Mother Gong

porkmarras · 08.02.2006, 02:05 PM

Found a record by this band today.It got me curious bu i didn't buy it because i went for other stuff that got me curious too.Does anyone know them and are they any good?

Savage Clone · 08.02.2006, 02:07 PM

Gong is far superior to Mother Gong.
Basically, stick to pre-1977 and you're OK, but after that you're treading a dangerous minefield of cheese bombs.

porkmarras · 08.02.2006, 02:08 PM

I'll have to check on the title and the year.I liked the cover a lot.

gmku · 08.02.2006, 02:10 PM

Prog rock? Formed 1978. Fairy Tales rated highly, as is Robot Woman. Described variously as eclectic and bizarre. But I've never heard anything by them.

Savage Clone · 08.02.2006, 02:11 PM

Formed late 60s, actually.
"Robot Woman" is total cheese, except for the package design, which is awesome.

I recommend:

Camembert Electrique

The "Radio Gnome Invisible" trilogy of the LPs Flying Teapot, Angels Egg and You

Gong Est Mort/Vive Gong (live 2xLP)

Floating Anarchy live 1977

One of the few groups to effectively walk the line between psych and prog.

Glice · 08.02.2006, 05:19 PM

I never realised Mother Gong and Gong were the same. I just assumed one was a shit cop-out load of bollocks and the other (Gong) were fucking ace. I'm more of a fan of Goblin though.

Savage Clone · 08.02.2006, 05:21 PM

They aren't exactly the same, but they are permutations of one another. Gong itself wasn't "really" Gong a lot of the time either.
Goblin is definitely some coolness.

trance feeeedback · 08.02.2006, 05:27 PM

What about Acid mothers gong? I have never heard them but I have alway been curious.

Glice · 08.02.2006, 05:29 PM

Someone sent me Goblin sometime last year. I was most impressed.

You know, I wish someone told me that prog/ psych didn't have to mean listening to Pink 'fucking' Floyd's 'Dark Side of the fucking Moon' when I was younger, I could've made so much more progress. For years, I thought that Krautrock was somehow nothing to do with the whole thing...

Savage Clone · 08.02.2006, 05:49 PM

I have not heard the AMG collaboration, but reports from the field have been meh. It's hard to know until I hear it for myself though.

Goblin defintely did some cheesy stuff too, but most of their soundtracks are outstanding.

Glice, I can hook you up with some awesome shit in this vein.

Glice · 08.02.2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I have not heard the AMG collaboration, but reports from the field have been meh. It's hard to know until I hear it for myself though.

Goblin defintely did some cheesy stuff too, but most of their soundtracks are outstanding.

Glice, I can hook you up with some awesome shit in this vein.

Feel free to do so at will. PM me and I'll try and find you some glorious things in return.

Glice · 08.02.2006, 06:09 PM

Oh, and the AMG show was fucking awesome from where I was sitting.

Toilet & Bowels · 08.02.2006, 07:08 PM

i saw a version of acid mothers gong play at the spitz.
the report = rubbish!

Phlegmscope · 08.02.2006, 07:41 PM

I just saw Suspiria, which features soundtrack by the Goblin. It was quite impressive yes, but the music video on the DVD is utmostly fucking cheesy and embarrassing. And think it's modernized version of the song in that video.

Glice · 08.03.2006, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

i saw a version of acid mothers gong play at the spitz.
the report = rubbish!

I saw them at the RFH. I believe that makes me a better person. WHERE ARE MY PLAUDITS MOTHERFUCKER?

o o o · 08.03.2006, 12:07 PM

i remember trying to listen to some Gong records a - relatively - long time ago and not liking their music (i cannot remember which records it was)...
after that, i began listening a lot to other krautrock bands and never tried again Gong. i probably should try again one day, thanks for the recommendations...

porkmarras · 08.04.2006, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

did goblin do that funny/eerie song in dawn of the dead?! i found somewhere to get the whole soundtrack it's 2 cd's, result!

here's the best theme tune of all... http://www.itsonlyamovie.co.uk/RAVE%20FROM%20THE%20GRAVE%20SOUND%20BITES/Y%20Zombie%20Flesh%20Eaters%20Theme.mp3

you can't stop the italian maestro's

i just found a huge amount of goblin and fabio frizzi (he done this tune^^) collaborations on soulseek time to dust the hard-drive down yas

Yeah they did.My favourite Goblin moment(apart from some of the crap they were certainly capable of churning out) is the theme to Profondo Rosso(Deep Red).It used to terrify me as a kid.

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porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Found a record by this band today.It got me curious bu i didn't buy it because i went for other stuff that got me curious too.Does anyone know them and are they any good? __________________
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Gong is far superior to Mother Gong. Basically, stick to pre-1977 and you're OK, but after that you're treading a dangerous minefield of cheese bombs.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Prog rock? Formed 1978. Fairy Tales rated highly, as is Robot Woman. Described variously as eclectic and bizarre. But I've never heard anything by them. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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08.02.2006, 02:11 PM	#5
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Formed late 60s, actually. "Robot Woman" is total cheese, except for the package design, which is awesome. I recommend: Camembert Electrique The "Radio Gnome Invisible" trilogy of the LPs Flying Teapot, Angels Egg and You Gong Est Mort/Vive Gong (live 2xLP) Floating Anarchy live 1977 One of the few groups to effectively walk the line between psych and prog.
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08.02.2006, 05:21 PM	#7
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	They aren't exactly the same, but they are permutations of one another. Gong itself wasn't "really" Gong a lot of the time either. Goblin is definitely some coolness.
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trance feeeedback children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sun Ra's place on Saturn Posts: 359	What about Acid mothers gong? I have never heard them but I have alway been curious. __________________ "If by noise you mean uncomfortable sound, then pop music is noise to me."-Masami Akita "sound is god"-Ravi Shankar. FREE TIBET!
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08.02.2006, 05:49 PM	#10
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I have not heard the AMG collaboration, but reports from the field have been meh. It's hard to know until I hear it for myself though. Goblin defintely did some cheesy stuff too, but most of their soundtracks are outstanding. Glice, I can hook you up with some awesome shit in this vein.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	i saw a version of acid mothers gong play at the spitz. the report = rubbish!
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Phlegmscope expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 1,246	I just saw Suspiria, which features soundtrack by the Goblin. It was quite impressive yes, but the music video on the DVD is utmostly fucking cheesy and embarrassing. And think it's modernized version of the song in that video.
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08.03.2006, 12:07 PM	#16
o o o the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 613	i remember trying to listen to some Gong records a - relatively - long time ago and not liking their music (i cannot remember which records it was)... after that, i began listening a lot to other krautrock bands and never tried again Gong. i probably should try again one day, thanks for the recommendations...
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