GONG 8211 Bright Spirit 8211 LP 8211 Black Vinyl MAR 13

LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl. Bright Spirit marks the third instalment in a trilogy that began with TheUniverse Also Collapses (2019) and continued with Unending Ascending(2023). Recorded with long-time collaborator Frank Byng in his South London studio, BrightSpirit sees Gong at their experimental best, more adventurous and more open to thedream than ever. And dreams are central here. Not just as lyrical imagery, but as a way of thinking –where psychedelia, love, and the thin membrane between worlds feed into the music.The opener, \’Dream Of Mine\’, unfurls like a transmission from the inbetween, its midsection blooming into harmonies and an angular melody that feels like a key turning ina long-awaited lock. Frontman Kavus Torabi describes it as a moment everything hasbeen pointing toward, a flash of clarity inside the swirl. Elsewhere, there\’s tenderness – unexpected perhaps, but unmistakably Gong,\’Fragrance Of Paradise\’ being Torabi\’s first- ever love song. \’The Wonderment\’ findsGong in deeply meditative form, a mystical and explorative journey both inwards andoutwards, timeless and expansive, another piece of the kaleidoscopic puzzle thatmakes up Bright Spirit. Gong continue to carry the torch first lit by founder Daevid Allen in the late \’60s, havingrecently completed extensive US and European tours, as well as a UK run withpsychedelic legends Henge in late 2025, which will continue in 2026. Bright Spirit is Gong now: still glowing from the furnace of Daevid Allen\’s vision, stillmischievous, still tuned to the frequencies between the waking world and whateversings behind it. Tracklist: 1. Dream Of Mine [10:32] 2. Mantivule [06:22] 3. The Wonderment [05:11]4. Stars In Heaven [04:01] 5. Fragrance Of Paradise [07:39] 6. Relish The Possibility[03:09] 7. Eternal Hand [06:48]