With the vocals mixed very low only the vocoder space-like spoken ending intrudes on some fine Eastern Prog cum soundtrack worthy instrumental art. With the sitars and tablas one conjures up the mysterious beauty of back-street markets and sub-Saharan sand-dunes. What’s not to like with the opening lush wash of layered sounds mutating into a huge middle section of mid & far Eastern rhythms and sounds. Track 3: M-Opus/Different Skies (Excerpt) Every Day The Orbit (5:18) Put on your bell bottoms and granny glasses and thank the Lords of Prog for Gong. This is a mellow mood inducer that’ll have you smelling patchouli and weed. This tune starts off part psychedelia Beatles and CSN&Y before fully embracing Syd Barrett style Floyd. If you don’t know Gong you don’t know prog. The chorus is infectious and the overall feel-good buoyancy suggest we may have the “song of the year” for 2015 On the “gem” Andy’s keys simply soar into the stratosphere of joy while Agren’s drums drive this anthem like a charger (a horse) along a pristine beach. I have already written on this track & album in a full review ( ) but must reiterate that this song is a prog classic. Track 1: The Tangent/A Spark in the Aether (4:14) Notwithstanding how good the actual magazine is, these bonus/extra CDs that are included every issue are alone worth the price of the subscription. Issue # 55 April 2015 (cover: Andrew Latimer)
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