Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
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6:00 AM GMT 22/06/2011
Features Disc of the day
Gong
2032
(G-Wave, 2009)
Messrs Hillage and Allen's first studio collaboration under the Gong banner since 1974...
The fourth part of a trilogy is a non sequitur. Gong, however, have never been bound by the laws of logic; hence, 35 years on, the space-jazz collective elected to release the follow-up to their classic '70s triptych of Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You. The latter LPs housed leader Daevid Allen's Radio Gnome concept, observing man's self-destructive absurdity via whimsical, allegorical tales of Zero The Hero, Pot Head Pixies et al. With Gong veterans Steve Hillage and sax player Didier Malherbe (taking a day off from his invigorating jazz-fusion combo, Hadouk Trio) back in harness, 2032 echoes Gong's high watermarks of yore (The Gris Gris Girl and Portal are good examples). There's the odd moment when the material falls short in its quest for modernity (the cod Chili Pepper-styled rap-rock of How To Stay Alive, for instance, is a niggle) yet 2032 remains an engaging and suitably unhinged return by psychedelia's last true adventurers. Gong's renaissance continues at an impressive pace and their UK shows this month promise to freak us out all over again.
Phil Alexander
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 6:00 AM GMT 30/08/2010
Further Listening
Gong – You (Virgin, 1973)
Steve Hillage – Rainbow Dome Music (Virgin, 1979)
University Of Errors – Ugly Music For Monica (Weed, 2003)
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