Hansford Rowe on Gong, Gongzilla, Mike Oldfield, La Monte Young & More

[Innerviews]

Hey everyone,

My new interview with bassist Hansford Rowe is now live on Innerviews.

It is an intense and detailed chronicle of Hansford's career, including his work with Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Mike Oldfield, La Monte Young, and Gongzilla.

His solo career and his new band Gong Expresso are also explored in great depth. Hansford is carrying the jazz-rock spirit of Pierre Moerlen's Gong forward, with François Causse, Benoît Mœrlen and Julien Sandiford.

You'll learn all about their forthcoming album 'Decadence' in this conversation which you can read here: http://www.innerviews.org/inner/hansford-rowe

On another board, people asked about how Gong and Gong Expresso can co-exist. They can and are, as these things always have. Both are supporting each other and happy about the parallel existence, which Hansford discusses.

[FrippWire]

Thanks for sharing the link. I look forward to the release of the new Gong Expresso CD "Decadence" too.

[tom unbound]

More thanks ! Absolutely great interview !

[strawberrybrick]

Excellent, thank you!

[Conti]

Thank you for another insightful interview. I've had no idea that Pierre Moerlen has had such a difficult time with drug abuse, nor that Hansford Rowe had similar problems to some extent.

[mellotron storm]

Really enjoyed that, thanks.

[rickawakeman]

Captivating read, thanks. Did not know about Pierre's demons.

[syncopatico]

Hansford Rowe is a seriously 'underrated' bassist!

His *just intonation* bass he helped design for Warwick is very interesting!