New York Gong – About Time

This deluxe 140-gram black vinyl LP comes in a reverse-board outer sleeve, complete with a printed inner sleeve featuring Daevid Allen's original 1979 hand-written note and an exclusive art print insert, offering collectible memorabilia from Daevid Allen himselfGong goes Punk!A new set of artists and a new city in the history of Gong finds 60s sunshine hippie Daevid Allen fronting a band of 80s New York No Wave musicians, headed by a young Bill Laswell with Fred Maher, Bill Bacon, Mark Kramer & Michael Beinhorn among others.On here they're engaged with investing some exciting Avant-Garde energy into Allen's songwriting. Songs are short, melodic, full of craziness and vibrancy.The album is an odd hybrid of Psychedelia ('Preface'), New Wave ('I Am A Freud') and Punk ('Much Too Old'), with a lyrical sentiment reminiscent of early-70s Gong ('Jungle Window').About Time is a fascinating musical collaboration which set the stage for Bill Laswell's own groundbreaking career, as well as keeping Allen's ticking over.

1. Preface
2. Much Too Old
3. Black September
4. Materialism
5. Strong Woman
6. I Am a Freud
7. O My Photograph
8. Jungle Window
9. Hours Gone

Label: Charly

Catalog: 5021

Genre: Rock