Rejoice! I'm Dead!

Rejoice! I'm Dead!
Rejoice! I'm Dead!
Studio album by Gong
Released	16 September 2016
Recorded	Spring 2016
Studio	Brixton Hill Studios and Beyond
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	59:41
Label	Madfish
Producer	Gong
Gong chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blurt	^[2]
Classic Rock	^[3]
Record Collector	^[4]

Rejoice! I'm Dead! is the fourteenth studio album by Gong, their first to be recorded after the death of band founder Daevid Allen. It was released on 16 September 2016 (2016-09-16).^[5]

Overview

Rejoice! I'm Dead! is the first Gong album to be released since the deaths of co-founders Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth. Dave Sturt stated about the album: 'Inspired by the light, love and passing of our dear friend and inspiration, Daevid Allen.'^[5]

Recording

Recorded at Brixton Hill Studios "and beyond", Spring 2016. 'Model Village' includes a sample of 'Floating Anarchy Manifesto' recorded at the Bananamoon Observatory Studios, Australia 'Glastonbury Town' was made at the Music Room rehearsal studios in London on 22 April 2013. 'The Paragraph Time Chose To Forget' recorded at The Lighthouse, Dealn on 27 January 2016.

DVD : 5.1 Surround Sound mixed at Soord Studios. 5.1 Surround mastered at Super Sound Mastering

Release

The album was released on September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) through Madfish on CD (in digipak) and vinyl LP. A double CD / DVD-Audio version in a deluxe 12″ 44 page hardback book is also available featuring the album, a bonus CD of extras and a DVD-Audio disc with 24/96 PCM stereo and DTS 96/24 5.1 digital surround mixes.^[6]

Track listing

Disc one. Rejoice! I'm Dead!

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Thing That Should Be"	Kavus Torabi	Ian East Fabio Golfetti Cheb Nettles Dave Sturt Torabi	3:34
2.	"Rejoice!"	Daevid Allen Torabi	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	10:17
3.	"Kapital"	Allen	Allen East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	3:21
4.	"Model Village"	Sturt	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	6:43
5.	"Beatrix"	Allen	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	2:54
6.	"Visions"		East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	4:29
7.	"The Unspeakable Stands Revealed"	Torabi	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	11:49
8.	"Through Restless Seas I Come"	Torabi	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	6:58
9.	"Insert Yr Own Prophecy"	Torabi	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	9:36

Disc two. Floating Anarchy Manifesto

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Floating Anarchy Manifesto"	Allen	Allen	4:27
11.	"Someone You'll Never Be"	Torabi	East Golfetti Nettles Sturt Torabi	5:55
12.	"Kapital" (Original Demo)	Allen	Allen	2:16
13.	"Electricity" (Original Demo - Became Part of Kapital)		Golfetti	1:58
14.	"Glastonbury Town"	Allen	Allen	8:28
15.	"Celestial Brigadier"		Allen Sturt Torabi	14:00
16.	"The Paragraph Time Chose to Forget"		East Sturt Torabi	4:25

DVDA/V - MLP & DTS 5.1 and LPCM stereo

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Thing That Should Be"
2.	"Rejojce!"
3.	"Kapital"
4.	"Model Village"
5.	"Beatrix"
6.	"Visions"
7.	"The Unspeakable Stands Revealed"
8.	"Through Restless Seas I Come"
9.	"Insert Yr Own Prophecy"

Sample credits

"Model Village" includes a sample of "Floating Anarchy Manifesto" by Daevid Allen, courtesy of D. A. F. T., recorded by Orlando Monday Allen at The Banana Moon Observatory Studios, Australia

Personnel

"The Thing That Should Be"

Ian East – soprano/tenor sax
Fabio Golfetti – guitar, vocals
Cheb Nettles – drums, vocals
Dave Sturt – bass, vocals
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitar

with

Graham Clark – violin

"Rejoice!"

Ian East – soprano/tenor/baritone sax, swanee whistles, bells, shakers
Fabio Golfetti – guitar, gliss guitar, vocals
Cheb Nettles – drums, vocals
Dave Sturt – bass, vocals
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitar

with

Steve Hillage – guitar

"Kapital"

Ian East – tenor sax
Fabio Golfetti – guitar, vocals
Cheb Nettles – drums
Dave Sturt – bass
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitar

"Model Village"

Ian East – soprano/tenor sax, flute
Fabio Golfetti – vocals, guitar
Cheb Nettles – drums
Dave Sturt – bass, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Kavus Torabi – guitar

with

Didier Malherbe – duduk

"Beatrix"

Daevid Allen – vocals
Ian East – tenor sax
Chris Ellis – piano
Dave Sturt – acoustic bass, hi bass EBow

"Visions"

Ian East – soprano sax
Fabio Golfetti – gliss guitar
Dave Sturt – hi bass EBow
Kavus Torabi – vocals

"The Unspeakable Stands Revealed"

Ian East – soprano/tenor sax
Fabio Golfetti – guitar, gliss guitar
Cheb Nettles – drums, vocals
Dave Sturt – bass, vocals
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitars

"Through Restless Seas I Come"

Ian East – soprano sax, flute
Fabio Golfetti – gliss guitar
Cheb Nettles – drums, percussion
Dave Sturt – bass, keyboards
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitar

with

Didier Malherbe – duduk

"Insert Yr Own Prophecy"

Ian East – soprano/tenor sax
Fabio Golfetti – guitar
Cheb Nettles – drums, vocals
Dave Sturt – bass, EBow bass
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitars

"Floating Anarchy Manifesto"

Written and performed by Daevid Allen

"Someone You'll Never Be"

Ian East – soprano/tenor sax, flute
Fabio Golfetti – guitar
Cheb Nettles – drums, vocals
Dave Sturt – acoustic bass, hi atmos bass, keyboards
Kavus Torabi – vocals, guitar, EBow guitar

with

Graham Clark – violin

"Kapital" (Original Demo)

Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar

"Electricity" (Original Demo - Became Part of Kapital)

Fabio Golfetti – guitars

"Glastonbury Town"

Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar
Ian East – flute
Dave Sturt – bass
Kavus Torabi – guitar, EBow guitar

"Celestial Brigadier"

Daevid Allen – gliss guitar
Dave Sturt – bass, hi atmos bass
Kavus Torabi – guitar, EBow guitar

"The Paragraph Time Chose to Forget"

Ian East – soprano sax
Dave Sturt – bass, hi atmos bass
Kavus Torabi – guitar

Production credits

Produced by Gong
Recorded at Brixton Hill Studios and beyond, Spring 2016
Engineered by Nick Howiantz and Gong
Mixed by Mark Cawthra at The Infallible Ear except "Beatrix" and "Visions" by Dave Sturt
Dave Sturt – overseer and gatekeeper
Mastered by Andy Jackson, Neil Wilkes (tracks: DVD)
That Girl – cover illustration
57design.co.uk – layout, Gong Mandala illustration

Charts

Chart performance for *Rejoice! I'm Dead!*
Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Physical Albums (OCC)^[7]	97
UK Record Store (OCC)^[8]	39
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[9]	16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[10]	38
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)^[11]	7