HW/OFF: Gong-related stuff

[Keith Henderson]

Jerry...FYI

Here's some random stuff about Gong activities, including some bits of
HW-related stuff.

Keith
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Gong have started to record a new studio album, their first since 1992¹s
Shapeshifter. More recoding will take place in September. The line-up at
present is Daevid, Gilli, Mike Howlett, Theo Travis, Chris Taylor and Didier
Malberbe. It is scheduled for a Spring 2000 release.

GONG Line-up at least Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Theo Travis,
Chris Taylor with Didier guesting in France.

Fri 15th Oct   UK-Glastonbury: Town Hall-to be confirmed. tel 01749-676-624
Sat 16th Oct   UK--Southampton: The Brook-to be confirmed
Wed 20th Oct   France-Nancy Jazz Festival : Chapiteau de la Pepinière

Gong play this festival mid recording (so expect some new songs) along with
Magma & a band put together by Robert Wyatt called Soupson, who include
Didier Malherbe and Annie Whitehead.
I don't however think this means Robert performing with them.

GONG MATRIST with Gilli Smyth
Gilli, Pierce on bass, James on Keys and programming, Aryeh on electric
violin, harp and flutes.
After 24th Oct  USA-California-2 gigs: -to be confirmed

(Hmmm....I thought they were called GongMatrix.  It's Gilli with Azigza anyway)
KH

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES Hubble bubble, simmering ideas.

PLANET GONG : USA Tour Plans being hatched for Daevid, Steffe, Keith
Missile, Steve Cassidy & Mark Robson to bring the perfect, anarchic,
space-punk set/band to the States. Oh Ali Baba, Ali Baba....make it so.

DAEVID ALLEN'S UNIVERSITY OF ERRORS : UK dates-Spring 2000.

GONG : 2000. Israel gigs, European Tour, S. American Tour?

Further updates on the Gong/GAS website (hopefully).
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LATEST GONG FAMILY RELEASES
Available now (all prices in UK pounds stirling)
CD Here & Now- Gospel of Free-Live 76-78 (GAS) 12.50
A wild live, psychedelic experience with Here & Now from the vaults. The
accompanying 32 page booklet is crammed with the photographs and artifacts,
the history and thoughts and the tall tales of those transforming times.

CD Goddess T- Electric Shiatzu (Voiceprint) 12.50
Organic techno/trance. The band is Gilli Smyth, Orlando Allen, Tone, Nick
Spacetree with Mark Hewins and Daevid guesting many of the tracks,  Plus the
help and input of a host of other musicians and a whale! Highly good.

CD Brainville- The Children¹s Crusade (Shimmy Disc) 13.50
Daevid, Hugh Hopper, Kramer and Pip Pyle together as Brainville
Mind-bending psychedelic noise. Hard yet gentle, heavy yet ethereal.
You want beautiful extremes... you got them here.

CD Daevid Allen¹s University of Errors-Money Doesn¹t Make It (InnerSpace) 12.50
Imagine Gong¹s Continental Circus crossed with New York Gong and a splash of
Camembert and you have a picture of this release.  A Rhythmic gliss and
guitar fest.

CD Kangaroo Moon-In Transit (K. Moon) 12.50
Latest and best Moonie studio CD. Simply superb. Like a huge jouney round
the world on a Kangaroo.

2LP Various-Open Air Berg Herzberg (Think Progressive) 12.50
New 180 gsm collectors vinyl release for this collection of live tracks from
this famous German festival. Gong¹s contribution is a 19 minute track called
Would You Like Some Tea. Other bands incl Hawkwind, Faust, Guru Guru and
Man. We also have theCD version at 13.50.

LP Daevid Allen-Bananamoon (Get Back) 12.50
New 180 gsm collectors vinyl re-release of Daevid¹s first album from 1970.
Gatefold sleeve.

Go to www.sonnet.co.uk/gong-gas/ for ordering details...
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FUTURE RELEASES
Release Autumn     CD: Russell Hibbs (with bonus Daevid tracks)- ? (Voiceprint)
Finishing Artwork  CD: Hawkwind (with Tim Blake)- The Complete Live 79 (Hawks)
Finishing Artwork  CD: Didier Malherbe's Hadouk - 2nd CD
Mixing             CD: Daevid Allen's University of Errors- 2nd CD (Inner Space)
Recording          CD: Tim Blake- Crystal Island (Voiceprint)
Recording          CD: Steffe- ?
Recording          CD: Invisible Opera Co. of Tibet- ?
Recording          CD: Gong- ?
To be mixed        CD: Anima Rising (Steffe/Cheryl Newsam)- ?
Mixing/Artwork     CD: Daevid Allen-Seven Drones
Recording          CD: Daevid Allen's University of Errors- 3rd CD (Inner Space)
To be mixed        CD: Lady June/Mark Hewins- Rebela
To be scheduled    CD: Tim Blake- New Jerusalem (Voiceprint)
Recording          CD: Bubbled Up On Dub- Vol 2 (Gliss)

(Hmmm...looks like the entire Live '79 show *is* being planned for release.
Presumably, it will include New Jerusalem and Nati??  I wonder if Silver
Machine will be restored to its original condition!?  Looks also like we'll
have to wait awhile for that Tim Blake CD, if its still in 'recording'
stage!) KH

Keith H. (FAA)