(Psychedelic Space Rock) Gong - OK Friends - 2002, WAVPack (image+.cue), lossless

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 31. January 2010, 16:40

Gong / OK Friends

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Live CD from 2001

How exactly do you capture the essence of a Gong gig on tape?

Well, hoping for the best, you can plonk a whole gig or selection of tracks onto CD trusting that some of the indefinably unique ambience that so often suffuses a Gong concert makes it through the ruthless digital mesh. Or... if you want to try something different...for a little bit of magic...you can give the tapes to a Witch.

Let her peruse and contemplate, distill and concentrate, until...she 'horse whispers' a vibe, a glimpse, a 'rustle in the undergrowth' of something usually unfelt onto a medium that by all rights is really too coarse to carry it.

So... here are the juiciest bits of the 2001 autumn tour as selected by Gilli who was the only band member with the stamina to trawl through every recorded gig immediately after the tour, and listen with the ears of everybody...She has edited together and produced a collection of the most scintillating solos, the most atmospheric passages, and all those unexpected jams from the recordings she brought back....the parts of concerts that remain with you long after it's all over...not serving up yet more versions of much too well known songs.

However the recording quality of the gigs was definitely variable and it required the masterly mastering skills and attuned sensibilities of Orlando Allen to clarify the sound and enhance the magic buried in the music. And he has succeeded admirably...it certainly made these somewhat overgonged ears sit-up, take notice and smile.....if you would like smiling ears as well, then look no further.

All the musicians involved are well-represented and show just how each one of them sparkled on the tour. A beautiful photo rich booklet for this release has been put together by Daevid and Gong Dreaming Book I designer David Gregson in Australia.

As Daevid says... “Welcome my friends to the very best moments, the organic gmo free deranged juice of the longest and most intense Gong tour of recent years.”