Pulsing Signals

{{Infobox album

| name = Pulsing Signals

| type = live

| artist = Gong

| cover = Pulsing Signals.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2022|2|18|df=yes}}

| recorded = 2019

| venue = {{ubl|

  • The Wardrobe (Leeds)
  • The Cluny (Newcastle)
  • Rescue Rooms (Nottingham)

}}

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 89:27

| label = Kscope

| producer =

| prev_title = The Universe Also Collapses

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Unending Ascending

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Unending Ascending

| type = live

| single1 = My Sawtooth Wake (Live)

| single1date = 9 December 2021

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Buzz Magazine

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Woolhead |first=Ben |date=18 February 2022 |title=Gong album review: Pulsing Signals is pure, live album bliss |url=https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/gong-pulsing-signals-album-review/ |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=Buzz Magazine}}

| noprose=yes

}}

Pulsing Signals is a live album by Gong,{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=David |date=10 November 2023 |title=Ozric Tentacles and Gong bring co-headline tour to the Roadmender |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/ozric-tentacles-and-gong-bring-co-headline-tour-to-the-roadmender-4405380 |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=Northampton Chronicle & Echo}} released on 18 February 2022 through Kscope and recorded live in 2019 across three shows at The Wardrobe in Leeds, The Cluny in Newcastle and Rescue Rooms in Nottingham during The Universe Also Collapses tour.{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Jerry |date=10 December 2021 |title=Gong release new live clip of My Sawtooth Wake |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/gong-release-new-live-clip-of-my-sawtooth-wake |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=Gong}}

The album was released on CD and digital on 18 February and on vinyl on 22 March.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_music = Ian East, Fabio Golfetti, Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt and Torabi except where noted.

| all_lyrics = Kavus Torabi

| title1 = What We Was (Intro)

| note1 = compiled by Daevid Allen/Sturt

| length1 = 1:55

| title2 = You Can't Kill Me

| music2 = Allen

| lyrics2 = Allen

| length2 = 9:02

| title3 = Rejoice!

| length3 = 9:50

| title4 = If Never I'm and Ever You

| length4 = 2:39

| title5 = Kapital

| music5 = {{hlist|Allen|East|Golfetti|Nettles|Sturt|Torabi}}

| lyrics5 = Allen

| length5 = 4:21

| title6 = Master Builder

| music6 = {{hlist|Allen|Smyth|Blake|Malherbe|Howlett|Hillage|Moerlen|Miquette Giraudy{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Allen|Gilli Smyth|Tim Blake|Didier Malherbe|Mike Howlett|Steve Hillage|Pierre Moerlen}}

| length6 = 15:45

| title7 = Forever Reoccurring

| length7 = 22:40

| title8 = My Sawtooth Wake

| length8 = 12:43

| title9 = Insert Yr Own Prophecy

| length9 = 10:32

| total_length = 89:27

}}

Notes

  • {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} Giraudy is only credited as a composer on Tidal.

{{Cite web |title=Credits / Pulsing Signals (Live) / Gong |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/208350994/credits |access-date=24 November 2023 |publisher=Tidal}}

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Pulsing Signals.{{cite AV media notes |title=Pulsing Signals |others=Gong |year=2022 |author=Kscope}}

  • Ian East – tenor & soprano saxophones
  • Fabio Golfetti – guitar & singing
  • Cheb Nettles – drums & singing
  • Dave Sturt – bass guitar, noises & singing
  • Kavus Torabi – singing & guitar

Technical

  • Recorded by Pete Wibrew
  • Mixed by Frank Byng at Snorkel Studios, London 2021
  • Mastered by Andy Jackson at Tube Mastering

Artwork

  • Artwork and layout at 57design.co.uk
  • All photographs by Stephen Heliczer

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Pulsing Signals

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UKRock|15|date=20220310|rowheader=true|access-date=24 November 2023}}

References

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Category:2022 live albums

Category:Gong (band) live albums