Gong – Camembert Electrique (Remastered Edition) (1971/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Gong – Camembert Electrique (Remastered Edition) (1971/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:20 minutes | 863 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Charly

Formed by Australian expatriate Daevid Allen in Paris in 1969, Gong made a name for themselves as one of the most innovative and unique bands of the Seventies. Camembert Electrique, recorded in 1971, was the group’s third album. A skilful blend of jazz-influenced space rock, unconventional psychedelia and bizarre experimentation, it includes their classic ‘Foghat Digs Holes In Space’.

This is a classic, the epitome of the band’s early Daevid Allen phase with Ph.P.’s (pothead pixies) in full, blazing glory. In its infancy, Gong was a unique prog rock band that branched out in all directions at once while most other prog bands chose simply one path or another. Camembert Electrique is a testament to that. The band’s eclectic “electric cheese” rock is a mixture of psychedelic rock, spacy atmospherics and lyrics, and doses of jazz often presented with a pop sensibility, yet always intense. From the first cut on Camembert, you are transported to planet Gong via the voice of a “radio gnome” who drops in intermittently to remind you you’re not in Kansas anymore. Daevid Allen leads the band through several compositions musically (not lyrically) reminiscent of, and possibly influenced by, early King Crimson — a hard, raw-edged sound propelled by a strong guitar-sax-percussion combo. Drummer Pip Pyle played on only a few Gong sessions; he is a major figure here, as is saxophonist Didier Malherbe. Both are up front on the wailing progressive rocker “You Can’t Kill Me,” which also features guitarist Allen in top form. Allen’s declarative “I’ve Bin Stone Before,” the first part of an inventive three-song medley, is of particular interest; introductory church organ and avant-garde sax make this another unique Gong experience. But the real gem on Camembert is “Tropical Fish: Selene.” This jazzy composition is the most involving and intricate piece on the recording. The band moves tightly through several progressive movements and Gilli Smyth scores with her trademark “space whispering.” Camembert Electrique remains undated after over 40 years and hovers “strong and steamin'” over most of the Gong catalog.

Tracklist:
1. Gong – Radio Gnome (2015 Remaster) (00:27)
2. Gong – You Can’t Kill Me (2015 Remaster) (06:16)
3. Gong – I’ve Bin Stone Before : Mister Long Shanks : O Mother (2015 Remaster) (04:51)
4. Gong – I Am Your Fantasy (2015 Remaster) (03:39)
5. Gong – Dynamite : I Am Your Animal (2015 Remaster) (04:29)
6. Gong – Wet Cheese Delirium (2015 Remaster) (00:28)
7. Gong – Squeezing Sponges over Policemen’s Heads (2015 Remaster) (00:12)
8. Gong – Fohat Digs Holes in Space (2015 Remaster) (06:20)
9. Gong – Tried so Hard (2015 Remaster) (04:36)
10. Gong – Tropical Fish : Selene (2015 Remaster) (07:32)
11. Gong – Gnome the Second (2015 Remaster) (00:25)

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