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Mike Howlett Discography of CDs
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Gong
Angel's Egg CD (1973) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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Each is an elaborate, distinct musical statement. After singer/songwriter Daevid Allen's departure, they would turn Gong into a full-fledged fusion outfit, but with Allen's whimsical songcraft still the defining factor, they simply add a more sophisticated instrumental edge. In retrospect, it's hard to believe both FLYING TEAPOT and its successor ANGELS EGG were released within months of each other in 1973. These three were very much of the fusion school. After singer/songwriter Daevid Allen's departure, they would turn Gong into a full-fledged fusion outfit, but with Allen's whimsical songcraft still the defining factor, they simply add a more sophisticated instrumental edge. Though the band was still pursuing their spacy art-rock direction, the sound here became simultaneously jazzier and more ethereal. These three were very much of the fusion school. ANGEL'S EGG is a bit more sophisticated than TEAPOT, but an equal masterpiece.
An important personnel shift had also occurred with the arrival of drummer Pierre Moerlen, mallet percussionist Mirielle Bauer and bassist Mike Howlett. Didier Malherbe's sax and flute took a more active role, as did Steve Hillage's elaborate guitar textures.
An important personnel shift had also occured with the arrival of drummer Pierre Moerlen, mallet percussionist Mirielle Bauer and bassist Mike Howlett. ANGEL'S EGG is the second installment in Gong's legendary "Radio Gnome Trilogy," and it expands upon the ground broken by TEAPOT admirably.
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Gong
You CD (1974) Bonus Track; Remastered
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YOU is the final installment in Gong's legendary "Radio Gnome Trilogy," and it marks an important turning point for the band. By 1974, the psychedelic hippie/folk-rock element of the sound that was leader Daevid Allen's most important contribution was beginning
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Daevid Allen
Gong On Acid 1972 CD (2007)
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Personnel: Daevid Allen (vocals, guitar); Steve Hillage (vocals, guitar); Tim Blake (vocals, synthesizer); Gilli Smyth, Tim Leary (vocals); Mike Howlett (bass guitar); Pierre Moerlen (drums).
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Gong
Zero To Infinity (Picture Disc) Vinyl LP (2000) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Pict
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Australian spacehead Daevid Allen began appearing on recordings by progressive rock pioneers Soft Machine and Gong in the late '60s and early '70s. Thirty years later in the year 2000, the serious-minded prog rock outfits are long gone, but Gong
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Mike Howlett discography Alternate spellings: CD discography of songs by band, discographie, dicography, discology, disography, discografie, discogrophy, diskography.
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Gong, Daevid Allen
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