01	City Of Self Fascination						06:04
	02	Digital Girl						04:22
	03	How To Stay Alive						08:05
	04	Escape Control Delte						07:57
	05	Yoni Poem						02:08
	06	Dance With The Pixies						04:36
	07	Wacky Baccy Banker						08:20
	08	The Year 2032						05:38
	09	Robo Warriors						02:59
	10	Guitar Zero						04:54
	11	The Gris Gris Girl						06:29
	12	Wave And A Particle						02:04
	13	Pinkle Ponkie						04:34
	14	Portal						07:08

With Gong now standing as less of a band than a constantly revolving way of life, into which the composite parts rise and fall depending upon who actually wants to be involved, 2032 is nevertheless one of the precious few albums that really ... Full Descriptioncan be aligned with the "classic" Gong era -- that is, the days of Flying Teapots and Pothead Pixies, glissando guitars and spooky space whispers. With Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, and Miquette Giraudy all on board, it is understandably being billed as a continuation of the original Radio Gnome mythology, and there are definitely moments when it fits the bill perfectly. "Escape Control," "Guitar Zero," and the epic lunacy of "Wacky Baccy Banker" are all keynotes to the chaotic tale, and if the casual listener is left wondering precisely what it's all about, then that only adds to the magic that is the nature of Gong. Unfortunately, 2032 has a tendency to meander, too, in ways that the original band rarely did; so many years, after all, have elapsed since this team last got together with a musical vengeance, and so many new interpretations have been piled upon their pixied little potheads, that even they have apparently forgotten what they were trying to say. More than one moment here is a caricature; more than one could be a Gong tribute band, doing its best to recapture the real thing but falling just short of the post. Self-conscious silliness, after all, rarely works well, and 2032 does indulge in rather a lot. At the same time, though, it's still Gong and, when it's good, it's still great. And that makes it all worthwhile. ~ Dave Thompson

Japanese pressing. 2009 album from Daevid Allen and Co. Released to coincide with the band's 40th Anniversary, 2032 continues Gong's famous Radio Gnome album trilogy which includes the milestone psychedelic progressive rock albums Flying Teapot (1973), Angel's Egg (1973) and You (1974). The band line-up on the album includes Daevid Allen (guitar, lead vocal): Steve Hillage (lead guitar), Gilli Smyth (Space Whisper and poetry), Miquette Giraudy (synthesiser), Mike Howlett (bass), Chris Taylor (drums), and Theo Travis (sax and flute). Described as exhilarating, compelling and other worldly, 2032 represents the first time Hillage has recorded with original Gong founder, Daevid Allen, since 1974.

Recording information: 2Khz Studios, London (02/2009); Float, Tokyo (02/2009).

Photographers: Antonio Pagano; Matt Urban; Joe Del Tufo.

Personnel: Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage (guitar); Theo Travis (flute, saxophone); Miquette Giraudy (synthesizer).

Audio Mixer: Steve Hillage.