It was so sad this afternoon to hear of the passing of Daevid Allen from cancer. He was the mainstay of the group Gong for over 40 years and before that a founder member of Soft Machine. He created his own world called Planet Gong on which lived Zero The Hero and the Pot Head Pixies. The 3 albums from the seventies combined to become the Planet Gong Trilogy and are well worth checking out. They are Floating Teapot, Angels Egg and You.
All are excellent but You is a wonderful album. So Daevid heads to that great teapot in the sky but leaves behind a wonderful legacy of music that pushed every boundary he could find.
Gong released a new album last year in which Daevid basically said goodbye to his fans in the song Thank You.
The track below is taken from that album
I am, you are, we are……crazy Farewell and thank you for the music
