Gong – I See You (10th Anniversary) (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:03:15 minutes | 754 MB | Genre: Rock
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Few albums in Gong’s discography capture the band’s whimsical, irreverent take on life’s complexities and the enigma of death as vividly as 2014’s I See You. Now, the legendary psychedelic collective mark a decade since the release with a brand-new 10th Anniversary Edition on Kscope. Set for release on Kscope on 9th May, the new edition has been remixed from the original multi-track recordings by Frank Byng, producer and sound engineer of the last four Gong albums.Daevid Allen’s final album, I See You is such a transitional Gong record in so many ways, not that any of us realised it at the time. Work on the album had just commenced around the time I was asked to join and Daevid was in fine health but by the time we were at the mixing stage he was undergoing intense treatment for his cancer which would ultimately prove unsuccessful. As you can imagine, the record was completed under extremely fraught circumstances, very different to the upbeat way it started. Getting it over the line was not an especially joyful process. Decisions needed to be made under a great deal of pressure and, with emotions running high, they weren’t always the right ones. Nonetheless, I’m so happy Daevid got to hear it completed, that he loved it and that we got to put it out into the world.
When, during his final months, Daevid expressed his desire for the band he had assembled to continue without him we felt pretty uncertain about the prospect. Yet here we are after ten years of constant touring, three studio albums (with a fourth on the way) and a double live album later, looking back at the record which launched the current incarnation of this wonderful mythology.
The enduring legend that is Gong entered yet another fresh phase on its four-decades-plus journey. Daevid Allen’s co-conspirators included Orlando Allen on drums, Kavus Torabi (The Cardiacs) on guitar, horn player Ian East, bassist Dave Sturt, and Brazilian guitarist Fabio Golfetti.
Tracklist:
1-1. Gong – I See You (2024 Mix) (03:28)
1-2. Gong – Occupy (2024 Mix) (02:53)
1-3. Gong – When God Shakes Hands with The Devil (2024 Mix) (05:36)
1-4. Gong – The Eternal Wheel Spins (2024 Mix) (07:09)
1-5. Gong – Syllabub (2024 Mix) (04:32)
1-6. Gong – This Revolution (2024 Mix) (03:56)
1-7. Gong – You See Me (2024 Mix) (02:45)
1-8. Gong – Zion My T-Shirt (2024 Mix) (07:01)
1-9. Gong – Pixielation (2024 Mix) (04:49)
1-10. Gong – Brew of Special Tea (2024 Mix) (01:23)
1-11. Gong – Thank You (2024 Mix) (10:19)
1-12. Gong – Shakti Yoni & Dingo Virgin (2024 Mix) (09:19)