{"id":29324,"date":"2026-01-09T08:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=29324"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:17:35","slug":"gong-announce-new-album-bright-spirit-set-for-release-on-13th-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/gong-announce-new-album-bright-spirit-set-for-release-on-13th-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GONG ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM BRIGHT SPIRIT, SET FOR RELEASE ON 13TH MARCH 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EW SINGLE \u2018<\/em>THE WONDERMENT\u2019<\/em><\/strong> + NEW MUSIC VIDEO OUT TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychedelic institution Gong have announced their new album Bright Spirit <\/em>today, set for release on 13th<\/sup> March on the Kscope label. The news comes alongside a new single and video for the track \u2018The Wonderment\u2019. Speaking on the announcement, frontman Kavus Torabi shared \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStructured around modulating glissando guitar and a pulsating analogue synth sequence, The Wonderment finds Gong in deeply meditative form. A mystical and explorative journey both inwards and outwards. Timeless and expansive, The Wonderment is another piece of the kaleidoscopic puzzle that makes up Bright Spirit. A healing charge of cosmic rays beamed out from deepest space. All is sound, all is love. Gong is one and one is you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR \u2018THE WONDERMENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created by Drain Hope<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STREAM\/DOWNLOAD \u2018THE WONDERMENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in November, Gong released the album\u2019s first single \u2018Stars In Heaven\u2019, a colourful and kaleidoscopic slab of the band\u2019s signature cosmic rock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video for \u2018Stars In Heaven\u2019 here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GONG<\/strong> \u2013 BRIGHT SPIRIT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Dream Of Mine [10:32] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Mantivule [06:22] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Wonderment [05:11] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Stars In Heaven [04:01] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Fragrance Of Paradise [07:39] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Relish The Possibility [03:09] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Eternal Hand [06:48]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRE-ORDER THE NEW ALBUM <\/strong>BRIGHT SPIRIT<\/em><\/strong>, AVAILABLE ON <\/strong>TRANSPARENT TURQUOISE VINYL<\/strong>, CLASSIC BLACK VINYL AND CD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright Spirit <\/em>marks the third instalment in a trilogy that began with The Universe Also Collapses<\/em> (2019) and continued with Unending Ascending<\/em> (2023). Recorded with long-time collaborator Frank Byng in his South London studio, Bright Spirit <\/em>sees Gong at their experimental best, more adventurous and more open to the dream than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And 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, \u2018Dream Of Mine\u2019, unfurls like a transmission from the in-between, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, there\u2019s tenderness – unexpected perhaps, but unmistakably Gong, \u2018Fragrance Of Paradise\u2019 being Torabi\u2019s first-ever love song. \u2018The Wonderment\u2019 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<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GONG TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar 19 \u2013 Brighton, UK \u2013 Gong & Henge<\/strong>
Mar 20 \u2013 Canterbury, UK \u2013 Gong & Henge<\/strong>
Mar 21 \u2013 Swansea, UK \u2013 Gong & Henge<\/strong>
Mar 25 \u2013 Birmingham, UK
Mar 26 \u2013 Lincoln, UK \u2013 Gong & Henge<\/strong>
Mar 27 \u2013 Manchester, UK \u2013 Gong & Henge<\/strong>
Mar 28 \u2013 Liverpool, UK \u2013 Gong & Henge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 09 \u2013 Pordenone, Italy
Apr 10 \u2013 Livorno, Italy
Apr 11 \u2013 Borgomanero, Italy
Apr 14 \u2013 Jena, Germany
Apr 15 \u2013 Karlsruhe, Germany
Apr 16 \u2013 R\u00fcsselsheim am Main, Germany
Apr 17 \u2013 Antwerp, Belgium
Apr 18 \u2013 Oslo, Norway
Apr 19 \u2013 Zoetermeer, Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 07 \u2013 Balma, France \u2013 Gong & Blood Incantation<\/strong>
Jul 08 \u2013 Aix-en-Provence, France \u2013 Gong & Blood Incantation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 25 \u2013 Teramo, Italy \u2013 MoonJune Festival<\/strong>
Jul 26 \u2013 Treviso, Italy \u2013 Prog Event: Treviso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 09 \u2013 Builth Wells, UK \u2013 Kozfest 2026<\/strong>
Aug 23 \u2013 Hernhill, UK \u2013 A New Day Festival 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUY TICKETS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gong\u2019s new album Bright Spirit will be released on 13<\/em><\/strong>th<\/sup><\/em><\/strong> March on Kscope. Pre-order here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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