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gong - gong est mort, vive gong - 2013 rsd release - celluloid - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Can't Kill Me
2. I've Been Stoned Before/Mister Long Shanks/O Mother
3. Radio Gnome Invisible
4. Zero The Hero & The Witch's Spell
5. Flute Salade
6. Oily Way
7. Outer Temple
8. Inner Temple (Zero Meets The Octave Doctor)
9. IAO Chant & Master Builder
10. Sprinkling Of Clouds
11. From The Isle Of Every Where To The End Of The Story Of Zero The Hero
12. You Never Blow Your Trip For Ever

Revisiting 'Camembert Electrique' and The Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy in their entirety, 'Gong est Mort, Vive Gong' is the band's definitive live album, capturing the highlights of their Paris Hippodrome headline performance in all their lysergic glory.

The album opens with Camembert's 'Can't Kill Me' and (the slightly renamed) 'I've Been Stoned Before, ebbing and flowing through myriad pothead pixie grooves including stand-out interpretations of 'Radio Gnome Invisible' and 'Zero the Hero and The Witch's Spell'. Following a mid-set breather courtesy of Gong stalwart Didier Malherbe's 'Flute Salad', 'Gong Est Mort.' goes on to document a band whose virtuosity never blunted their all-out cosmic riffing, with 'Oily Way', 'Master Builder' and epic versions of 'Isle of Everywhere' and 'You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever' showcasing just why they've endured as a stoner's favourite.