GONG

Unending Ascending KSCOPE

JOE BANKS

Psych prog legends return with cosmic rock of the highest order. Now three studio albums in since Daevid Allen sailed off this mortal coil, what’s striking about this latest release from Gong is how self-possessed they sound. Headed by the irrepressible Kavus Torabi, they’re not just running with the baton Allen handed onto them. Instead, they’ve forged their own unique identity while remaining true to the original spirit of Gong, making music that’s both playful and exploratory, enraptured by the possibilities of the invisible worlds around us. “It’s enraptured by the possibilities of invisible worlds.” Thematically, Unending Ascending picks up where 2019’s The Universe Also Collapses left off, inspired by the realm of “subatomic dreams” and the hidden mysteries that reside there. Of course, this could also be read as…

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