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Gong is a Franco-British progressive / psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen . Their music has also been described as space rock . Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth , Tim Blake , Didier Malherbe , Pip Pyle , Gilli Smyth , Steve Hillage , Francis Moze , Mike Howlett and Pierre Moerlen . Others who have, albeit briefly, played in Gong include Bill Bruford , Brian Davison and Chris Cutler . Gong was formed in 1967, after Allen—then a member of Soft Machine —was denied re-entry to the United Kingdom because of a visa complication.by Jim Powers Gong slowly came together in the late '60s when Australian guitarist Daevid Allen (ex-Soft Machine) began making music with his wife, singer Gilli Smyth, along with a shifting lineup of supporting musicians. Albums from this period include Magick Brother, Mystic Sister (1969) and the impromptu jam session Bananamoon (1971) featuring Robert Wyatt from the Soft Machine, Gary Wright from Spooky Tooth, and Maggie Bell. A steady lineup featuring Frenchman Didier Malherbe (sax and reeds), Christian Tritsch (bass), and Pip Pyle (drums) along with Allen (glissando guitar, vocals) and Gilli Smyth (space whisper vocals) was officially named Gong and released Camembert Electrique in late 1971, as well as providing the soundtrack to the film Continental Circus and music for the album Obsolete by French poet Dashiel Hedayat.
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