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Watch: ‘Stars In Heaven’ by Gong

Posted: 5 November 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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Legendary psych outfit Gong are back today with their new single ‘Stars In Heaven’ alongside a brand new music video created by Drain Hope. The band have also teased the release of their new album which fans will see in 2026 and shared the album’s name – Bright Spirit.

“It’s such an eclectic record,” says singer and guitarist Kavus Torabi. “This is the most colourful and kaleidoscopic album so far from this incarnation of the band. There are Eastern-infused epics, long instrumental jazz-inspired sections, meditative and cosmic detours and blistering, incendiary psychedelic rock. When picking the first song to be released, it has felt as if there’s an extra weight on the choice, as if the song somehow has to represent the whole album.”

Lyrically it expands on the idea that the world is as you are. “If you are a cynical, defensive or suspicious person, then that’s the world you’ll inhabit,” continues Kavus. “You’ll see mean-spirited behaviour and selfishness all around you but it’s always a choice. I think perhaps some people forget that. That’s not the world I live in, nor would I want to. It’s a sad old world for sure but it’s also a beautiful one bursting with hope, possibility, wonder and magic in every single moment.”

‘Stars In Heaven’ is the first single to be released from the new album Bright Spirit which will be released in 2026 on Kscope. Bright Spirit continues the legendary Gong catalogue – an extensive and acclaimed collection of releases that has seen Gong produce over 30 studio albums during a career spanning more than 50 years, since the band was founded in 1970 by the late Daevid Allen.

Gong continue to carry the torch ignited by Daevid Allen with their UK tour alongside fellow psych legends HENGE currently underway -  

UK TOUR DATES 2025/26

GONG – UK

Nov 08 – Bedford Esquires, Bedford

Nov 14 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis

Nov 15 – The Boileroom, Guildford

Nov 16 – The Piper, St Leonards

Nov 25 – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich

Nov 29 – Club 85, Hitchin

GONG & HENGE – UK

Nov 05 – The 1865, Southampton

Nov 06 – Trinity Centre, Bristol

Nov 07 – Dreamland, Margate

Nov 09 – Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

Nov 11 – The Globe, Cardiff

Nov 12 – Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

Nov 13 – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth

Nov 19 – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield

Nov 20 – The Leeds Irish Centre Leeds

Nov 21 – Northumbria Students’ Union, Newcastle

Nov 22 – Kanteena, Lancaster

Nov 23 – St Luke’s Glasgow, Glasgow

Nov 26 – Cambridge Junction, Cambridge

Nov 27 – The Robin, Bilston

Nov 28 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

Nov 30 – Earth Hall, London

Mar 19 – Chalk, Brighton

Mar 20 – Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury

Mar 21 – Hangar 18, Swansea

Mar 26 – The Drill, Lincoln

Mar 27 – New Century Hall, Manchester

Mar 28 – Hangar 34, Liverpool

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Watch: ‘Idiots At Large’ by Tim Bowness

Posted: 3 August 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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British singer, songwriter, producer and prog pioneer Tim Bowness has shared his stunning new single ‘Idiots At Large’. The third single to be released from his forthcoming album Powder Dry (out 13thSeptember on Kscope), ‘Idiots At Large’ presents an intriguing combination of delicate atmospherics and dynamic explosions to tell the story of someone drifting away from their previously safe home life and mainstream views.

Mixed by Bowness’s partner in no-man, Steven Wilson, the new single is accompanied by a vibrant, atmospheric visualiser created by Matt Vickerstaff.

Check it here:

Tim Bowness says, ‘The song is partly about eco-apocalypse and partly about someone becoming detached from their family and friends as a result of their increasingly strong beliefs (beliefs reinforced by digging deeper down the internet rabbit hole). This isn’t a commentary on the rights or wrongs of anything, it’s an observation about how idealism can alter the course of a life.’

Featuring 16 pieces over its restless 40-minute duration, Tim Bowness’s eighth studio album Powder Dry represents a new beginning on a new label.

A collection of acute contrasts, the album is a vibrantly accessible and wildly experimental genre-blurring assault, embracing Industrial Rock, Electro Pop, singer-songwriter directness, haunted carnival soundscapes and more.

Entirely produced, performed and written by Bowness (a first), Powder Dry was mixed (in stereo and Surround Sound) by Bowness’s partner in no-man (and The Album Years podcast), Steven Wilson, who also acted as Bowness’s sounding board during the mixing process.

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Watch: ‘Night and Day’ by KLONE

Posted: 19 September 2023 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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After releasing their sensational Kscope debut Meanwhile in February, Klone embarked on a fantastic UK / EU tour with Devin Townsend. Following a successful campaign, conquering territories all over Europe, the band returned to their native France for their headline show at ‘L’Empreinte’ in Savigny.

Having previously unveiled the live footage that was captured during their magnetic performance on April 15th now the band have released an evocative video for ‘Night And Day’, that showcases a darker tone to the already introspective progressive act.

Directed and edited by Julien Metternich  the video follows an emotional story told in a post apocalyptic world in a beautifully idiosyncratic clip. Watch the video here:

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Watch: ‘Night & Day Live’ by KLONE

Posted: 6 July 2023 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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After releasing their latest album Meanwhile in February on Kscope, Klone embarked on a UK / EU tour with Devin Townsend.

Following a successful campaign, conquering territories all over Europe, the band returned to their native France for their headline show at ‘L’Empreinte’ in Savigny. Now the band unveil a moment that was captured during their magnetic performance on April 15th in the form of the live video for ‘Night And Day’.

The video was mixed and mastered by Romain Bernat and directed by Lodex Charrieau and effortlessly reflects the duality in Klone’s sound in a beautiful visual representation.

Watch it here:

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Watch: ‘Mayhem’ by Godsticks

Posted: 6 April 2023 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Godsticks announce their return with their new album This Is What A Winner Looks Like out May 26th via Kscope.

Introducing the new era of the band is single ‘Mayhem’. Musically the track flits from pneumatic staccato style riffs to an earworm chorus before an inspired solo slingshots us home to the song’s abrupt end. The track comes as the first taster of what This Is What A Winner Looks Like, an album that capitalises on the band’s near limitless sense of creativity, expert musicianship and effortless song writing to deliver what is surely their finest release to date.

Characterised by a rhythmic groove, the song is a testament to the airtight playing of the band and their unorthodox song writing that has made them one of Kscope’s shining lights. A fantastic initial offering of what is to come from the next chapter in the story of Godsticks.

Revelling in the chaos of the track, Godsticks guitarist Darran Charles, had the following to say:

“I stumbled upon this really ugly dissonant chord that sounded great with distortion, and thought about ways of making it sound even nastier and more chaotic (hence the title). But I was also interested in causing Tom (drummer) physical harm so I devised a bass drum pattern so complex that it will likely cause him a repetitive strain injury in the very near future. This song promises to be immense live and the music video hopefully translates the energy we’re going to bring to the stage when we take this song out on the road.”

Watch here:

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Watch: ‘Apnea’ by Klone

Posted: 5 February 2023 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Emotive and conceptual, Klone have once again broken new sonic ground and built further on their signature expansive sound.

As a forthcoming taste of the band’s new album Meanwhile, Klone have revealed the third and final piece of the puzzle in the form of ‘Apnea’, before the album’s release on February 10th 2023. The beguiling lyric video brings the beautiful words of Yann Ligner to life in an effortless fashion and brings you right into “the rapture of the deep.”

Watch the lyric video here:

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Regarding the new single the band had the following to say:

“Apnea tells the story of a journey into the rapture of the deep. The song is a suspended and poetic moment where characters melt into an entirely graceful and weightless concept. This sense of letting go completely was aided by the powerful yet subtle signature production of Chris Edrich.”

The band continue “As the song progresses in a dreamlike atmosphere we’re treated to nuances between the calm and the storm whilst shaping the musical landscape with a variety of contrasts. The song is an entirely immersive experience that we hope fans will find their own interpretation of weightlessness and we’re so happy with how it turned out.”

LONE will be heading out on tour in support of ‘Meanwhile’ with both headline shows and as main support to Devin Townsend throughout EU / UK see full dates below and get tickets HERE:

France headline tour

FEBRUARY

09 – FRANCE, LE MANS, L’ALAMBIK / SUPERFORMA

10 – FRANCE, BORDEAUX, LE ROCHER DE PALMER

11 – FRANCE, PARIS, LE TRABENDO

18 – FRANCE MULLHOUSE, LE NOUMATROUFF

24 – POITIERS, LE CONFORT MODERNE

Support for Devin Townsend

03 – THE NETHERLANDS, TILBURG, 013

04 – GERMANY, KÖLN, CARLSWERK VICTORIA

05 – FRANCE, LILLE, LE SPLENDID

07 – GERMANY, LEIPZIG, WERK 2

08 – GERMANY, FRANKFURT, BATSCHKAPP

10 – SWITZERLAND, ZURICH, X-TRA

11 – GERMANY, MUNICH, BACKSTAGE WERK

13 – AUSTRIA, DORNBIRN, CONRAD SOHM

14 – ITALY, MILAN, LIVE CLUB

16 – SPAIN, BARCELONA, RAZZMATAZZ

17 – SPAIN, MADRID, LA RIVIERA

18 – PORTUGAL, LISBON, CINETEATRO CAPITÓLIO

20 – FRANCE, TOULOUSE, LE BIKINI

21 – FRANCE, MARSEILLE, LE MOULIN

22 – FRANCE, CLERMONT FERRAND, LA COOPERATIVE DE MAI

24 – BELGIUM, BRUSSELS, A.B.

25 – GERMANY, STUTTGART, LKA LONGHORN

26 – FRANCE, PARIS, L’OLYMPIA

28 – ENGLAND, BEXHILL, DLWP

29 – ENGLAND, BRISTOL, ACADEMY

31 – ENGLAND, MANCHESTER, ACADEMY

APRIL

01 – ENGLAND, NOTTINGHAM, ROCK CITY

02 – ENGLAND, NEWCASTLE, UNIVERSITY

04 – ENGLAND, WOLVES, KK’S STEELMILL

05 – ENGLAND, NORWICH, UEA

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Watch: ‘As I Leave’ by O.R.k.

Posted: 23 June 2022 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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O.R.k., comprising of celebrated Italian vocalist, producer, and award-winning film score composer Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari a.k.a LEF (lead vocals), King Crimson’s Pat Mastelotto (drums), ex-Porcupine Tree’s Colin Edwin (bass) and Marta Sui Tubi’s Carmelo Pipitone (guitars) have premiered the video for their new single “As I Leave”, their first new music since the release of the acclaimed 2019 album Ramagehead.

The new single “As I Leave” is the first foray into the band’s new album (the second on Kscope) which will be released later this year. It is accompanied by an otherworldly and dreamlike video from 3D-VR artist Chiara Orsi who has managed to match the song’s expressive intensity in a highly imaginative visual display. Watch the video here:

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“As I Leave”, was an obvious choice for a new first single/calling card for the band, containing all the sonic elements that make up O.R.k’s unique and inviting world. Lef’s powerful vocals, Carmelo Pipitone’s energetic riffing, Pat Mastelotto’s inventive rhythmic accompaniment and Colin Edwin’s distinctive bass tones all infuse the sound with a refreshed intensity and a new luminosity.

O.R.k bassist Colin Edwin states that “Lyrically, ‘As I Leave’ is an ambiguous contemplation on the inexplicable reasons for close personal bonds and human connections. It’s a song for anyone who ever desired deeper connections with another, but in some puzzling way, just couldn’t make it work. The profoundest differences are rarely geographical, as most of us have discovered over the last few years.  There’s often an unknowable reason under the surface, did your blow your chance? …or did your dreams just get old?”

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Watch: ‘Have You Seen What The Neighbors Are Doing?’ by Trifecta

Posted: 24 June 2021 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Having announced details of their debut album Fragments and revealed the first single “Pavlov`s Dog Killed Schrodinger`s Cat”, Trifecta are premiere a new track and video for “Have You Seen What The Neighbors Are Doing”.

Nick Beggs explains how the track came about “The track, ‘Have You Seen What The Neighbors Are Doing’, was written after hearing a song by Ween titled ‘So Many People In The Neighbourhood.’  We liked the song so much we decided to construct a reply. “ the video he continues “was shot on location while on the planet of the prehistoric women. However the trip was fraught with problems after Craig and Adam both realised they had failed to pack a tooth brush. Luckily I was on hand to share mine with them.”

Watch the video here:

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Trifecta, features 3 of the contemporary music scene’s most lauded and revered musicians – bassist and songwriter Nick Beggs, keyboardist extraordinaire Adam Holzman and completing the line-up, Craig Blundell – one of the world’s most celebrated drummers. 

Having performed together as part of Steven Wilson’s band, the three would jam together after soundchecks, forming what they referred to as “jazz club” and from these sessions the fledgling ideas for Fragments were born.

The record primarily leans toward a fusion of jazz rock, imaginatively described by Beggs as “Fission! It’s like Fusion but less efficient and more dangerous ..with fall out.” and being mainly instrumental with the exception of one track, the wonderfully titled and first single “Pavlov’s Dog Killed Schrodinger’s Cat”. The lyrics of which, Beggs states “are written from the perspective of a layman trying to understand quantum mechanics…and failing”.  The track also features drum programming from Russell Holzman. 

Each band member completed the recording and engineering of their own contributions in their various home studios which helped in bringing their individual production ideas to each track. Adam Holzman mixed the record at his New York home studio and the mastering was handled by Andy VanDette (Rush, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Porcupine Tree, Beastie Boys) in New York.

Fragments will be released on 20th August via Kscope on CD, black vinyl LP, ltd edition neon orange vinyl LP (exclusive to www.kscopemusic.com/store ) and digitally.

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Watch: ‘The Art of Losing’ by The Anchoress

Posted: 25 January 2021 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Ahead of the release of her second album on March 12th, The Anchoress has announced her new single, the title track from ‘The Art of Losing’ out Jan 22nd, following its premiere by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6Music and the NME.

It’s accompanied by a striking video riffing on ‘fake news’ and the role the media play in reporting tragedy. The new single updates the optimistic new wave pop sound of David Bowie, Depeche Mode, and Talk Talk, and is produced by Davies and mixed by Grammy award winning Bowie collaborator Mario McNulty. Watch the video here:

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Listen: ‘Fireworker’ by Gazpacho

Posted: 5 July 2020 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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For nearly twenty years, Gazpacho have reigned as the kings of atmospheric and affective art rock. That’s certainly no small feat, as the subgenre is full of wonderfully moody, ornate, and emotional artists; yet, none of them manage to achieve the same level of exquisite baroque resonance and hypnotically introspective weight as the Norwegian sextet. As a result, they never fail to provide awe-inspiring examinations of the human condition, and their latest observation, Fireworker, is no exception. It is undoubtedly among their greatest achievements, as well as one of the most profound pieces of music you’ll hear in 2020.

Listen to ‘Fireworker’ here:

 

Conceptually, the album follows the band’s tradition of blending grand philosophical quandaries, stimulating literary leanings, and haunting personal turmoil. In a way, it acts as the culmination of the themes and techniques that’ve decorated earlier collections, combining the fatalistic isolation of Night and Missa Atropos; the ill-fated narrative drama of Tick Tock and Soyuz; and the hefty theological/scientific contemplations of Demon and Molok. Beyond that, its central premise (that humanity has always been controlled by an infallible and omniscient creature determined to propagate at any cost) means that Fireworker comes across like the overarching umbrella under which all of its predecessors occur.

Keyboardist Thomas Andersen elucidates: “There’s an instinctual part of you that lives inside your mind, separate from your consciousness. I call it the ‘Fireworker’ or the ‘Lizard’ or the ‘Space Cowboy.’ It’s an eternal and unbroken lifeforce that’s survived every generation, with a new version in each of us. It’s evolved alongside our consciousness, and it can override us and control all of our actions.” In order to get us to do what it wants, he clarifies, the “Fireworker” will silence the parts of our mind that feel disgust or remorse so that we’re unable to stop it. The conscious part of our mind, Andersen notes, will actually “rationalize and legitimize” those thoughts and actions so that we never discover the beast behind-the-scenes. No matter how we feel about ourselves in terms of identity, accomplishments, and value, we’re all just vessels—or “Sapiens”—that the creature uses until it no longer needs us. “If you play along,” Andersen explains, “It’ll reward you like a puppy and let you feel fantastic; if you don’t, it’ll punish you severely.”

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