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Quote:Early on, when they modulated that insane Gong piece for 10 minutes and no-one knew what was going on, that's the type of magic we're chasing.
@fillmore – I sent this quote to my friends who are going to see Gong tomorrow instead of going to see Motorpsycho.
@Anders – Thanks for the setlist. Glad you had a great show.
@boomer – Have a good night tonight.
@boomer – I totally agree. Gong's Radio Gnome Trilogy is brilliant. Three superb original albums. Great music, whacky lyrics, hippie madness. And a multicultural cross-pollination of sounds that just blows me away every time.
@Tomcat – I was wondering the same. It's possible the om riff will be blasting out of two venues in different parts of London at the same time on Friday evening. Enjoy You. A Sprinkling of Clouds might just be my favourite on that album, but Master Builder comes a very close second. All this great music past and present – just goes to show … You never blow yr trip forever.
@Bartok – Yeah I was thinking the same – but it's easy to forget something when writing a list, so I'm hoping there's confirmation from someone else who was there, or a recording
EDIT: Steve Hillage is one of my all-time favourite artists, both for his work in Gong and solo (though I'm not so keen on all his System 7 work). He recently decided to put a band together (which actually comprises the current members of Gong – of which he is no longer a member [are you confused yet?]) to tour his old solo material, and it's quite likely he'll be playing The Glorious Om Riff at some point on that tour. I have tickets to see him in London on 8 June. I actually have two spare tickets if anyone's interested.
The riff of The Glorious Om Riff originally appeared in Gong's brilliant track Master Builder. Here you go:
Somone has posted on Facebook the typed out setlist for last night. Two differences: the typed list does not include the Om Riff, but it does include A Pacific Sonata. Geeks like me need clarification and confirmation.
@Bartok – Thanks so much. Om Riff? Brilliant!
@supernaut – Gong / Hillage
Three days until the London show. Fingers crossed for Gullible's Travails – especially for a friend who'll be attending his first MP gig and considers it probably his favourite MP track.
And why on earth has nobody come forward with last night's (Aarhus) setlist?
@Holle – Sorry you can't make your shows – get well soon.
@pfnuesel and fillmore – It's worth keeping in mind that the London show, as it was in 2017, will be a shorter than "normal" show, as the band will have a support. Although I can't find the link to the announcement right now, the venue has already stated that MP will play a 2 hour show. So I expect 2 hours electric on Friday and then an acoustic set on Saturday. So the gig plus the in-store appearance will, in musical terms, add up to a "normal" show. It's the see-your-heroes-in-an-intimate-atmosphere-with-the-possibiity-of-rubbing-shoulders-with-them aspect of the in-store event that really makes this something more to look forward to. I wish you guys could've made it.
@otherdemon. Thanks. Each day following a gig, I create a playlist from albums or recordings of the previous night's set. Today I had just got to this point in the set when I logged on and saw this video from you. Perfect timing. And that Supper's Ready shout out is hilarious.
