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Mireille Bauer (born 24 August 1951, Barr, Alsace, northeastern France) is a French percussionist and former member of Gong . Through her then boyfriend Pierre Moerlen, she first worked with Gong in a session capacity on Angel's Egg and You before joining the band fully for albums including Expresso II (by which time the band had ...
Erwähnenswert ist auch das diese Scheibe recht prägende Vibraphon-Spiel der beiden Gastmusiker (Piere Moerlens damalige Freundin Mireille Bauer und sein Bruder Benoit). "You" ist wohl die Gong-Platte, die man mal gehört haben sollte und auch all denen sehr zu empfehlen, denen der ironisch-alberne Mystizismus der früheren Alben auf den Geist ...
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- Background
- Shamal
- Reading Rock ’76, Lineup Change
- Gazeuse!
- Expresso II
- Live
- Leave It Open
- Breakthrough
- Second Wind
Pierre Moerlen (b. 1952) joined Gong in 1973 as part of a new lineup that included his girlfriend, percussionist Mireille Bauer (b. 1951), and bassist Mike Howlett (b. 1950, Fiji). In the 1973–74 Gong lineup, they played alongside guitarist Steve Hillage, keyboardist Tim Blake, and co-founders Didier Malherbe (sax, flute), Gilli Smyth (vocals) and ...
On February 13, 1976, Virgin Records issued Shamal, Gong’s seventh overall album and the first headed by percussionist Pierre Moerlen, who plays drums, vibraphone, and tubular bells. The title refers to the northwesterly winds of the Persian Gulf desert. Side One features one composition each by bassist Mike Howlett (“Wingful of Eyes”), keyboardist...
Gong plugged Shamal on the UK club and college circuit. On March 26, 1976, they played the Free Trade Hall in Manchester with Finnish jazz-rockers Wigwam. On June 6, Gong played the New London Theatre as part of a multi-act bill with Henry Cow guitarist Fred Frith and Gong spinoff Daevid Allen & Euterpe, whose 1976 Virgin release Good Morning featu...
Gong released Gazeuse!, their second album headed by drummer–percussionist Pierre Moerlen, in late 1976 on Virgin Records. The title is French for “sparkling.” In North America, the album appeared as Expresso, the name of the opening track. Gazeuse!is the first of two Gong albums with recent Soft Machine–Lifetime guitarist Allan Holdsworth, who als...
In March 1978, Gong released Expresso II, their third Moerlen-led album and the last issued on Virgin. 1. “Heavy Tune” Pierre Moerlen (6:22) 2. “Golden Dilemma” Hansford Rowe (4:51) 3. “Sleepy” Mireille Bauer (7:17) 4. “Soli” Hansford Rowe (7:37) 5. “Boring” Mireille Bauer (6:23) 6. “Three Blind Mice” Benoît Moerlen (4:47) Recorded July–August 1977...
In 1980, Arista issued Live, a document of Pierre Moerlen’s Gong from their winter 1979 shows in Paris (2/16: Stadium) and London (3/11: The Venue).
Pierre Moerlen’s Gong released their fourth Arista album, Leave It Open, in 1981. This is the sixth Moerlen-headed studio album (seventh overall) and the fourth with his name
In 1986, Pierre Moerlen’s Gong returned from a five-year absence with Breakthrough, released on Eulenspiegel (Germany) and ARC Music (UK).
In 1988, Pierre Moerlen’s Gong released Second Windin Germany on Line Records. Discography: 1. Shamal(1975) 2. Gazeuse!(1976) 3. Expresso II(1978) 4. Downwind(1979) 5. Time Is the Key(1979) 6. Leave It Open(1981) 7. Breakthrough(1986) 8. Second Wind(1988) Sources: 1. Discogs: Pierre Moerlen’s Gong 2. 45worlds: Pierre Moerlen’s Gong 3. French Albums...
While some stalwart band members such as Didier Malherbe (sax, flute) and Mireille Bauer (vibes, marimba, glockenspiel, toms) were still on board no matter what changes were in line, GAZEUSE! pretty much finds a whole new cast of musicians that gives this album a completely different sound than anything put out under the GONG moniker that preceded it. The legendary guitarist / violinist Allan ...
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Mireille Bauer was born in Barr, in the French Alsace-Lorraine region, in 1951, in a musical family. She learnt piano from 4 to 12 without much enjoyment, and at 13 began classical dance lessons at school - but, as preference for rhythmic music developed, decided percussion was worth a try. Her cousin, by one of those extraordinary strokes of good fortune, taught percussion at Strasbourg ...
Musician of Rock. A.k.a. Mireille De Strasbourg. Mireille Bauer (born 24 August 1951, Barr, Alsace, northeastern France) is a French percussionist and former member of Gong.Through her then boyfriend Pierre Moerlen, she first worked with Gong in a session capacity on Angel's Egg and You before joining the band fully for albums including ...
