Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen

Artist:

Ash Ra Tempel

UPC:

3429020142489

See Also:

Agitation Free Schulze, Klaus Cluster

Description:

Ash Ra Tempel`s second album featured the first of several personnel changes, Klaus Schulze having departed for other realms and replaced as a result by Wolfgang Muller. A few guest players surfaced here and there as well, with one John L. taking the lead vocals -- another difference from the self-titled debut, which was entirely instrumental. The general principle of side-long efforts continued, though the first half was split into two related songs, "Light" and "Darkness." "Light" itself sounded halfway between the zoned-out exploration of "Traummaschine" and bluesy jamming, a weird if not totally discordant combination that still manages to sound more out there than most bands of the time. Gottsching`s fried solo, in particular, is great, sending the rest of the song out to silence that leads into "Darkness." Said song initially takes a far more minimal approach that bears even more resemblance to "Traummaschine," fading out almost entirely by the third minute before a full band performance (including Uli Popp on bongos and Matthais Wehler`s sudden alto sax bursts) slowly builds into a frenetic jam. John L.`s vocals become echoed screams and yelps not far off from Damo Suzuki`s approach in Can, and the overall performance is a perfect slice of Krautrock insanity, sudden swirls of flanging and even more on-the-edge solos from Gottsching and Wehler sending it over the top. "Suche & Liebe" takes up the entire second side, the performers this time around concentrating on the quiet but unsettling approach, Gottsching`s massive soloing kept low in the mix but not so much that it doesn`t freak out listeners. The song concludes on an almost conventionally pretty band jam, something that could almost be Meddle-era Pink Floyd, only with even a more haunting, alien air thanks to the wordless vocal keening. ~ Ned Raggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Light: Look at Your Sun
2. Darkness: Flowers Must Die
3. Sucke & Liebe

Album Information

Release Date:

12/02/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Spalax Music

Catalog Number:

14248

Original Release Year:

1972

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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