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Between Daevid Allen's departure from the band and Pierre Moerlen's official takeover of the band, there is Shamal. This transitional album contains none of the Allen-inspired psychedelia, but also very little of Moerlen's jazz influence. Shamal is, for the most part, a progressive rock album, half vocal, half instrumental. Its most accessible tune, the opening "Wingful of Eyes," had the potential for airplay if only it hadn't been so lengthy. Penned by Mike Howlett, his not-so-great-but-appealing vocal style and lyrics will grow on you, given the opportunity. "Bambooji," mostly instrumental, opens with Didier Malherbe's flute, which at times gives this tune an Asian sound. Percussion and flute dominate and yield a Scottish feeling as well. "Mandrake" is the soft, laid-back piece on the album, followed by the closing title cut, a slight foreshadowing of the sound Pierre Moerlen and company assumed on the next several albums. Moerlen, an outstanding, classically trained drummer/percussionist, along with Jorge Pinchevsky on violin color this piece with a Mahavishnu Orchestra hue, although it's still distinctly Gong.
© David Ross Smith /TiVo
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Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Composer, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Pinchevsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Pinchevsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Pinchevsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jorge Pinchevsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Colley, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Pinchevsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge Pinchevsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Ben King, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Composer, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mason, Producer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mireille Bauer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
DISC 2
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Blake, ComposerLyricist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Composer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Blake, ComposerLyricist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Smyth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gong, MainArtist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Daevid Allen, ComposerLyricist - Francis Moze, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Heyworth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Mixer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Didier Malherbe, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gong, MainArtist - Steve Hillage, Guitar, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miquette Giraudy, Voice, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Moerlen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Perkins, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrice Lemoine, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
Between Daevid Allen's departure from the band and Pierre Moerlen's official takeover of the band, there is Shamal. This transitional album contains none of the Allen-inspired psychedelia, but also very little of Moerlen's jazz influence. Shamal is, for the most part, a progressive rock album, half vocal, half instrumental. Its most accessible tune, the opening "Wingful of Eyes," had the potential for airplay if only it hadn't been so lengthy. Penned by Mike Howlett, his not-so-great-but-appealing vocal style and lyrics will grow on you, given the opportunity. "Bambooji," mostly instrumental, opens with Didier Malherbe's flute, which at times gives this tune an Asian sound. Percussion and flute dominate and yield a Scottish feeling as well. "Mandrake" is the soft, laid-back piece on the album, followed by the closing title cut, a slight foreshadowing of the sound Pierre Moerlen and company assumed on the next several albums. Moerlen, an outstanding, classically trained drummer/percussionist, along with Jorge Pinchevsky on violin color this piece with a Mahavishnu Orchestra hue, although it's still distinctly Gong.
© David Ross Smith /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:51:40
- Main artists: Gong
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2019 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
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