Gong, New Century Hall Manchester 27 March 2026

Gong at the New Century Hall – Photo: Phil Filby Howitt As readers of Facelift will know, I’ve been immersed over the last week in putting together a selection of pieces looking deep into the…

Bright Spirit – an interview with Gong – part 3

In Parts 1 and 2 we talked to Gong about the placing of their new project ‘Bright Spirit’ within a new trilogy of albums, as well as some of the components, musical and lyrical of the c…

Bright Spirit – an interview with Gong – part 2 – the Gong sound palette

We finished off Part 1 of the interview with Gong about their new album with Kavus Torabi and Fabio Golfetti talking about the second single from ‘Bright Spirit’, namely the glissando g…

Bright Spirit – an interview with Gong – part 1

Was it entirely coincidence that the latest chapters of the Soft Machine and Gong dynasties emerged on the 13th day in March, the same date that founder member Daevid Allen died in 2015? Is it ther…

Ein kosmisches Gitarrenphänomen: Die Reise des Steve Hillage - Xenopolias

Tauchen Sie ein in das Leben von Steve Hillage. Von den Anfängen in der Canterbury-Szene über die Zeit mit Gong bis hin zu System 7. Inklusive kompletter Diskografie und Tourdaten 2026.

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