Gong Magick Brother

Mother Gong's first album Mother was released in 1978 and the band found Gilli Smyth collaborating with many musicians including Harry Williamson and various friends and family including on this album Owl In The Tree from 1990, former partner Daevid Allen. The album is split into two halves and both Allen and Smyth work well within the limitations set out by vinyl bearing in mind that the days of vinyl made for a more convenient division, which is defined, by the individual styles of both Allen and Smyth. The album is a mix of both styles including Allen's blissed out space rocker style and Smyth's more laid back fairy tale recitations and a smattering of typically Gong like instrumental work.

Daevid Allen was one of the founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966. After recording just one album with the group, he became the founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career (though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also followed in 2000.

Fabulous, inventive, smart & a lot more variety than I'd seen for a long time - VILLAGE VOICE nyc. The one & only invigorating & stimulating, disturbing & renewing daevid allen of gong JONNY GREENE gas wacky weird & truly wonderful - N.M.E. These CDs are in matt black card covers with silver and white printing. This is the fiftheenth of a 20CD series, each release a limited pressing of 1000 copies only - no more will be pressed.

We are a prog-jazz-rock group from São Paulo, Brazil, formed when Ricardo Santhiago, his brother Gustavo and cousin Giovanni Lenti started studying music. In 2017, the son of Gong's guitar player Fabio Golfetti, Gabriel, joined the band. Our influences range from 70's prog, to classical Hindustani, modern jazz and Brazilian music. While our instrumental sound is complex, it is very accessible.