CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE

Gong

Canterbury Scene

3.80 | 457 ratings

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snobb
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Gong is a bit strange company. French band with australian beatnik as leader.Do you really think they play Canterbury sound? I am not sure at all.

This album is strange as well. Psychodelic mix of space rock and specific humor ( ok, they say it's Canterbury humor), very complex ( better to say - chaotic) structure of compositions. Very unusual whisperings of Gilli Smyth. That music is really strange.

There are elements of free jazz, freaky hippy atmosphere. It's difficult to name this music masterpiece. But from other hand, the album has very magnetic atmosphere.

For me, their music of that period is some Zappa's equivalent in European ground. I can't say, why I like this music in some sense ( to be honest, Radio Gnome Trilogy is more attractive for me, but the music generally is similar). I think it's mainly freaky atmosphere with this crazy chaotical music pieces. That is it.

All in all, Gong is interesting band with very different albums quality. I think "Camembert Electrique" is interesting one, but far from their best. To everyone interested in first listening of Gong music, I will recommend another album, Angel's Egg. And I think as well,that Camembert Electrique is often overrated.

snobb | 3/5 | 2009-9-25

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