OFF: University of Errors last night

[nickmedford at HOTMAIL.COM]

On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:24:44 EST, Bill Stewart <Stewartbas at AOL.COM> wrote:

>In a message dated 2/14/2003 8:18:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>keith.henderson at PSI.CH writes:
>
><<  Josh Pollock is simply extraordinary, wrenching wild
> > sheets of noise from his guitar.
>
> <<Yes, and now it's interesting that his unique discordant
> <<guitar sound is now officially part of Gong as well, as it's
> <<been announced that he's now joined them also. >>
>
>Also joining Gong are Kawabata Makoto (guitar) and Cotton Casino (synths)
>both from Acid Mothers Temple.  Should be pretty wild!
>
>Bill

Well I'll be pixillated!!

'Tis true: check out www.planetgong.co.uk

This latest Gong band is to be called You'n'Gong (pun on 'young Gong' I
assume) which is a rather clumsy name IMHO but who cares about that, it's
got the potential to be something incredible. The thought of Josh Pollock
and Kawabata Makoto playing together is mindboggling. Will the universe
collapse in on itself?

Going back to 'Fohat..', yes the U of E play it slowed down, but this is
one of those occasions where slowing down gives double the intensity. To
wit, whereas the rhythm on the original version goes something like this:

dum-diddle-dum-diddle-dum-diddle-dum,

the U of E revamp goes more like this:

*DUMMM!!!*- di...ddle-*DUMMM!!!*-di...ddle-*DUMMM!!!*

so you can see that's much better.

Nick