''Zero to Infinity'' (''02∞'') is the tenth studio album by

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and the seventh album by the Daevid Allen version of the group, released in 2000. Like their 1992 album ''Shapeshifter'', it continues the Gong mythology, the central part of which was formed with the Radio Gnome Trilogy of albums, comprising Flying Teapot in 1973, followed by Angel's Egg, 1973, and

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in 1974. Zero the Hero died on ''Shapeshifter''. ''Zero to Infinity'' sees his spirit enjoying a body-free and virtual existence. During the course of this he becomes an android

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Zeroid. With the help of a strange animal called a gongalope, he learns that all the wisdom of the world exists within him and practices Lafta

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and tea making. At the end he becomes one with an Invisible Temple and has much fun.

Track listing

# "Foolefare" (Allen, Travis) − 0:42 # "Magdalene" (Allen, Howlett, Malherbe, Taylor) − 3:58 # "The Invisible Temple" (Allen, Howlett, Malherbe, Smyth, Taylor, Travis) − 11:35 # "Zeroid" (Allen, Howlett, Smyth) − 6:08 # "Wise Man in Your Heart" (Allen, Howlett,

Pierre Moerlen Pierre Moerlen (23 October 1952, Colmar, Haut-Rhin – 3 May 2005, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, near Strasbourg) was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield and as Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Biography Pi ...

) − 8:04 # "The Mad Monk" (Allen, Howlett, Taylor, Travis) − 3:25 # "Yoni on Mars" (Smyth, Travis) − 6:07 # "Damaged Man" (Allen, Howlett, Taylor, Travis) − 5:13 # "Bodilingus "(Allen, Howlett, Taylor, Travis) − 4:03 # "Tali's Song" (Allen) − 6:25 # "Infinitea" (Allen, Howlett, Smyth, Taylor, Travis) − 7:48

Personnel

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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) ...

− Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Artwork, Electronics *

Mike Howlett Michael John Gilmour Howlett (born 27 April 1950) is a record producer and teacher based in the United Kingdom and Australia. Career In the late 1960s, Howlett was the bassist in Sydney pop band the Affair, which included vocalist Kerrie Bidde ...

− Bass, Guitar (Electric) *

Didier Malherbe Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in Paris), is a French jazz, rock and world music musician, known as a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk, as well as a poet. His first instrument was a saxophone, but he also plays flutes, alto clarin ...

− Sax (Alto),

Doudouk The duduk ( ; hy, դուդուկ ) or tsiranapogh ( hy, ծիրանափող, meaning “apricot-made wind instrument”), is an ancient Armenian double reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood. It is indigenous to Armenia. Variations of t ...

, Bamboo Flute *

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 ...

− Vocals, Space Whisper, Bird Calls *Chris Taylor − Percussion, Drums, Cowbell *

Theo Travis Theo Travis (born 7 July 1964 in Birmingham, England) is a British saxophonist, flautist and composer. He is best known for being a member of Soft Machine which he joined in 2006 while the group was still using the "Legacy" suffix and for being ...

− Organ, Flute, Keyboards, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor),

Theremin The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named afte ...

, Electronics, Drones, Loop ;Guest *Mark Robson − Keyboards, Background Vocals

References

External links

Planet Gong: Tribal: Lyrics: Zero to Infinity
at www.aural-innovations.com * {{Authority control 2000 albums Concept albums Gong (band) albums Jazz albums by British artists Progressive rock albums by British artists Snapper Music albums