Rejoice! I'm Dead!
Rejoice! I'm Dead! is the fourteenth studio album by Gong and the eleventh album by the Daevid Allen version of the group. It was released on September 16, 2016.[1]
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| Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 2016 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 59:41 | |||
| Label | Madfish | |||
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Overview
Rejoice! I'm Dead! is the first Gong album to be released since the deaths of co-founders Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth. Dave Sturt stated about the album: 'Inspired by the light, love and passing of our dear friend and inspiration, Daevid Allen.'[1]
Recording
Recorded at Brixton Hill Studios "and beyond", Spring 2016. 'Model Village' includes a sample of 'Floating Anarchy Manifesto' recorded at the Bananamoon Observatory Studios, Australia 'Glastonbury Town' was made at the Music Room rehearsal studios in London on the 22nd of April, 2013. 'The Paragraph Time Chose To Forget' recorded at The Lighthouse, Dealn on the 27th of January, 2016.
DVD : 5.1 Surround Sound mixed at Soord Studios. 5.1 Surround mastered at Super Sound Mastering
Release
The album was released on September 16, 2016 through Madfish on CD (in digipak) and vinyl LP. A double CD / DVD-Audio version in a deluxe 12″ 44 page hardback book is also available featuring the album, a bonus CD of extras and a DVD-Audio disc with 24/96 PCM stereo and DTS 96/24 5.1 digital surround mixes.[2]
Track listing
Disc one. Rejoice! I'm Dead!
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Thing That Should Be" |
| 3:34 |
| 2. | "Rejoice!" |
| 10:17 |
| 3. | "Kaptial" |
| 3:21 |
| 4. | "Model Village" |
| 6:43 |
| 5. | "Beatrix" |
| 2:54 |
| 6. | "Visions" |
| 4:29 |
| 7. | "The Unspeakable Stands Revealed" |
| 11:49 |
| 8. | "Through Restless Seas I Come" |
| 6:58 |
| 9. | "Insert Yr Own Prophecy" |
| 9:36 |
Disc two. Floating Anarchy Manifesto
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Floating Anarchy Manifesto" |
| 4:27 |
| 11. | "Someone You'll Never Be" |
| 5:55 |
| 12. | "Kapital (Original Demo)" |
| 2:16 |
| 13. | "Electricity (Original Demo - Became Part Of Kapital)" |
| 1:58 |
| 14. | "Glastonbury Town (Rehearsal Recording)" |
| 8:28 |
| 15. | "Celestial Brigadier (Rehearsal Recording)" |
| 14:00 |
| 16. | "The Paragraph Time Chose To Forget (Inspiral Trio)" |
| 4:25 |
DVDA/V - MLP & DTS 5.1 and LPCM stereo
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Thing That Should Be" | |
| 2. | "Rejojce!" | |
| 3. | "Kapital" | |
| 4. | "Model Village" | |
| 5. | "Beatrix" | |
| 6. | "Visions" | |
| 7. | "The Unspeakable Stands Revealed" | |
| 8. | "Through Restless Seas I Come" | |
| 9. | "Insert Yr Own Prophecy" |
Personnel
Gong
- Kavus Torabi (Cardiacs, Knifeworld) – vocals, guitar
- Fabio Golfetti – guitar, vocals
- Dave Sturt (Jade Warrior) – bass, vocals
- Ian East – sax, flute
- Cheb Nettles – drums, vocals
- Daevid Allen – vocals (tracks 4, 5, 10)
- Former Gong
- Steve Hillage – guitar solo (track 2)
- Didier Malherbe – duduk (tracks 4, 8)
- Graham Clark: violin (track 1, 11)
Production credits
Produced by Gong
- That Girl – Cover, Illustration
- Gong, Nick Howiantz – engineer
- 57design.co.uk – Layout, Illustration [Gong Mandala]
- Andy Jackson, Neil Wilkes (tracks: DVD) – mastering
- Dave Sturt, Mark Cawthra – mixed
References
- "Gong – Rejoice! I'm Dead! (cd)". burningshed.com. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "Rejoice! I'm Dead!". gongband.net. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.