{"product_id":"gong-bright-spirit-black-vinyl","title":"Gong - Bright Spirit [Black Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: KSCOPE1304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP Black Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 802644830414\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 13 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePSYCHEDELIC INSTITUTION GONG RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM BRIGHT SPIRIT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE THIRD INSTALMENT IN THE 'ASCENSION' TRILOGY, AVAILABLE ON lLP \u0026amp; DIGIPACK CD EDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Cosmic rock of the highest order.\" PROG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eLP Black Vinyl Tracks: Dream Of Mine [10:32] \/ Mantivule [06:22] \/ The Wonderment [05:11] \/ Stars In Heaven [04:01] \/ Fragrance Of Paradise [07:39] \/ Relish The Possibility [03:09] \/ Eternal Hand [06:48]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSCOPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46460236628124,"sku":"KSCOPE1304","price":24.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/2_d9cf75f3-ee00-4a5d-bff6-931c0bd1a1f6.webp?v=1772571478","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/gong-bright-spirit-black-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}