Gong Psychedelic rock band formed by Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth in France in 1969. Gong became pioneers of a new brand of psychedelia/space-rock/trip-rock - with a conceptual ethos involving aliens and alternative realities. An international outfit, increasingly linked to other bands of the Canterbury scene, many musicians came and went. Without Daevid the band continued with Steve Hillage as leader for a short while, and then in various incarnations as the more jazz-rock styled Pierre Moerlen's Gong. There have been many other versions of Gong over the years, and many reformations since 1990. See also band offshoots (in chronological order of existence) : Paragong, Planet Gong, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Mother Gong, New York Gong, Gongmaison, Gongzilla, Gong Matrices, Gong Global Family, Acid Mothers Gong, Gong Expresso, and maybe others. Review: What begins as quirky rock with up-tempo grooves and dryly expressive, melodic soliloquies quickly morphs into jazzy rock material with extended sax solos. And if that's not enough stimulation, you'll find mysterious sounding melodies and spoken word passages that sound like David St. Hubbins' introduction to "Stonehenge." Aliases: Gongmaison, Compagnie d'Opera Invisible de Thibet Members: Steve Hillage, Daevid Allen, Miquette Giraudy, Mike Howlett, Charles Hayward, Bill Bruford, Tim Blake, Mino Cinelu, Dave Sturt, Theo Travis, Pierre Moerlen, Mark Hewins, Francis Moze, Mireille Bauer, Benoit Moerlen, Didier Malherbe, Allan Holdsworth, Diane Stewart, Gilli Smyth, Rob Tait, Patrice Lemoine, Laurie Allan, Daniel Laloux, Christian Tritsch, Pip Pyle, Shamal Maïtra, Chris Taylor, Orlando Allen, Keith Bailey, Graham Clark, Burton Greene, Dieter Gewissler, Twink, Bon Lozaga, Brian Davison, Hansford Rowe, Jorge Pinchevsky, Fabio Golfetti, Loren Standlee, Ziska Baum, Stephan Lewry, Mac Poole, Kavus Torabi, Howard Scarr, Rachid Houari, Ian East, Cheb Nettles

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