Unending Ascending
{{Infobox album
| name = Unending Ascending
| type = studio
| artist = Gong
| cover = Unending Ascending.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2023|11|3|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Snorkel Studios, London
| genre =
| length = 39:58
| label = Kscope
| producer =
- Frank Byng
- Gong
| prev_title = Pulsing Signals
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Unending Ascending
| type = studio
| single1 = Tiny Galaxies
| single1date = 31 August 2023{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Jerry |date=31 August 2023 |title=Gong continue their intergalactic voyage with new album Unending Ascending |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/gong-continue-their-intergalactic-voyage-with-new-album-unending-ascending |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=Prog}}
| single2 = All Clocks Reset
| single2date = 5 October 2023
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Financial Times
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Hunter-Tilney |first=Ludovic |date=3 November 2023 |title=Gong: Unending Ascending — psychedelic stalwarts continue to fly the flag of space-rock |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8c9f8de5-5d58-468a-a174-5785db55fe57 |access-date=22 November 2023 |website=Financial Times}}
| rev2 = Prog
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Joe |date=4 November 2023 |title="Not just an amorphous stream of swirly pothead trance rock… In fact, this album feels more focused than its predecessor:" Gong's Unending Ascending |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/gong-unending-ascending |access-date=22 November 2023 |website=Prog}}
| noprose=yes
}}
Unending Ascending (subtitled A Pan-Galactic Suite by Gong) is a studio album by Gong, released on 3 November 2023 by Kscope.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Nathan |date=3 November 2023 |title=Gong: Unending Ascending - Album Review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/gong-unending-ascending-album-review/ |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=Louder Than War}}
Track listing
Music by Gong. Lyrics by Kavus Torabi.
- "Tiny Galaxies" – 3:33
- "My Guitar Is a Spaceship" – 4:09
- "Ship of Ishtar" – 8:33
- "O, Arcturus" – 3:55
- "All Clocks Reset" – 4:09
- "Choose Your Goddess" – 6:49
- "Lunar Invocation" – 4:34
- "Asleep Do We Lay" – 4:16
Personnel
- Ian East – saxophones and woodwinds
- Fabio Golfetti – guitar and singing
- Cheb Nettles – drums and singing
- Dave Sturt – bass guitar and singing
- Kavus Torabi – singing and guitar
With
- Saskia Maxwell – singing on "Ship of Ishtar", "Lunar Invocation" and "Asleep Do We Lay"
- Gong – additional instruments
- Frank Byng – cymbal scrapes on "Choose Your Goddess"
Technical
- Recorded and mixed by Frank Byng at Snorkel Studios, London
- Saskia's vocals recorded by Silas Wynne
- Produced by Frank Byng and Gong
- Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork
- Mandala design by Daevid Allen
- Artwork @fiftysevendesign
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Unending Ascending ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|UK Album Sales (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-sales-chart/20231110/7511/ |title=Official Albums Sales Chart top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=16 November 2023|access-date=22 November 2023}}
| 57 |
|---|
| {{album chart|UKDigital|33|date=20231116|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2023}} |
| scope="row"|UK Physical Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-albums-chart/20231110/2/ |title=Official Physical Albums Chart top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=16 November 2023|access-date=22 November 2023}}
| 65 |
| {{album chart|UKRock|8|date=20231116|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|22|date=20231116|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2023}} |
References
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