Music from Germany

Trigger Trilogy consists of three discs each selected from hundreds of hours of Schnitzler's private recordings. Each represents a one of the few unique approaches that Schnitzler takes to recording, each uniquely identified and defined by Schnitzler…

In each section a new overtone melody or 'model' is introduced and repeated several times. Each female voice leads a new section eight times, and each male voice, nine times. Some of the other singers gradually have to transform their own material un…

Founded in 1969, German ambient space-rock pioneers Kluster were originally a trio featuring Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Dieter Moebius. During their brief lifespan (before Schnitzler left in 1971 and the duo renamed themselves Clu…

2002 release ** The long awaited CD issue of the long-deleted and sought after fourth H.N.A.S. album. A few months after the original LP version appeared on DOM in June 1987. Jon Carbon (Certain Music) wrote: 'Germany's most bizarre underground terro…

A very special, full-color 48-page perfectbound Gallery Edition Book+CD: "FLYSWATTER", commemorating Peter Brötzmann's first-ever exhibition of visual art, featuring his works on paper from 1959-1964 at the Art Institute of Chicago this coming March …

'transform', originally released on mille plateaux (mp 102, 2001), is now being re-released on raster-noton. the album, released as cd, comes with a new cover and digitally remastered. On 'transform', alva noto means to reduce the aesthetic of pop to…

Often described as one of Europe's foremost living composers, Hans Werner Henze could perhaps more accurately be described as Europe's greatest living composer. Born in 1926, Henze's career spans sixty years, his style encompasses everything from neo…

Vulcano is limited to 1000 copies and is packaged in a deluxe embossed gatefold jacket made to emulate the embossed packaging for Kluster's album Klopfzeichen. Very deluxe. Vulcano is sourced from original master recordings recently discovered by Klu…

The 2nd Amon Düül I album, of 1969 recordings. This is one that did not come come out on Captain Trip, and hence the most in-demand of the Spalax issues. Short, spectacular trance-out blasts in a similar vein to Disaster.

Long deleted now, an extraordinarily rare and timeless piece of footage of a legendary and hugely influential band at the peak of their lysergically enhanced powers.Un filmato davvero raro, che cattura in concerto una delle più grande band tedesche d…

Feldaufnahmen I is the first release in a series of pure filed recordings by german multi-disciplinary experimental group Column One. The 12 recordings where collected in east Germany in the Polenztal within the mountain range called Elbsandsteingebi…

A massive 6xCD box that includes the six titles (Cluster, Moebius & Beerbohm) with special outer box and replica paper sleeve of Cluster (Philips version) '71: the first release of Cluster on Philips in 1971 and reissued on Sky Records in 1980. Exper…

Cluster were key members during the formative years of the Krautrock movement. They initially released 2 LPs in '69/70 with the Kluster spelling that are amongst the earliest Teutonic pulse masterworks. Their first album with a "C" spelling was the s…

Kraftwerk's third album Ralf und Florian was released in November 1973 and its title is almost synonymous with a nickname for the duo. The front cover was taken by Florian's then-girlfriend Barbara Niemöller. The LP is a continuation of the ideas on …

When the Kraftwerk 2 LP was released, Ralf and Florian had rejoined forces to continue Kraftwerk's music ideas. The LP was recorded at their own studio in Düsseldorf (KlingKlang) and the Star Music Studio in Hamburg. It was produced in just seven day…

First in a series of 18 CD's aiming to make available all early vinyl albums by Asmus Tietchens between 1980—1991 on CD. Each release features the original tracks (sometimes extended / original versions) + unreleased bonus tracks from the same record…

A drone monumentum, erected by one of the best Kraut bands ever - special limited edition reissue in a run of 450 copies with embossed plastic sleeves that mimic the original. Recorded in 1971 this was the original Krautrock trio of Conrad Schnitzler…

original, long time deleted edition of 500 copies, a static massive drone work, with a repetitive material that evolves/distortes/returns one piece uses an orchestral source that is looped etc etc and another is a fairly simple synth pattern that cha…

Second collaborative effort between german sound manipulation pioneer Asmus Tietchens and american improv-drummer Jon Mueller. The CD features 8 tracks that run up to 53 minutes. Jon Mueller on the second collaboration: "The previous collaboration be…

beautiful Asmus Tietchens / Thomas Köner  CD with droning soundscapes all over - produced by legendar Okko Bekker, long out of print