Unending Ascending Explained

Unending Ascending
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gong
Cover:	Unending Ascending.png
Studio:	Snorkel Studios, London
Length:	39:58
Label:	Kscope
Producer:	Frank Byng Gong
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Prev Year:	2022

Unending Ascending (subtitled A Pan-Galactic Suite by Gong) is a studio album by Gong, released on 3 November 2023 by Kscope.^[1]

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

• Mandala design by Daevid Allen
• Artwork @fiftysevendesign

Charts

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Peak position
UK Album Sales (OCC)^[2]	57
UK Physical Albums (OCC)^[3]	65

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brown . Nathan . 3 November 2023 . Gong: Unending Ascending - Album Review . 23 November 2023 . Louder Than War.
2. Web site: Official Albums Sales Chart top 100 . . 16 November 2023. 22 November 2023.
3. Web site: Official Physical Albums Chart top 100 . . 16 November 2023. 22 November 2023.