Daevid Allen, RIP

[RogerF]

Sad news that Daevid Allen, co-founder of Soft Machine and instigator of the seemingly never-ending Gong, has passed away today at the age of 77. He was undoubtedly a exceptional musical innovator without whom the world would have been a poorer and more boring place. He will be greatly missed but his music, as they say, will live on. RIP Daevid.

[king ubu]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/gong-founder-daevid-allen-has-died-aged-77

r.i.p.

[GA Russell]

RIP. I'll have to find my copy of Camembert Electrique.

[Steve Reynolds]

I recently read that he was suffering.

The memories of discovering Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg and You back in ~ 1980 or so are priceless. And my favorite - the 1976 Live recording Vive le Gong - Gong est Mort - with some powerhouse performances of the true Gong classics

I think I'm buying the farewell recording just because.....

RIP to a true free spirit,,,,

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, he was awesome. RIP.

[trane123]

The Radio Gnome Trilogy was a high point (no pun intended). R.I.P.

[l p]

Gilli Smyth now gone too
Gillian "Gilli" Mary Smyth (1 June 1933 – 22 August 2016) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilli_Smyth
 

 

[A Lark Ascending]

Remember seeing both with the 'You' era Gong on a double bill with Hatfield and the North in my university student union. Only seems like a few years back (actually around '74/'75).

[clifford_thornton]

Sad she's gone. Smyth was great.