''I See You'' is the thirteenth studio album by

Gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

and the tenth album by the Daevid Allen version of the group, released on . ''I See You'' is the last Gong album recorded with co-founder

Daevid Allen Christopher David Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015), known professionally as Daevid Allen, sometimes credited as Divided Alien, was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) ...

before his death on 13 March 2015.

Recording

''I See You'' was engineered, mixed and produced by Orlando Monday Allen (

's son) at Flamedog Records Studios and at the Bananamoon Observatory Studios in

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, Australia, with additional production by Dave Sturt and Daevid Allen.

Release

The album was released on , on CD and double LP. The CD version has one extra track, "Pixielation".

Track listing

Personnel

Gong

*Flamedog Alien – beat/crash/kick/vocal - a.k.a. Orlando Allen – drums, vocals on "The Eternal Wheel Spins" *Unicorn Strut – bass & invisible operas - a.k.a.

Dave Sturt Dave Sturt (born 1960, Middlesbrough, England) is an English bassist and record producer. Musical career Sturt began playing bass guitar and recording at the age of 17. In 1982 he moved to London and soon broke into the session scene working a ...

– bass & computer samples *Spiral K. Octoflash – crunchbox & scythe guitar - a.k.a.

Kavus Torabi Kavus Torabi ( fa, كاووس تورابى; born 5 December 1971) is a British-Iranian musician and composer, record label owner and broadcaster. A multi-instrumentalist, he is known for his work in the psychedelic, avant-garde rock field (prima ...

– neoprog smart guitar *Fabuloso Golfcart – winged guitars/glissando - a.k.a.

Fabio Golfetti Fabio Golfetti (born April 10, 1960) is a Brazilian musician and record producer, famous for his work with progressive/ psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono. He is also the guitarist of Franco-British rock band Gong since 2012. Biography Fab ...

– guitars, old school psych solos & glissando *Eastwinds i.e. Windows – saxo/flutes/lungs - a.k.a. Ian East – saxs, flute *Dada Ali – bi-focal local vocals 'n' gliss - a.k.a.

– gliss guitar and vocals

Special guests

;Former Gong *

Gilli Smyth Gillian Mary Smyth (1 June 1933 – 22 August 2016) was an English musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong, and Planet Gong and released several solo albums and albums in collaboration with other members of Gong. In Gong, she ...

– sprinkled space whisper

Production credits

* Engineered, mixed and produced by Orlando Monday Allen at Flamedog Records Studios and at the Bananamoon Observatory Studios in

, Australia. * Additional production by Dave Sturt and Daevid Allen. * Mastered by Udi Koomran at Ginger Studio,

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

(Additional production on Daevid's vocal on track 11, "Thank You"). * Rhythm section for tracks 1,2,4,7,9,11 recorded by Alex Angeloni at Mosh Studios, Sâo Paulo,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. * All saxes and woodwinds recorded remotely by Ian East in his own studio. * Gliss Guitar on "Shakti Yoni & Dingo Virgin" recorded by

Toby Robinson Tobias Patrick Robinson (born 22 August 1996) is an English international swimmer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. Biography Robinson trains out of Loughborough University and competed in the Open water swimming at the 20 ...

at Moat Studios,

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, UK.

References

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