitar) and Lumley
(keyboards) take over the track! Collins’s drum sound is quite different
from his Genesis sound. He works the snare and the hi-hat a lot and not
so much with the toms. You can hear it here in the opening track what a
fantastic and sympathetic drummer he used to be. The track ends in what
seems to be a jam, but probably was written like that. You can hear the
influence of Pat Metheny and Weather Report. It is jazz, but it is also
rock – jazz rock or fusion music.
Euthanasia Waltz (5:42) is much
calmer. An acoustic guitar is the dominant instrument before a
well-rounded solo on the electric piano comes in and leads the track
into a seemingly improvised jam before the track returns to the electric
guitar. Phil whirls across the snare and adds highlights on the ride
cymbals. The remarkable bass comes in only in the second third of the
track and plays a solo. In the end the contemplative initial motive
returns on the acoustic guitar.
Born Ugly (8:18) is the second
longest track on the album. A very groovy number. It is best described
as a session with a structure. The middle part is a bit psychedelic as
the band weave a large soundscape with growing intensity. Phil then
destroys this calm with his drums. The guitar solo may have been
influenced by Indian music; in fact, it even sounds like a sitar in
places. The track sounds like a complete improvisation by musicians who
already rely blindly on each other on this their first album.
Smacks
Of Euphoric Hysteria (4:30) is one of the shorter tracks. It has a slow
groove. Phil’s drums are in the front; he plays a number of riffs on the
toms. There is an obvious intention to give each musician more or less
the same time in the centre spot. The album does not contain any track
that is dominated by just one instrument.
The title track is the
longest on the record (8:29). It begins quiet and even tentative and
builds up a tension that is broken up suddenly by Phil’s drumming. A
dialogue develops between the guitar and the keyboards; bass and drums
occasionally pop in. Collins and Jones work together marvellously. This
is another track that sounds like an improvised jam that all the
musicians really enjoy. Some listeners may find the track too long with
too many repetitions. The band really let down their hair on this one!
Running
On Three is a shorter, fast track in which bass and drums play
intriguing roles. The keyboards share the melodic work; a guitar solo
rocks the middle bridge. The overall impression is a jazz jam.
The
final track of the debut album is called Touch Wood. It begins with some
(seemingly) chaotic acoustic guitar over ethereal piano sounds. Half
the track passes before something like a structure emerges. A soprano
saxophone comes in. The bass is played like a percussive instrument.
There are no drums. The only percussion instrument you hear – briefly –
is a shaker that oscillates between the left and right speakers. The
track fades after 3:04 minutes and leaves the listener with silence.
(Full version: www.genesis-news.com/c-Brand-X-Unorthodox-Behaviour-Album-Review-s742.html)
01. Nuclear Burn (06:23)
02. Euthanasia Waltz (05:42)
03. Born Ugly (08:15)
04. Smacks Of Euphoric Hysteria (04:30)
05. Unorthodox Behaviour (08:29)
06. Running Of Three (04:38)
07. Touch Wood (03:04)
