Gong: Discography 1970 - 1979 (11 Albums)

         

 

Gong are a rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. They incorporate elements of psychedelic rock, jazz and space rock into their musical style. Anarchic, experimental, and

whimsical ensemble originally led by guitarist Daevid Allen, a founding member of the Soft Machine. The group was formed in Paris in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth. Band members have included Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Tim Blake, Pierre Moerlen, Bill Laswell and Theo Travis. Others who have played on stage with Gong include Don Cherry, Chris Cutler, Bill Bruford, Brian Davison, Dave Stewart and Tatsuya Yoshida. 
                               

Gong's 1970 debut album, Magick Brother, featured a psychedelic rock sound. By the following year, the

second album, Camembert Electrique, featured the more progressive rock/space rock sound with which they would be most associated. Between 1973 and 1974, Gong released their best-known work, the allegorical Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, consisting of Flying Teapot (1973), Angel's Egg (1973) and You (1974), which details the adventures of Zero the Hero, the Good Witch Yoni and the Pot Head Pixies from the Planet Gong. 
                                              

After You, Allen, Hillage, and Smyth left the group due to creative differences as well as fatigue. Guitarist Allen Holdsworth joined and the band drifted into virtuosic if unimaginative jazz fusion.

Hillage and Allen each released several solo albums and Smyth formed Mothergong. A number of Gong-related bands have existed over the years, including Mothergong, Gongzilla, Pierre Moerlin's Gong, NY Gong, Planet Gong, and Gongmaison. During the new millennium, Gong material continued to be released, including Live 2 Infinitea issued in the fall of 2000, as well as numerous reissues.I Am Your Egg appeared in 2006 from United States of Distribution. 
                           

Meanwhile, various lineups of the band featuring Allen and Smyth continued to perform and record intermittently, up to final album I See You, released in 2014, before Allen succumbed to cancer in

Australia on March 13, 2015 at the age of 77. Smyth died in 2016 of pulmonary pneumonia. Gong remains a quintet comprising Fabio Golfetti, lead guitar; Dave Sturt, bass; Ian East, reed and woodwinds; Kavus Torabi, guitar, vocals; and Cheb Nettles drums. In 2019 they released Universe Also Collapses for K-Scope. Rolling Stone described Gong's music as combining "psychedelic English whimsy, German kosmische space jams and Gallic libertine fusion."

                        

ALBUMS ON THIS POST 

                     

01.GONG - MAGICK BROTHER 1970
02.(DAEVID ALLEN) GONG - BANANA MOON 1971
03.GONG - CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE 1971
04.GONG - FLYING TEAPORT 1973
05.GONG - ANGEL'S EGG 1973
06.GONG - YOU 1974
07.GONG - SHAMAL 1976
08.GONG - GAZEUSE 1976
9.EXPRESSO II 1978
10.PIERRE MOERLEN'S GONG- DOWNWIND 1979
11.PIERRE MOERLEN'S GONG - TIME IS THE KEY 1979
                    

01. GONG - MAGICK BROTHER 1970
                           

Gong – 1978 - Magick Brother
Label: Victor – VICP-61170
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue Nov 22, 2000
Country: Japan
Released: 1970
Genre: Rock
Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS
                                    

EARLY MORNING SIDE        

                         

   
01. Mystic Sister   1:27
Voice – Tasmin Smyth    
02. Magick Brother  4:31 
Contrabass – Dieter Gewiffler    
03. Rational Anthemn    4:07
04. Glad To Sad To Say   3:41
Contrabass – Barre Phillips
05. Chainstore Chant    0:41
06. Pretty Miss Titty    4:02
07. Hope You Feel OK    4:24

SIDE OF THE NIGHT            

                         

08. Ego   3:57
Contrabass – Earl Freeman
Piano – Burton Green    
09. Gongsong   4:09
Contrabass – Dieter Gewiffler
Piano – Earl Freeman
10. Princess Dreaming  2:55 
Contrabass – Barre Phillips
Voice – Tasmin Smyth
11. 5 & 20 Schoolgirls    4:26
12. Cos You Got Green Hair    5:00

LINE - UP

                          

Daevid Allen – guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Gilli Smyth – space whisper
Didier Malherbe – flute, soprano saxophone
Rachid Houari – drums, percussion

ADDITIONAL PERSONEL

Barre Phillips – contrabass on 4 & 10
Earl Freeman – contrabass on 8, piano on 9
Burton Greene – piano on 8
Dieter Gewissler – bowed contrabass on 2 & 9
Tasmin Smyth (Gilli's daughter) – voices on 1 & 10

Flac Size: 280 MB

02. (DAEVID ALLEN) GONG - BANANA MOON 1971
                             

 

Daevid Allen – 1971 - Banana Moon
Label: Decal – CD LIK 63
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1990
Country: Europe
Released: 1971    
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                         

01. Time Of Your Life   3:27
Bass, Rhythm Guitar – Christian Tritsch
Drums – Pip Pyle
02. Memories   3:37
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Written-By – Hopper, Wyatt    
03. All I Want Is Out Of Here    4:51
04. Fred The Fish    2:31
05. White Neck Blooze    5:50
06. Stoned Innocent Frankenstein    3:22
07. & His Adventures In The Land Of Flip    12:03
08. I Am A Bowl   2:47
Trombone – Nick Evans

LINE - UP

                                         

Daevid Allen – guitar and vocals
Archie Legget – bass
Robert Wyatt – drums, backing vocals; vocals and guitar ("Memories")

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Christian Tritsch – guitar and bass ("It's the Time of Your Life")
Pip Pyle – drums ("It's the Time of Your Life")
Gary Wright – piano ("Memories", "White Neck Blooze")
Gerry Fields – violin ("Fred the Fish", "Adventures in The Land of Flip")
Barry St. John, Maggie Bell – backing vocals ("White Neck Blooze")
Gilli Smyth – space whisper ("Adventures in The Land of Flip")
Nick Evans – trombone ("I Am a Bowl")
    

Flac Size: 249 MB

03. GONG - CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE 1971
                   

Gong – 1971 - Camembert Electrique
Label: Charly Records – CD CHARLY 11, Charly Records
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1986
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1971
Genre: Rock
Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                 

01. Radio Gnome    0:25
02. You Can't Kill Me    6:18
03. I've Bin Stone Before    4:55
04. Mister Long Shanks: O Mother, I Am Your Fantasy    3:35
05. Dynamite: I Am Your Animal    4:30
06. Wet Cheese Delirium    0:28
07. Squeezing Sponges Over Policemen's Heads    0:10
08. Fohat Digs Holes In Space    6:18
09. Tried So Hard    4:35
10. Tropical Fish: Selene    7:32
11. Gnome The Second    0:26

LINE - UP

                   

Daevid Allen ("Bert Camembert") – guitar (all but 9), vocals, bass (9)
Gilli Smyth ("Shakti Yoni") – space whisper
Didier Malherbe ("Bloomdido Bad De Grasse") – saxophones, flute
Christian Tritsch ("Submarine Captain") – bass (all but 9), guitar (9)
Pip Pyle – drums

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Eddy Louiss – Hammond organ and piano on 3
Konstantin Simonovitch – phased piano on 5

Flac Size: 253 MB

04. GONG - FLYING TEAPORT 1973
                               

Gong – 1973 - Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1)
Label: Decal – CD LIK 67
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1990
Country: Europe
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                             

01. Radio Gnome Invisible   5:32
Written-By – Daevid Allen
02. Flying Teapot   11:54
Written-By – Daevid Allen
03. The Pot Head Pixies   3:05
Written-By – Daevid Allen
04. The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine  1:52 
Written-By – Tim Blake
05. Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell   9:35
Written-By – Christian Tritsch, Daevid Allen
06. Witch's Song, I Am Your Pussy   5:08
Written-By – Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth
    

LINE - UP

                           

Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar
Gilli Smyth – space whisper
Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals
Didier Malherbe – saxes, flute
Steve Hillage – guitar
Christian Tritsch – guitar
Francis Moze – bass guitar, piano
Laurie Allan – drums
Rachid Houari – congas

Flac Size: 205 MB

05. GONG - ANGEL'S EGG 1973
                       

Gong – 1973 - Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Part II)
Label: Virgin – CDV 2007, Virgin – 260 762-217
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo 1990
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                      

01. Other Side Of The Sky   7:40
Written By – Blake/Allen    
02. Sold To The Highest Buddha   4:25
Written By – Howlett/Allen
03. Castle In The Clouds   1:09
Written-By – Hillage
04. Prostitute Poem   4:52
Written-By – Smyth, Hillage
05. Givin My Luv To You   0:43
Written-By – Allen
06. Selene   3:38
Written-By – Allen
07a. Flute Salad   2:09
Written-By – Malherbe
07b. Oily Way   3:37
Written-By – Allen, Malherbe
08. Outer Temple   1:09
Written By – Blake/Hillage
09. Inner Temple   2:34
Written-By – Allen, Malherbe    
10. Percolations   0:46 
Written-By – Moerlen
11. Love Is How You Make It   3:27
Written By – Moerlen/Allen
12. I Never Glid Before   5:36
Written-By – Hillage
13. Eat That Phone Book Coda   3:12
Written-By – Malherbe
14. Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-Day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues   5:09
Written-By – Allen
    

LINE - UP

                                       

Bloomdido Bad De Grasse (Didier Malherbe) – ten/sop sax, floot, bi-focal vocal
Shakti Yoni (Gilli Smyth) – space whisper, loin cackle
T. Being esq. (Mike Howlett, spelled Howlitt on composer credits) – basso profundo
Sub. Capt. Hillage (Steve Hillage) – lewd guitar
Hi T. Moonweed (the favourite) (Tim Blake) – Cynthia "size a", lady voce
Pierre de Strasbourg (Pierre Moerlen, spelled Moerlin on composer credits) – bread & batteur drums, vibes, marimba
Mirielle de Strasbourg (Mireille Bauer) – glockenspiel
Dingo Virgin (Daevid Allen) – local vocals, aluminium croon, glissando guitar

Flac Size: 286 MB

06. GONG - YOU 1974

                                              

You can find the link HERE (On an older post)

07. GONG - SHAMAL 1976
                         

Gong – 1976 - Shamal
Label: Virgin – 7714153, UMC – 7714153
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Deluxe Edition, Remastered 2019 
Country: Europe
Released: 1976
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

               

CD1.  SHAMAL            

                               

01. Wingful Of Eyes    6:19
02. Chandra    7:26
03. Bambooji    5:16
04. Cat In Clark's Shoes    7:45
05. Mandrake    5:05
06. Shamal    9:05

BONUS TRACKS        

    
07. Bambooji Out (Takes Edit)    4:55
08. Chandra (Alternate Mix)    8:01
09. Wingful Of Eyes (Out-Take Edit)    5:03

Flac Size: 362 MB

CD2.  SELECTIONS FROM MARQUEE LIVE        

                       

01. Bambooji (Live)    3:33
02. The Isle Of Everywhere (Live)    15:21
03. Wingful Of Eyes (Live)    6:54
04. Master Builder (Live)    6:27
05. Drum Solo (Live)    4:54
06. Flying Teapot (Live)    3:33
07. I Never Glid Before (Live)    12:17

Flac Size: 339 MB

LINE - UP

                          

Mike Howlett – bass guitar, vocals
Didier Malherbe – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, bansuri, gongs
Mireille Bauer – marimba, glockenspiel, xylophone, percussion, gongs
Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, tubular bells
Patrice Lemoine – organ, piano, synthesizer

FORMER GONG

Steve Hillage – acoustic guitar, electric guitar ("Bambooji" and "Wingful of Eyes")
Miquette Giraudy – vocals ("Bambooji")

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Jorge Pinchevsky – violin ("Chandra", "Bambooji", "Cat In Clark's Shoes", "Shamal"), voice ("Cat In Clark's Shoes")
Sandy Colley – vocals ("Shamal")

08. GONG - GAZEUSE 1976
                               

Gong – 1976 - Gazeuse!
Label: Virgin – CDV 2074, Virgin – 260 761-217
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo 1989
Country: Europe
Released: 1976
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                          

01. Expresso   5:58
Congas – Mino Cinelou
Vibraphone, Marimba – Mireille Bauer
02. Night Illusion   3:42
Gong [African Bell-gong] – Mino Cinelou
Vibraphone – Mireille Bauer
03. Percolations: Part 1 & 2  10:02 
Gong [Part 1] – Francis Moze
Maracas [Part 1] – Mino Cinelou
Marimba [Part 1], Tom Tom [Part 2] – Mireille Bauer
Steel Guitar [Part 1] – Allan Holdsworth
Vibraphone [Part 1], Glockenspiel [Part 1], Marimba [Part 2], Timpani [Part 2] – Pierre Moerlen
04. Shadows Of   7:48
Congas, Temple Block, Gong [African Bell-gong] – Mino Cinelou
Vibraphone – Mireille Bauer
05. Esnuria   8:02
Flute – Didier Malherbe
Marimba, Glockenspiel – Mireille Bauer
06. Mireille   4:11
Piano, Electric Piano – Francis Moze
    

LINE - UP

                       

Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, marimba, timpani, glockenspiel
Didier Malherbe – tenor sax (1,5), flute (4)
Allan Holdsworth – guitars, violin, pedal steel
Mireille Bauer – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, toms
Benoît Moerlen – vibraphone
Francis Moze – fretless bass, gong, piano
Mino Cinelu – percussion

Flac Size: 226 MB

9. EXPRESSO II 1978
                              

Gong – 1978 - Expresso II
Label: Virgin – CDV 2099, Virgin – 260 765-217
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Takt Pressing
Country: Europe
Released: 1978
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                       

01. Heavy Tune   6:22
Glockenspiel – Pierre Moerlen
Lead Guitar – Mick Taylor
Rhythm Guitar – Allan Holdsworth
02. Golden Dilemma   4:51
Guitar – Bon Lozaga
Rhythm Guitar – Hansford Rowe
Xylophone – Pierre Moerlen
03. Sleepy   7:17
Marimba, Percussion – Benoit Moerlen
Rhythm Guitar – Bon Lozaga
Soloist [Bass With Dr. Q] – Hansford Rowe
04. Soli   7:37
Soloist [Vibraphone] – Benoit Moerlen
05. Boring   6:23
Timpani, Tubular Bells – Pierre Moerlen
06. Three Blind Mice   4:47
Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Claves, Xylophone – Benoit Moerlen
    

LINE - UP

                      

Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, tympani, tubular bells
Benoît Moerlen – vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, percussion, claves, tubular bells
Mireille Bauer – marimba, vibraphone
Hansford Rowe – bass, rhythm guitar 

ADDITIONAL MUSICIAMS

Mick Taylor – lead guitar (1)
Allan Holdsworth – lead guitar (3, 4, 6), rhythm guitar (1)
Bon Lozaga – lead guitar (2), rhythm guitar (3)
Darryl Way – violin (3, 5)
François Causse – congas

Flac Size: 233 MB

10. PIERRE MOERLEN'S GONG - DOWNWIND 1979
                           

  

Pierre Moerlen's Gong – 1979 - Downwind
Label: Great Expectations – PIPCD 025
Format: CD, Album, Reissue   Jul 1991
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Rock

TRACKS

                                 

01. Aeroplane    2:39
02. Crosscurrents    6:11
03. Downwind   12:30
Co-producer – Mike Oldfield
Flute – Terry Oldfield
Guitar, Bass, Drums – Mike Oldfield
Saxophone – Didier Malherbe
Synthesizer – Steve Winwood    
04. Jin-Go-Lo-Ba    3:24
05. What You Know   3:40
Guitar [Lead] – Mick Taylor    
06. Emotions    4:44
07. Xtasea    6:39

LINE - UP

                          

Pierre Moerlen – drums (1–5, 7), vibraphone (3, 6), marimba (3), concert toms (3–4), timpani (3, 7), organ (1, 7), synthesizer (2–7), electric piano (1–2), assorted percussion (3, 7), lead vocals (1), glockenspiel (3), cowbell (4), timbales (4), vocals (4–5)
Benoît Moerlen – vibraphone (1–2, 5, 7)
Hansford Rowe – bass (1–2, 4–5, 7), Wal Bass (2–3), vocals (4)
François Causse – marimba (2, 4), congas (2, 4–5)
Ross Record – guitar (1–2, 4, 7), vocals (1, 4), rhythm guitar (5)
Didier Malherbe – saxophone (3)

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Didier Lockwood – violin (2, 6–7)
Mike Oldfield – guitar (3), solina strings, bass (3), Irish drum (3)
Steve Winwood – synthesizer (3)
Terry Oldfield – flute (3)
Mick Taylor – guitar (5)

Flac Size: 231 MB

11. PIERRE MOERLEN'S GONG - TIME IS THE KEY 1979
                          

Pierre Moerlen's Gong – 1979 - Time Is The Key
Label: Arista – 251 183
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1992
Country: Europe
Released: 1979    
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

TRACKS

                             

01. Ard Na Greine    6:11
02. Earthrise    2:25
03. Supermarket    3:37
04. Faerie Steps    5:34
05. An American In England    2:57
06. The Organ Grinder    3:57
07. Sugar Street    2:22
08. The Bender    3:20
09. Arabesque Intro & Arabesque    5:19
10. Esnuria Two    5:35
11. Time Is The Key    2:22

LINE - UP

                                       

                                                                              
Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, gong, electravibe, marimba, glockenspiel, tympani, darbuka, synthesizers (7, 8)
Hansford Rowe – bass (3−11), acoustic guitar (5), bass synthesizer (11)
Bon Lozaga – guitar (3−11)
Allan Holdsworth – lead guitar (9−11)

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

Darryl Way – violin (1)
Joe Kirby – double bass (1, 2)
Peter Lemer – keyboards (3−11), Polymoog (6−10)
Nico Ramsden – lead and rhythm guitar (8)

Flac Size: 272 MB

Miranda Sex Garden: Fairytales Of Slavery 1993 + Carnival Of Souls 2000

 

Miranda Sex Garden is an English band from London, formed in 1990 by Katharine Blake, Kelly

McCusker and Jocelyn West. Initially a trio performing a cappella madrigals, the group signed with Mute Records and released its debut album, Madra, in 1991. Its subsequent work incorporated elements of gothic rock, darkwave and industrial. The band released three further albums: Suspiria (1993), Fairytales of Slavery (1994) and Carnival of Souls (2000). 
                  

After the members pursued other projects in the early 2000s, including Blake's work with Mediæval

Bæbes, the band reunited in 2022 and released the EP Velventine in 2024. Produced by Tony Faulkner, the debut album Madra followed on 6 August. It consists of 25 a cappella madrigals and reached number 8 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. In 1991, founding member Jocelyn West left the band. With the addition of Ben Golomstock (guitar, bass, organ) and Trevor Sharpe (drums, percussion, bass), the band expanded beyond the a cappella madrigal style of its debut. 
                   

           

The EP Iris, released in May 1992, introduced string instruments, with Katharine Blake and Kelly

McCusker on violin and new member Donna McKevitt on viola and vocals. The new line-up performed alongside Nick Cave, the Balanescu Quartet and Levitation. McCusker left the band in late 1993 to pursue a career in classical music, leaving Blake as the only remaining original member. 
                                

Their later releases -- like 1993's Suspiria and 1994's Fairytales of Slavery -- saw the group moving

in a more rock/industrial direction, pitting their smooth voices upon layers of distortion, feedback, and heavy drums. Carnival of Souls was released in summer 2000. With the addition of rock instruments and strings, the style subsequently evolved into a blend of gothic rock and darkwave (ethereal wave), incorporating elements of industrial and experimental music. Carnival of Souls combined gothic and industrial rock with lounge jazz, shoegaze and soundtrack-inspired elements.
                            

MIRANDA SEX GARDEN - FAIRYTALES OF SLAVERY 1994

                                

Swirling with a rampaging intensity right from the start thanks to "Cut" and in particular Trevor Sharpe's absolutely massive drumming work in partnership with Donna McKevitt's strings, Fairytales of Slavery

is a lost delight of an album. Out of place in 1994's music scene and even more of a strange jewel when viewed at a distance, the only contemporaries for the group might well have been Cranes, but even that misses the essential differences between the two excellent bands. McKevitt and Katharine Blake aren't Alison Shaw, for one thing, their singing more straightforward and direct even when swathed in layers of music and stretched out syllable by syllable. 
                                 

Miranda Sex Garden – Fairytales Of Slavery
Label: Mute – CDSTUMM129
Format: CD, Album, Nimbus
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1993
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Goth Rock, Experimental, Ethereal

TRACKS

                        

01. Cut   5:01
Viola – Hepzibah Sessa
02. Fly    3:45
Performer [Stones] – F.M. Einheit
Viola – Hepzibah Sessa
03. Peep Show    3:55
04. The Wooden Boat    6:29
05. Havana Lied   2:13
Guitar – Kim Fahey
Music By – Kurt Weill
Trumpet – Andrew Blick
Words By – Bertold Brecht
06. Cover My Face   3:59
Keyboards – Hepzibah Sessa    
07. Transit   2:57
Performer [Drill] – F.M. Einheit
Trumpet – Andrew Blick
Violin – Hepzibah Sessa
08. Freezing    2:25
09. Serial Angels    3:21
10. Wheel   6:23
Keyboards – Hepzibah Sessa
11. Intermission    1:39
12. The Monk Song    3:25
13. A Fairytale About Slavery   8:48
Guitar – Kim Fahey

LINE - UP

                          

Vocals, Recorder, Glockenspiel, Piano – Katharine Blake
Viola, Violin, Vocals – Donna McKevitt
Bass Guitar – Kim Fahey
Drums, Percussion – Trevor Sharpe
Engineer [All Songs Engineered By] – Stern 
Guitar [Guitars], Keyboards, Harmonium, Glockenspiel, Piano – Ben Golomstock
Lyrics By [Lyrics Written By] – Katharine Blake (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 13)
Songwriter [Songs Written By] – Miranda Sex Garden (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 13)

NOTES

                      

All songs published by Mute Song except "Havana Lied" published by Universal Edition
Recorded at Connys Studio, at The Church and at Konk Studios. Mixed at Konk.
"Havana Lied" originally was part of the drama "Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny" by Bertold Brecht.
1994 Mute Records Limited © 1994 Mute Records Limited

Flac Size: 546 MB

MIRANDA SEX GARDEN - CARNIVAL OF SOULS 2000

                       

            
Reissue of this forgotten classic from London-based goth supergroup featuring Mediæval Bæbes

founder Katherine Blake, Miranda Sex Garden! Originally released in April 2000, Carnival Of Souls is the final album to be issued under the MSG name although the band recently reunited for an astounding live show at London's 100 Club! The lyrics are wonderful, and the lead vocalist is incredibly talented. I wish there was more to this album. Heavenly and haunting vocals with many layers of strings. Soaring vocals, dark atmospheres, and hypnotic rhythms make this an undiscovered gem worth checking out! 
                           

Miranda Sex Garden – Carnival Of Souls
Label: Cleopatra – CLP 0884-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue Jul 11, 2000
Country: US
Released: 2000
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock, Experimental, Ethereal

TRACKS

                           

01. Are You The One?   4:27
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
02. Sleeping Beauty   3:33
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
03. Tonight   4:31
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
Saxophone – Robin Blick
Trumpet – Andrew Blick
04. All There Is   4:26
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
Vocals [Additional] – Audrey Evans
05. Broken Glass   5:02
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
06. Escape From Kilburn (Instrumental)   2:31
Engineer [Mix] – Tom Webster
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – David M. Allen
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
07. Token (Incidental)   0:42
Engineer [Mix] – Tom Webster
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – David M. Allen
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
08. Without Trace   4:35
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
09. Caravan   3:41
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Organ [Hammond] – Barney Hollington
Saxophone, French Horn – Robin Blick
Trumpet – Andrew Blick
Vocals [Additional] – Rachel Van Asch
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
10. Thrusty Bob's Hardcore Lounge (Incidental)  1:27 
Engineer [Mix] – Tom Webster
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – David M. Allen
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
11. Close To The Sky   3:16
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
12. Ever & Ever   4:17
Lyrics By – Katharine Blake
Mixed By – Philip Bagenal
Mixed By [Assistant] – Antti Uusimaki
Music By – Miranda Sex Garden
    

LINE - UP

                          

Recorder, Vocals – Katharine Blake
Violin – Barney Hollington, Katharine Blake
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Carmen Schneider, Claire Ravel, Cylindra Shapphire, Marie Findley, Nichole Sleet, Nicole Frobusch, Ruth Galloway
Bass, Backing Vocals – Teresa Casella
Design – Marc Perilly
Drums, Percussion – Trevor Sharpe
Engineer – David M. Allen
Guitar – Ben Golomstock, Nick Marsh
Keyboards – Mike Servent

NOTES

                             

Recorded at Purple Studios, Norwich and Magic Hat, London in August-September 1999.
Mixed at Eastcote Studios, London.     

Flac Size: 291 MB