Gazeuse! Explained

Gazeuse!
Type:studio
Artist:Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Cover:Gong - Gazeuse!.jpg
Released:Late 1976
Recorded:September 1976
The Manor Studio
Genre:Jazz rock
Length:39:46
Label:Virgin
Producer:Dennis MacKay
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Expresso II
Next Year:1978

Gazeuse! (French for 'Sparkling!', 'Fizzy!' or 'Effervescent!') is the seventh album released under the name Gong and the de facto debut album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong. It was released in late 1976. The title was changed to Expresso for the U.S. release.[1]

The album features an all-instrumental jazz-driven sound, notable for the prominent use of vibraphone, and has little to do with the psychedelic space rock of Daevid Allen's Gong, even though the two bands share a common history. Although the album was issued by Virgin Records under the "Gong" name for contractual reasons, and the name "Pierre Moerlen's Gong" would not be adopted for a couple of years, the lineup involved and the nature of the music are that of the Moerlen-led band.

Writing credits are split between Moerlen and guitarist Allan Holdsworth, except for the final track, which is by early Magma and Flying Teapot bassist Francis Moze.

The cover art is done by Jacques Moitoret.[2]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Expresso" (Pierre Moerlen) – 5:58
  2. "Night Illusion" (Allan Holdsworth) – 3:42
  3. "Percolations (Part I & II)" (Moerlen) – 10:00
Side two
  1. "Shadows Of" (Holdsworth) – 7:48
  2. "Esnuria" (Moerlen) – 8:00
  3. "Mireille" (Francis Moze) – 4:10

"Shadows Of" is a reworking of Allan Holdsworth's "Velvet Darkness" from his 1976 album of the same name.

Personnel

Pierre Moerlen's Gong

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gong: Gazeuse! . 1976 . www.discogs.com . 2017-06-04 .
  2. Web site: Jacques Moitoret . 2023-11-06 . Discogs . en.