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\u201cBright Spirit\u201d marks the third instalment in a trilogy that began with \u201cThe Universe Also Collapses\u201d (2019) and continued with \u201cUnending Ascending\u201d (2023). Recorded with long-time collaborator Frank Byng in his South London studio, \u201cBright Spirit\u201d sees Gong at their experimental best, more adventurous and more open to the dream than ever. <\/p>\n
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<\/strong>, unfurls like a transmission from the in-between, its mid-section blooming into harmonies and an angular melody that feels like a key turning in a long-awaited lock. Frontman Kavus Torabi describes it as a moment everything has been pointing toward, a flash of clarity inside the swirl.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, there\u2019s tenderness – unexpected perhaps, but unmistakably Gong, Fragrance Of Paradise<\/strong> being Torabi\u2019s first-ever love song. The Wonderment<\/strong> finds Gong in deeply meditative form, a mystical and explorative journey both inwards and outwards, timeless and expansive, another piece of the kaleidoscopic puzzle that makes up Bright Spirit.<\/p>\n Gong \u2013 Bright Spirit – Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Dream Of Mine [10:32] <\/p>\n 2. Mantivule [06:22] <\/p>\n 3. The Wonderment [05:11] <\/p>\n 4. Stars In Heaven [04:01] <\/p>\n 5. Fragrance Of Paradise [07:39] <\/p>\n 6. Relish The Possibility [03:09] <\/p>\n 7. Eternal Hand [06:48]<\/p>\n