Unending Ascending
Studio album by
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]

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

Track listing

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

  • 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

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

  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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