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Unending Ascending

Unending Ascending (subtitled A Pan-Galactic Suite by Gong) is a studio album by Gong, released on 3 November 2023 by Kscope.[4]

Unending Ascending
Studio album by
Gong
Released3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)
StudioSnorkel Studios, London
Length39:58
LabelKscope
Producer
  • Frank Byng
  • Gong
Gong chronology
Pulsing Signals
(2022) 		Unending Ascending
(2023)
Singles from Unending Ascending
  1. "Tiny Galaxies"
    Released: 31 August 2023[1]
  2. "All Clocks Reset"
    Released: 5 October 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Financial Times[2]
Prog[3]

Track listing edit

Music by Gong. Lyrics by Kavus Torabi.

  1. "Tiny Galaxies" – 3:33
  2. "My Guitar Is a Spaceship" – 4:09
  3. "Ship of Ishtar" – 8:33
  4. "O, Arcturus" – 3:55
  5. "All Clocks Reset" – 4:09
  6. "Choose Your Goddess" – 6:49
  7. "Lunar Invocation" – 4:34
  8. "Asleep Do We Lay" – 4:16

Personnel edit

  • Ian East – saxophones and woodwinds
  • Fabio Golfetti – guitar and singing
  • Cheb Nettles – drums and singing
  • Dave Sturt – bass guitar and singing
  • Kavus Torabi – singing and guitar

With

  • Saskia Maxwell – singing on "Ship of Ishtar", "Lunar Invocation" and "Asleep Do We Lay"


  • Gong – additional instruments
  • Frank Byng – cymbal scrapes on "Choose Your Goddess"

Technical

  • Recorded and mixed by Frank Byng at Snorkel Studios, London
  • Saskia's vocals recorded by Silas Wynne
  • Produced by Frank Byng and Gong
  • Mastered by James Plotkin

Artwork

Charts edit

Chart performance for Unending Ascending
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Album Sales (OCC)[5] 57
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[6] 33
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[7] 65
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[8] 8
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 22

References edit

  1. ^ Ewing, Jerry (31 August 2023). "Gong continue their intergalactic voyage with new album Unending Ascending". Prog. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (3 November 2023). "Gong: Unending Ascending — psychedelic stalwarts continue to fly the flag of space-rock". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ Banks, Joe (4 November 2023). ""Not just an amorphous stream of swirly pothead trance rock… In fact, this album feels more focused than its predecessor:" Gong's Unending Ascending". Prog. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ Brown, Nathan (3 November 2023). "Gong: Unending Ascending - Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart top 100". Official Charts Company. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart top 100". Official Charts Company. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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