{"product_id":"gong-bright-spirit-lp","title":"Gong - Bright Spirit - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePSYCHEDELIC INSTITUTION GONG RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM BRIGHT SPIRIT. THE THIRD INSTALMENT IN THE ‘ASCENSION’ TRILOGY,  PRESENTED ON CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cosmic rock of the highest order.” PROG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright Spirit marks the third instalment in a trilogy that began with The Universe Also Collapses (2019) and continued with Unending Ascending (2023). Recorded with long-time collaborator Frank Byng in his South London studio, Bright Spirit sees Gong at their experimental best, more adventurous and more open to the dream than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd dreams are central here. Not just as lyrical imagery, but as a way of thinking - where psychedelia, love, and the thin membrane between worlds feed into the music. The opener, ‘Dream Of Mine’, unfurls like a transmission from the inbetween, its mid-section blooming into harmonies and an angular melody that feels like a key turning in a long-awaited lock. Frontman Kavus Torabi describes it as a moment everything has been pointing toward, a flash of clarity inside the swirl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, there’s tenderness - unexpected perhaps, but unmistakably Gong, ‘Fragrance Of Paradise’ being Torabi’s first-ever love song. ‘The Wonderment’ finds Gong in deeply meditative form, a mystical and explorative journey both inwards and outwards, timeless and expansive, another piece of the kaleidoscopic puzzle that makes up Bright Spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGong continue to carry the torch first lit by founder Daevid Allen in the late ’60s, having recently completed extensive US and European tours, as well as a UK run with psychedelic legends Henge in late 2025, which will continue in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright Spirit is Gong now: still glowing from the furnace of Daevid Allen’s vision, still mischievous, still tuned to the frequencies between the waking world and whatever sings behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis single LP edition of Bright Spirit is presented on classic black vinyl LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE A:\u003cbr\u003e1.  Dream Of Mine [10:32]\u003cbr\u003e2.  Mantivule [06:22]\u003cbr\u003e3.  The Wonderment [05:11]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE B:\u003cbr\u003e1.  Stars In Heaven [04:01]\u003cbr\u003e2.  Fragrance Of Paradise [07:39]\u003cbr\u003e3.  Relish The Possibility [03:09]\u003cbr\u003e4.  Eternal Hand [06:48]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53356782387543,"sku":"P-172666-","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Gong-Bright-Spirit-LP-172666-1-1767613370.jpg?v=1778315243","url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/products\/gong-bright-spirit-lp","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}