From their beginnings in a French commune in 1967 and through the years of Virgin Records, of mismanagement, court cases, break-ups and reunions, deaths and rebirths, the common thread of beautiful, dangerous and extraordinary music has always been present. The current holders of the flame have been reunited for the past eight years: the sinuous bassist Dave Sturt joined just when the album 2032 saw the light; Ian East (saxophone, flute) was the next member to cross the portal; Fabio Golfetti brought his guitars from Brazil (after having worked for many years together with Daevid Allen); kavus Torabi (lead vocals and guitars) appeared to Daevid in a vision; Cheb Nettles (drums) arrived suddenly. The different musical worlds of the GONG include shades of psychedelia, space rock, jazz, avant-garde, krautrock and surreal soundscapes. In 2015 Daevid Allen has passed away. His influence and legacy were honoured in the first album of the line-up after his departure, Rejoice! I'm Dead! (2016). In recent years the GONG performed together with the Steve Hillage Band (himself a member of the line-up of GONG in the 1970s) and released the highly acclaimed album The Universe Also Collapses (2019) and an incredible live album Pulsing Signals (2022) which captures one of the band's creative peaks with tracks recorded during the 2019 tour.