Good morning.
Today we’re listening to Mong Tong, a Taiwanese psychedelic rock band based in Taipei. We discovered them in the excellent newsletter. Mong Tong is a duo of brothers Hom Yu (bass, synth, laptop) and Jiun Chi (keyboard, synth, guitar), who are inspired by ‘60s and ‘70s psych rock, Taoism, computer games, and the occult.1 We’re playing two Mong Tong records. First up is their new one from this past Friday called Mongkok Duel, which is a series of collaborative jam sessions with Beijing’s Gong Gong Gong. We’re also playing the 2020 record Mystery, which goes more minor / diminished and incorporates darker themes. Mong Tong is currently on tour in the U.S.
Mongkok Duel - Mong Tong & Gong Gong Gong (40m, no vocals)
Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Tidal
Mystery - Mong Tong (40m, spoken vocals on tracks 3 and 4)
Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Tidal
Have an awesome Thursday.
Very much enjoying the crunch and squeal of interlocking guitars. I can as much imagine dancing to this as reading and writing, though currently I am performing the second activities and not the first. Always interesting to hear how a new (or more recent) ensemble filters prior versions of psychedelia.
Thanks for sharing, been needing some new psych groups in my life. I noticed that the first record mentioned actually is on Apple Music as well! https://music.apple.com/us/album/mongkok-duel/1771934120