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Cosmic proggers Gong tease upcoming album with brand new single Stars In Heaven
By Jerry Ewing published
Gong add more live dates in March and announce new album, Bright Spirit, will be released next year

Gong may have lost some humour and older songs, but Kavus Torabi says they’re still supernatural
By Joel McIver published
Daevid Allen’s appointed replacement on keeping the spirituality alive without becoming overwhelmed, the respectful use of acid, and the late band leader’s similarity to Cardiacs’ Tim Smith

Meet the Canterbury scene’s international next generation
By Phil Howitt published
The seeds of The Wilde Flowers have taken root all around the world. Here are just a handful of 21st-century musicians taking inspiration from the 60s and 70s

Gong’s 10th anniversary edition of I See You casts Daevid Allen’s final work in a new light
By Jeremy Allen published
Subtle touches mark the full-circle moment when Allen – who still had plenty to say – put his band in the hands of Kavus Torabi, and the wheel moved on

Daevid Allen's final album with Gong to be reissued
By Jerry Ewing published
2014's I See You, Daevid Allen's swansong with Gong has been remixed and will be released in May

“Gong’s appeal? Not becoming too commercially successful”: Daevid Allen’s grateful farewell
By Sid Smith published
Months before his death from cancer, he encapsulated his unique vision in a forward-looking album, then left others to continue his work

Maxine Peake’s prog adventures with Aphrodite’s Child, Gong, Hawkwind and mushrooms
By Rob Hughes published
The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience

Colin Edwin’s prog world includes Captain Beefheart, Magma, Cardiacs, Gong and more
By Grant Moon published
Former Porcupine Tree and current O.R.k. member on seeing Daevid Allen live, falling under Tim Smith’s spell, messing about with plastic cameras and, well, Lonnie Donegan
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