Unending Ascending
2023 studio album by Gong
Unending Ascending | ||||
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Studio album by Gong | ||||
Released | 3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) | |||
Studio | Snorkel Studios, London | |||
Length | 39:58 | |||
Label | Kscope | |||
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Singles from Unending Ascending | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Financial Times | [2] |
Prog | [3] |
Unending Ascending (subtitled A Pan-Galactic Suite by Gong) is a studio album by Gong, released on 3 November 2023 by Kscope.[4]
Track listing
Music by Gong. Lyrics by Kavus Torabi.
- "Tiny Galaxies" – 3:33
- "My Guitar Is a Spaceship" – 4:09
- "Ship of Ishtar" – 8:33
- "O, Arcturus" – 3:55
- "All Clocks Reset" – 4:09
- "Choose Your Goddess" – 6:49
- "Lunar Invocation" – 4:34
- "Asleep Do We Lay" – 4:16
Personnel
- Ian East – saxophones and woodwinds
- Fabio Golfetti – guitar and singing
- Cheb Nettles – drums and singing
- Dave Sturt – bass guitar and singing
- Kavus Torabi – singing and guitar
With
- Saskia Maxwell – singing on "Ship of Ishtar", "Lunar Invocation" and "Asleep Do We Lay"
- Gong – additional instruments
- Frank Byng – cymbal scrapes on "Choose Your Goddess"
Technical
- Recorded and mixed by Frank Byng at Snorkel Studios, London
- Saskia's vocals recorded by Silas Wynne
- Produced by Frank Byng and Gong
- Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork
- Mandala design by Daevid Allen
- Artwork @fiftysevendesign
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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UK Album Sales (OCC)[5] | 57 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[6] | 33 |
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[7] | 65 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[8] | 8 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] | 22 |
References
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (31 August 2023). "Gong continue their intergalactic voyage with new album Unending Ascending". Prog. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (3 November 2023). "Gong: Unending Ascending — psychedelic stalwarts continue to fly the flag of space-rock". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Banks, Joe (4 November 2023). ""Not just an amorphous stream of swirly pothead trance rock… In fact, this album feels more focused than its predecessor:" Gong's Unending Ascending". Prog. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Brown, Nathan (3 November 2023). "Gong: Unending Ascending - Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart top 100". Official Charts Company. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart top 100". Official Charts Company. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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- Fabio Golfetti
- Dave Sturt
- Kavus Torabi
- Ian East
- Cheb Nettles
- Daevid Allen
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- Didier Malherbe
- Pip Pyle
- Laurie Allan
- Charles Hayward
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- Zero to Infinity
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- Unending Ascending
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- Expresso II
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