Posted by mersenne

June 16

NY Gong – About Time

Ok, I admit I’m just over 25, and I haven’t watched / listened to any Gong stuff before, and if it weren’t for this remaster on Charly of the 1979 Daevid Allen classic, I probably wouldn’t have at all. You see, there’s so much shit on MTV/music mags etc. we tend to think good albums only last for about 2 months and music has always been as hollow and provisional as this, but then you come upon gems like this that has stood the test of time for over 25 years, and it’s fresher than most of the shit that’s being done today, you begin to chant “I hate mall-rock, teen-punk, mtv cribs hiphop, and sex pop” over and over again, until you pass out..

No need to tell anything about this psychedelia and new wave infused post-punk record, that’s post-punk before there was punk even! Talk about being a visionary!!.. Featuring a young Bill Laswell on bass..

Please comment and lead me to other nice Gong stuff if you know about it ok?

Buy the album from CDUniverse
New York Gong – Much too old
New York Gong – I am a freud
New York Gong – Strong Woman

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  • UB
    Stop reading this now and get 'Angel's Egg' by Gong... and the rest will follow... :)
  • Here's a link to Daevid reading something titled "Bin Laden".
    http://64.41.90.156/dallen/binlpd.html
  • Nick
    I don't think anything else by Gong sounds like this. I remember enjoying the heck out of NY Gong (got it because of the Laswell connection sometime in the eighties) and being very disappointed by everything else Daevid Allen was connected with. I'd say go get some Material, or the first Golden Palominos record.
    But don't let me tell you what not to listen to, & thanks for reminding me of this, I still bust a gut over "Much Too Old".

    Cheers
  • Thanks for all the comments and links `please save me from the redneck macho dudes! ` what a wonderful line!...
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