mother

The London-born vocalist and former Sorbonne lecturer Gilli Smyth became known as the 'space whisperer' for the poems she performed in Gong, formed in Paris in 1967 with her Australian-born partner, Daevid Allen of Soft Machine, with whom she also performed. Her debut solo album 'Mother', released by French label Charly in 1978, featured her breathy suppositions on motherhood, the cosmic lifeforce, and the powers of Mother Earth, cut with fellow Gong members such as bassist Christian Trisch, saxophonist Didier Malherbe, drummer Pip Pyle, and Allen himself, as well as their children. A must for all Gong fans!

Track Listing:

• I Am A Fool 3:09
• Back To The Womb 2:01
• Mother 2:02
• Shakti Yoni 3:13
• Keep The Children Free 1:20
• Prostitute Poem (Street Version) 4:37
• O.K. Man, This Is Your World 4:53
• Next Time Ragtime 4:33
• Time Of The Goddess 6:23
• Taliesin 9:27