Live 2 Infinitea
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Live 2 Infinitea is a live album by Gong
, recorded in April 2000 during Gong's European tour.
Gong (band)
Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...
, recorded in April 2000 during Gong's European tour.
Track listing
- "Foolefare" (Allen, Travis) – 0:46
- "Zeroid" (Allen, Howlett, Travis) – 6:08
- "Magdalene (Intro)" Malherbe) – 2:15
- "Magdalene" (Allen, Howlett, Malherbe, Travis) – 5:05
- "Infinitea" (Allen, Howlett, Smyth, Taylor, Travis) – 3:58
- "The Mad Monk" (Allen, Howlett, Taylor, Travis) – 3:29
- "Zero the Hero & The Witch's Spell" (Allen, Tritsch) – 9:26
- "Bodilingus (Intro)" (Malherbe) – 0:53
- "Bodilingus" (Allen, Howlett, Taylor, Travis) – 5:19
- "Inner Temple" (Allen, Malherbe) – 2:36
- "Yoni On Mars" (Smyth, Travis) – 6:57
- "Tropical Fish" (Allen) – 3:42
- "Invisible Temple" (Allen, Howlett, Malherbe, Travis) – 9:07
- "Selene" (Allen, Smyth) – 6:50
Personnel
- Daevid AllenDaevid AllenDaevid Allen , sometimes credited as Divided Alien, an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist is co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine and Gong .-Biography:In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals, glissando guitar - Gilli SmythGilli SmythGilli Smyth is a musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong and Planet Gong as well as several solo albums and albums in collaborations other members of Gong...
– space whisper - Gwyo ze pix – keyboards, electronics, backing vocals
- Mike HowlettMike HowlettMike Howlett is a Fijian-born musician, Grammy Award winning producer and teacher based in the United Kingdom and Australia....
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Chris Taylor – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocals - Didier MalherbeDidier MalherbeDidier Antonin Malherbe is a saxophonist and flautist. He was one of the founders of the Canterbury sound band Gong....
– fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
, soprano saxophoneSoprano saxophoneThe soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass and tubax.A transposing instrument pitched in...
, doudouk - Theo TravisTheo TravisTheo Travis is a British saxophonist and flautist.Travis received his degree in flute and saxophone from the University of Manchester and has worked among others with Robert Fripp, Gong, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Bill Nelson, Bass Communion, No-Man, Steven Wilson, David Sylvian, Harold Budd,...
– soprano saxophone, tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble... - Basil Brooks – additional bubbles on "Inner Temple"
Production
- Dean Barratt – mixing
- John Bennett – engineer
- Denis Blackham – mastering
- Michael Heatley – liner notes
- Ben Matthews – mixing
- Joss Mullinger – photography