''Gnosis'' is the fourth album by the British progressive rock band, Gnidrolog. The album's title, '' Gnosis'', means divine or spiritual knowledge and understanding. It is their third studio album and the first to be recorded in 27 years. The album was mostly recorded at Select Sound Studios, Cairns, Australia, where it was engineered and produced by Nigel Pegrum. "Repent Harlequin", "Two Helens" and the title track were all recorded at Music City Studios, London, engineered by Joe Suarez and produced by Nessa Glen, in courtesy of Sarastro Music. The album was mostly published by Kempyre Music, except "Two Helens", which was published by Sarastro Music. Chris Copping of Procol Harum played his

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for a couple of tracks, which were recorded in

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, Melbourne and engineered by

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. Post production is credited to David J Burrows and Stewart Goldring. The album was mastered by David J Burrows at Disques rue Bis. The album is noted to be eclectic not only for its transcontinental recording but also for the use of traditional instruments such as the Australian aboriginal,

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s. The album marks the band's comeback, which had also prompted the release of the Live 1972 album. In order to release some of the Goldring brothers' original material, the album was a renewed cooperation with the other 1970s Gnidrolog members, with the addition of Rick Kemp of

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and Nessa Glen.

Album cover

The album cover contains a pyramid with the title inside, and in its bottom right-hand corner, appear two words: "prospice" and "respice".

Track listing

Personnel

* Colin Goldring - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, recorders, harmonica, backing vocals * Stewart Goldring - electric and classical guitars, backing vocals * Rick Kemp - bass guitar, backing vocals * Nigel Pegrum - drums, percussion, flutes * Nessa Glen -

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, bowed glass samples, kalimba, keyboards,

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, keyboard sitar ''With'' * David Hudson - didgeridoos on "Woolunga" ("Safe Haven") * Ash Dargan - didgeridoos on "Bells of Prozac" * Chris Copping -

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on "Kings of Rock" and "Going to France" {{Authority control 1999 albums Gnidrolog albums