Gnosis (Gnidrolog album)

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Gnosis
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Released2000
Recorded1999
StudioSelect Sound Studios, Cairns, Australia
Music City Studios, London
Genre Progressive rock, World music, Soft rock, Rock
Length74:10
Label Snails Records, Disques Rue Bis
Producer Nigel Pegrum, Nessa Glen
Gnidrolog chronology
Live 1972
(1999)
Gnosis
(2000)
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Gnosis is the fourth album by the British progressive rock band, Gnidrolog. The album's title, Gnosis , means divine or spiritual knowledge and understanding. It is their third studio album and the first to be recorded in 27 years. The album was mostly recorded at Select Sound Studios, Cairns, Australia, where it was engineered and produced by Nigel Pegrum. "Repent Harlequin", "Two Helens" and the title track were all recorded at Music City Studios, London, engineered by Joe Suarez and produced by Nessa Glen, in courtesy of Sarastro Music. The album was mostly published by Kempyre Music, except "Two Helens", which was published by Sarastro Music. Chris Copping of Procol Harum played his Hammond B3 Organ for a couple of tracks, which were recorded in Woodstock Studios, Melbourne and engineered by Tim Dudfield. Post production is credited to David J Burrows and Stewart Goldring. The album was mastered by David J Burrows at Disques rue Bis. The album is noted to be eclectic not only for its transcontinental recording but also for the use of traditional instruments such as the Australian aboriginal, didgeridoos. The album marks the band's comeback, which had also prompted the release of the Live 1972 album. In order to release some of the Goldring brothers' original material, the album was a renewed cooperation with the other 1970s Gnidrolog members, with the addition of Rick Kemp of Steeleye Span and Nessa Glen.

Contents

Album cover

The album cover contains a pyramid with the title inside, and in its bottom right-hand corner, appear two words: "prospice" and "respice".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Reach For Tomorrow"Colin Goldring5:14
2."Reverend Katz" (instrumental)Colin Goldring6:02
3."Fall To Ground"Colin Goldring, Stewart Goldring4:53
4."Woolunga" (or "Safe Haven") (instrumental)Stewart Goldring4:23
5."Wonder Wonder"Colin Goldring4:42
6."Deventer" (instrumental)Stewart Goldring4:53
7."Bells Of Prozac" (instrumental)Colin Goldring6:27
8."Kings Of Rock"Colin Goldring6:50
9."Gnosis" (instrumental)Colin Goldring6:47
10."Crazy, Crazy"Colin Goldring4:31
11."Going To France"Colin Goldring4:42
12."The City Sleeps"Stewart Goldring4:42
13."Two Helens" (instrumental)Colin Goldring3:20
14."Repent Harlequin" (instrumental)Stewart Goldring6:30

Personnel

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