Gong are a rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Their music incorporates elements of psychedelic rock, jazz and space rock. The group was formed in Paris in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth. Over the years, the lineup has included musicians such as Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Tim Blake, Pierre Moerlen, Bill Laswell and Theo Travis. Other artists who have performed on stage with Gong include Don Cherry, Chris Cutler, Bill Bruford, Brian Davison, Dave Stewart and Tatsuya Yoshida. Gong’s 1970 debut album, Magick Brother, featured a psychedelic rock sound. Their second album, Camembert Electrique (1971), introduced the progressive and space‑rock style with which the band would become most closely associated. Between 1973 and 1974, Gong released their best‑known work, the allegorical Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, which tells the story of Zero the Hero, the Good Witch Yoni and the Pot Head Pixies from the Planet Gong. In 1975, Allen and Smyth left the group. The band continued without them, releasing a series of jazz‑rock albums under the leadership of drummer Pierre Moerlen. This version of the band became known as Pierre Moerlen’s Gong. Meanwhile, Smyth formed Mother Gong, and Allen created several related projects, including Planet Gong, New York Gong and Gongmaison, before returning to lead Gong again in 1990. He remained involved with the band until his death in 2015.
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Gong How to Stay Alive
Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
Heavy Tune
Esnuria
Gong Oily Way “1973”
Downwind
The Isle of Everywhere
Shamal
Mandrake
Dance With the Pixies
Un patient
I never glid before
Occupy
Classique
Flying Teapot
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