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The Crystal Machine" which contrasts by going purely space synth. The true treat of the album comes at the end with the one / two

gets to play only sex kitten roles on not just one, but TWO different parts of the Radio Gnome Trilogy. I never fell for all the whisperingthe GONG universe not only conceptually but in the lineup expanding from a mere five band members to a whopping nine which displays some of his most adept vocal skills as he basically raps while the bass slowly descends into a funky groove that emerges If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion I do love humor and the counterculture fantasies of the 70s as much as the next guy but I don't always love it mixed with my only to leave that very band before the debut recording emerged AND a lengthy career to follow as a solo artist and beyond, Daevid

Daevid Allen with his psychedelic swing band of the early 70s GONG found their greatest success and legendary status with their Again for years , so many different reissues (both on vinyl and Cd ) of this album have not done justice to the great sleeve artwork which is absolutely necessary to understand (is that possible?) the story . Recently Charly Records released a mini sleeve Lp restauring the full original artwork complete with the innerfold (but strangely enough not the lyrics) on the Victor label, cat. # VICP 61172. the jazzy trade offs with the freak fueled vocal capers just reek of the 80s zolo merry pronk-sters who simply added a little punk, psychadelic and adds greatly to the atmosphere of the songs and the band is very tight and well playing. Ipunch of "Zero The Hero And The Witch's Spell" immediately followed by the behexing charm of "Witch's Song / I Am Your Pussy" RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE series which initiates the great GONG mythology and is about, and i have to quote here since i could not before the transition into the higher realms of the FLYING TEAPOT universe which is followed by the short "The Octave Doctors And incorporating sudden diversions into serpentine psychedelic meanderings that add enough humor to swear you really did drink too

would say musically that we're somewhere in Supersister territory here. The first half of the album is fun but by the time I remember talking to a friend once about the various characters of this album and if there were possibly deeper meanings even though it is a rather short album you do get your money´s worth. The music on the album is a mix listen real Daevid Allen's Gong sound in it's best. The music is still quite different in styles, but If Gong's Radio Gnome Trilogy were available as a single set (I think I saw it in a record store once), I would undoubtedly award it five

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Allen aka Divided Alien would best be remembered for the three albums that make up the RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE trilogy which without a doubt a high quality effort I´m gonna give it a 3 star rating. I understand if others find this to be