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    Posted: August 18 2009 at 07:59

The celebrated psychedelic rock band, GONG, have today announced the world premiere of their brand new Japanese animated video “How To Stay Alive” – taken from their highly anticipated forthcoming new studio album “2032” (released 21st September).

 

The video is a wonderful manga animation of Daevid Allen's drawings undertaken by the cutting edge Japanese Tokyo-based animation team “Mood Magic”, who were responsible for System 7's  “Hinotori” video (2008).

 

Click here to view the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=Pw8ZESzpL3M

 

In line with the “2032” album, the video pushes all the classic Gong buttons and mixes them with bang up to date sounds and video techniques.  

 

The track features a rap by Daevid Allen based around the characters of the illustrious Planet Gong mythology, which lent itself well to an animation of the drawings – and also features a beautiful solo at the end by original Gong member Didier Malherbe on the sax-like Armenian instrument the duduk.

 

How To Stay Alive was composed by Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett and Chris Taylor and produced and mixed by Steve Hillage. After performing a series of successful summer festival gigs, Gong will embark on a nationwide UK tour at the Bristol 02 Academy on 19th November.  The Steve Hillage Band has been confirmed as the support act on Gong’s November UK tour dates.

 

2032: The New Album: http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/gong/gong2032_album.htm

 

Gong November UK Tour: http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/meanfiddler/gong.htm

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Points: 708 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2009 at 08:41
Oh man! Both the song and video are absolutely incredible! Gong has returned, y'all!!!

Thank you so much for posting.
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I'm just getting really into Gong and now this! Crap, I hope they can somehow make a pilgrimage to North America. I want to see Allen before he kicks the bucket :(

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One viewer of the video called the music "Gongster Rap". I must say I much prefer it to "Gangster Rap". This video and the snippets of their upcoming album which they published on the "Planet Gong" site make me really look forward to the release of the new album. Gong is still very much alive and kicking.


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Points: 3658 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2009 at 11:55
This is pretty good stuff ! I think I need to spend more time on Planet Gong and less time on golf, wine & women. 
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mmrrrrnnnmmmm...

and I the only one that thinks that Gong rapping got old back in 1996? At least Hillage is on fire.
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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2009 at 23:23
I've watched the video a couple times now, and I've checked out the samples on Planet Gong.  As Friede said, I'm definitely looking forward to the album.  
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

mmrrrrnnnmmmm...

and I the only one that thinks that Gong rapping got old back in 1996? At least Hillage is on fire.

I have no idea why you made this remark. This is great fun stuff. Gong (and their many related bands) picked up snippets from all kinds of music, punk, reggae, ethnic music, whatever, and integrated it into the Gong universe. And they always sound fresh and alive, at least to my ears.


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Points: 119 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2009 at 20:47
I never really liked what I heard of Gong, but I love this.
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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

mmrrrrnnnmmmm...

and I the only one that thinks that Gong rapping got old back in 1996? At least Hillage is on fire.

I have no idea why you made this remark. This is great fun stuff. Gong (and their many related bands) picked up snippets from all kinds of music, punk, reggae, ethnic music, whatever, and integrated it into the Gong universe. And they always sound fresh and alive, at least to my ears.


Oh, I'm sorry I offended the GonG fanpeople who claim that fanpeople are idiots. I take back my remark. Tongue The song is amazing and nothing bad can be said about it because GonG can do no wrong for they are GonG and if ANYBODY else tried it this site would have their ass faster than a long-haired guy in prison.


Now I bet you'll have no idea why I made THAT remark. Bring it. Shocked
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

mmrrrrnnnmmmm...

and I the only one that thinks that Gong rapping got old back in 1996? At least Hillage is on fire.

I have no idea why you made this remark. This is great fun stuff. Gong (and their many related bands) picked up snippets from all kinds of music, punk, reggae, ethnic music, whatever, and integrated it into the Gong universe. And they always sound fresh and alive, at least to my ears.


Oh, I'm sorry I offended the GonG fanpeople who claim that fanpeople are idiots. I take back my remark. Tongue The song is amazing and nothing bad can be said about it because GonG can do no wrong for they are GonG and if ANYBODY else tried it this site would have their ass faster than a long-haired guy in prison.


Now I bet you'll have no idea why I made THAT remark. Bring it. Shocked

Touch your own nose; it is you who named himself after a track by his favourite band, not I Tongue. Gong have, like any other band, made stronger and weaker albums, and I am not too fond of some of Daevid Allen's solo stuff (though he made some really excellent albums too, like "N'existe pas"). But I really believe this is some fun stuff and like it very much. This is Daevid Allen at his wackiest, and that's always good. And the excerpts I have heard from the rest of the tracks make me look really forward to the album.


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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2009 at 08:54
Yes, I know, which is why I found it ironic that a little bit of fangirlism was pouring from you. The simple fact is that I don't really care for it and that's just my opinion, like it or not.
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Yes, I know, which is why I found it ironic that a little bit of fangirlism was pouring from you. The simple fact is that I don't really care for it and that's just my opinion, like it or not.

It's not fangirlism; I really like that track. I am not a fangirl at all, of no artist. Steve Hackett and Peter Hammill are two of my most favourite artists, yet I'll be the first to acknowledge that "Cured" by Steve Hackett is a bad album and "In a Foreign Town" is below par for Hammill  (though the latter is is still better than the horrible "Cured"). But this track is fresh and alive, and I really love it.


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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2009 at 09:16
Yes, but you sparked this needless arguement by wondering why I disliked something.
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Yes, but you sparked this needless arguement by wondering why I disliked something.

I still do lol. What's there to dislike? It's a fun tune.


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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2009 at 10:19
I think it's good, although the vocal style isn't my cup of tea. Might just take a while to soak in. I thought it was a nice kind of gimmick when they used it on "Gates of Heaven", but now it just seems a little worn out.

The instrumental sections, on the other hand, I think are amazing.
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Hi,
 
This is so fine ... and I'm just so glad to see Steve and Daevid together again ... they really made a special combination that Gong never had again without them both ... and if Daevid is the ultimate beat poet  (we're talking the 60's literature scene, by the way) in a rock band, then Steve is the perfect person to help place this on a more modern idiom of music ... not to say that Gong never got there since 1975 or so, but unffortunately it became way too dependant on the lyrics and unffortunately, Daevid is probably way too scattered doing too many other things to help guide this latest generation of Gong into another dimention ... and Steve would seem a good addition and might add some freshness to help focus Daevid a bit better ...
 
This is so far out ... but where is Gilly? .... not well?


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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,
 
This is so fine ... and I'm just so glad to see Steve and Daevid together again ... they really made a special combination that Gong never had again without them both ... and if Daevid is the ultimate beat poet  (we're talking the 60's literature scene, by the way) in a rock band, then Steve is the perfect person to help place this on a more modern idiom of music ... not to say that Gong never got there since 1975 or so, but unffortunately it became way too dependant on the lyrics and unffortunately, Daevid is probably way too scattered doing too many other things to help guide this latest generation of Gong into another dimention ... and Steve would seem a good addition and might add some freshness to help focus Daevid a bit better ...
 
This is so far out ... but where is Gilly? .... not well?

no worries, she is on the album oo


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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

I think it's good, although the vocal style isn't my cup of tea.


Ironic that you speak of it not being your cup of tea while discussing this band who seems to like tea so much.
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Points: 17644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2009 at 15:17
sounds really really good - and the visuals Shocked


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