Christian Tritsch (born 1944) was the bass guitarist with Gong from 1970 to 1973. Christian Tritsch called himself The Submarine Captain when performing in Gong. Christian Tritsch was part of the Gong group who headed the halycon hippie days at the communal get together in a farmhouse in Sens, near Fontainebleau and ultimately generated the requisite amount of vibes needed to produce albums such as Camembert Electrique. Kick starting in part the Flying Teapot trilogy to be replaced for the later albums by Mike Howlett