Gong was a French–Anglo musical collective that existed through numerous iterations over a four-decade period, starting in 1969. During the first half of the 1970s, the band operated as a space-rock performance act under the leadership of Australian-born guitarist–vocalist Daevid Allen. Later in the decade, Gong steered toward jazz-rock with drummer–percussionist Pierre Moerlen affixed to […]
Clearlight was a French space-rock ensemble that released the 1975 Virgin albums Clearlight Symphony and Forever Blowing Bubbles. Group mastermind Cyrille Verdeaux also co-led the soundtrack project Delired Cameleon Family and continued Clearlight with the 1976–78 albums Les Contes du Singe Fou and Visions. Members: Cyrille Verdeaux (piano, keyboards) Background Cyrille Verdeaux was born in […]
Clear Light Symphony is the debut album by the French-English electronic space-rock collective Clearlight, released in early 1975 for Virgin Records. Composed and arranged by keyboardist Cyrille Verdeaux, Clearlight Symphony unfolds as a continuous forty-minute instrumental suite in two extended movements. Recorded across 1973–74 with two distinct ensembles—members of Gong on the first side and […]
Gazeuse! is the seventh proper studio album by English/French jazz-rock combo Gong, released in 1976 on Virgin. The album is the band’s second release under the musical direction of drummer/malletist Pierre Moerlen, who assumed the reigns after the departure of founder Daevid Allen. In the U.S., the album was issued the following year with the […]
N is the second album by French New Wave combo Lili Drop, released in 1982 on Ariola-subsidiary Arabella. Tracklist: A1. “Personne nous aura” (4:14) A2. “Expresso” (3:30) A3. “Faute aux photos” (3:00) A4. “Paulo” (1:59) A5. “Soleil noir” (5:53) B1. “T’oublier” (4:52) B2. “Nippon glacé” (3:15) B3. “L’Africaine” (3:59) B4. “J’ai pas besoin de toi” (5:40) […]
