Gong are a psychedelic rock band that incorporates elements of jazz and space rock into their musical style. The group was formed in Paris in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth. Band members have included Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Tim Blake, Pierre Moerlen, Bill Laswell and Theo Travis. Others who have played on stage with Gong include Don Cherry, Chris Cutler, Bill Bruford, Brian Davison, Dave Stewart and Tatsuya Yoshida.
Gong Global Family – Live in Brazil 2007 is a live album and DVD by the psychedelic rock band Gong in their Global Family format, recorded on 20 November 2007 at the SESI theatre in São Paulo, but not released until 2009 by Voiceprint, catalogue number VP520CD. No producer was credited, but mixing and mastering were carried out by guitarist Fabio Golfetti and video editing and DVD were by Flavio Tsutsumi.
Violeta de Outono is a Brazilian psychedelic/progressive rock band from São Paulo. Heavily influenced by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Gong, they were originally a post-punk band with some psychedelic elements intertwined, but would gradually drop their post-punk influences and add more prog elements to their sonority as time went by.
Reflexos da Noite is an EP, and the first official release by the Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono. It came out in September 12, 1986 by now-defunct independent label Wop-Bop Records.
Violeta de Outono is the debut album from the eponymous Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released on July 7, 1987 by RCA Records. It was re-released in 2007 by Voiceprint Records, containing four bonus tracks.
Em Toda Parte is the second studio album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released on June 18, 1989, by Ariola Records. It was also their last release before they entered a hiatus period in 1993 that would last until 1995. Beginning with this album, Violeta de Outono abandons their post-punk influences and gradually shift towards a more progressive-influenced sonority.
Mulher na Montanha is the third studio album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono. The band began work on the album in 1995, and was only recorded as demos that circulated among the fans during the 90's. These demos wouldn't be released until September 27, 1999 by Voiceprint Records, being their first of many albums to be so. It was also their first album of new material since 1989's Em Toda Parte.
Live at Rio ArtRock Festival '97 is a live album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released on May 9, 2000 by Rock Symphony. It was recorded during the band's performance at the Rio ArtRock Festival in Rio de Janeiro, in 1997.
Fabio Golfetti is a Brazilian musician and record producer, famous for his work with progressive/psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono. He is also the guitarist of Franco-British rock band Gong since 2012.
Eclipse is a live album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released in 1995 by Argentine independent label Record Runner. It was recorded during the band's performance at the SESC Pompeia in São Paulo, in 1986.
Ilhas is the fourth studio album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released on May 9, 2005, by Voiceprint Records. It was the last album of the band to feature the original line-up of Fabio Golfetti, Cláudio Souza and Angelo Pastorello.
Violeta de Outono & Orquestra is a live video by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released by Voiceprint Records in 2006. It was recorded during a show at the Teatro Popular do SESI on November 9, 2004 with the special participation of the USP Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by maestro Juliano Suzuki.
Volume 7 is the fifth studio album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, although it's their seventh studio release if the extended plays Reflexos da Noite and The Early Years are counted. It was released on July 7, 2007 by Voiceprint Records, being the first album of the band to not feature founding member Angelo Pastorello, who was replaced by Gabriel Costa. It was also their first release with keyboardist Fernando Cardoso.
Seventh Brings Return: A Tribute to Syd Barrett is a live video by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released by Voiceprint Records in 2009. It was recorded during a show at the Teatro Popular do SESI on July 17, 2006, in which they covered numerous Pink Floyd songs as a tribute to Pink Floyd's former lead vocalist and founding member Syd Barrett, as well as a song of his 1970 solo album The Madcap Laughs.
Violeta de Outono – Ao Vivo no Theatro Municipal, São Paulo, 03.05.2009 is a live video by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released by Voiceprint Records on July 25, 2011. As the name implies, it was recorded during a show at the Theatro Municipal in São Paulo on May 3, 2009, in which they performed their 1987 debut album in its entirety, as well as some other tracks.
Espectro is the sixth studio album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released on May 28, 2012, by Voiceprint Records. It was the band's first release with new drummer José Luiz Dinola.
Zero, stylized in all capital letters as ZERØ, is a Brazilian rock band formed in 1983 in São Paulo and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1998, widely considered to be major forerunners of the New Romantic movement in Brazil.
Live at Rio ArtRock Festival '97 is a live video by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released by Voiceprint Records in 2015. It contains the footage of the band's performance at the Rio ArtRock Festival, in Rio de Janeiro, in 1997.
Spaces is the seventh studio album by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Violeta de Outono, released on October 14, 2016 through Voiceprint Records. The band began work on the album circa June 2016, but it wouldn't be officially announced until September 19, 2016, when they uploaded a short teaser on their official YouTube channel; later on, a lyric video for the track "A Painter of the Mind" was uploaded on October 5, 2016. The album is an homage of sorts to Swiss-German artist Paul Klee (1879–1940); it uses a sketch made by him as its cover art, and the lyrics to "A Painter of the Mind" consist of many excerpts of some of his poems.
