Pulsing Signals

Pulsing Signals
Live album by
Released18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
Recorded2019
Venue
    • The Wardrobe (Leeds)
    • The Cluny (Newcastle)
    • Rescue Rooms (Nottingham)
Length89:27
LabelKscope
Gong chronology
The Universe Also Collapses
(2019)
Pulsing Signals
(2022)
Unending Ascending
(2023)
Singles from Unending Ascending
  1. "My Sawtooth Wake (Live)"
    Released: 9 December 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Buzz Magazine[1]

Pulsing Signals is a live album by Gong,[2] released on 18 February 2022 through Kscope[1] 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.[3]

The album was released on CD and digital on 18 February and on vinyl on 22 March.[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Kavus Torabi; all music is composed by Ian East, Fabio Golfetti, Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt and Torabi except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."What We Was (Intro)" (compiled by Daevid Allen/Sturt)  1:55
2."You Can't Kill Me"AllenAllen9:02
3."Rejoice!"  9:50
4."If Never I'm and Ever You"  2:39
5."Kapital"Allen
  • Allen
  • East
  • Golfetti
  • Nettles
  • Sturt
  • Torabi
4:21
6."Master Builder"
15:45
7."Forever Reoccurring"  22:40
8."My Sawtooth Wake"  12:43
9."Insert Yr Own Prophecy"  10:32
Total length:89:27

Notes

  • ^[a] Giraudy is only credited as a composer on Tidal.[4]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Pulsing Signals.[5]

  • 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
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[6] 15

References

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  1. ^ a b Woolhead, Ben (18 February 2022). "Gong album review: Pulsing Signals is pure, live album bliss". Buzz Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ Jackson, David (10 November 2023). "Ozric Tentacles and Gong bring co-headline tour to the Roadmender". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ewing, Jerry (10 December 2021). "Gong release new live clip of My Sawtooth Wake". Gong. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Credits / Pulsing Signals (Live) / Gong". Tidal. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ Kscope (2022). Pulsing Signals (Media notes). Gong.
  6. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2023.