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Mother Gong - 2006 (CD) (UK Import)

Mother Gong - 2006 (CD) (UK Import)

Artist: Mother Gong

Music Genre: Rock, Jazz

Label
Voiceprint
Cat No
VP404CD
Released
2006
Pressing
UK
Styles
Psychedelic Rock, Free Improvisation

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ArtistMother Gong
FormatCD
LabelVoiceprint
Catalogue no.VP404CD
GenreRock and Jazz
Released2006
Barcode0604388325528

Mother Gong — Mother Gong 2006
Format: CD • Label: Voiceprint (VP404CD) • Released: 2006 • Pressing: UK • Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Free Improvisation

Tracklist:
1. Welcome To The Parade
2. George Bush / Four Horsemen
3. Invisible / Voices In Your Head
4. I Am A Witch
5. Demon Barbie
6. You Are My Virtual Lover
7. Email From God
8. Palestine
9. I Remember Ancient Magics
10. The Whisperer
11. Honeypath

Imported from the UK.

About the artist

Mother Gong was an offshoot band of Gong, first imagined by Gilli Smyth in 1978 to promote . In 1977 or 1978, Gilli Smyth partnered with Harry Williamson, and Mother Gong became the vehicle for musical projects together, with several distinct line-ups of musicians over the next 15 years. In 1991 or 1992 Williamson left and Smyth continued to use the name until 2006. There were 6 periods :

proto-Mother Gong #1 -1978 - band assembled to promote the album
Members : Gilli Smyth, Jerry C. Hart (drums), George Bishop (sax), Paul Sanchez (bass), François Bessac (guitar), Jean-Paul Vivini (synth), Janno (percussion), (keyboards) and Ax Genrich (guitar).
They briefly toured in Spain and UK in the second half of 1978.

Mother Gong #2 -1978-1979 in the USA.
Members: Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, George Bishop, Bill Laswell, Bill Bacon, Kramer.
Participated to the first New-York Manifestival in October 1978 and toured the US in Spring 1979. This was really Gilli and Harry backed by members of New York Gong. Period documented on .

Mother Gong #3 -1979-1980
Members : Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, Didier Malherbe, Trevor Darks, Mo Vicarage, Ermano Ghisio Erba and Eduardo Niebla.
Recorded the album , and played at Glastonbury festival 1979 on the new Pyramid Stage.

Mother Gong #4 - 1981-1983
Members : Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, Didier Malherbe, Yan Emeric Vagh, Dane Kronenberg and Guy Evans.
This is the Trilogy period. Played festivals in Norway and UK, and headlined at Glastonbury 81, where was partly recorded. Harry and Gilli emigrated to Australia in 1982. The last part of the Robot Woman trilogy was recorded in Australia, with different (local) musicians.

Mother Gong #5 - 1986-1992 in Australia and UK
Members : Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, Robert Calvert, Conrad Henderson and Robert George.
This period ended when Harry and Gilli parted ways, with her moving from Melbourne to Byron Bay. Concerts in Australia and a stripped down tour of the USA in 1991.

Mother Gong #6 - 2005-2006
Members : Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe, Gwyo Ze Pix, Orlando Allen, Tim Hawthorn and Graham Clark.
Final resurrection of the band at the occasion of Gong's conventions in 2005 and 2006. They did also a few other gigs in UK and Norway.

Source: Discogs

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