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Journey Into a Dream
F. G. Experimental Laboratory means Frédy Guye, an artist from the French speaking part of Switzerland who fiddles with sound. Every instrument is played by himself: the organ, the synthesizer with its additional gadgets, and the electric guitar. Yet, he doesn't sound like Mike Oldfield at all, but sometimes rather like Klaus Schulze. F. G. Experimental Laboratory plays a musical mix of electronic and classic which is as unusual as exceptional. In 1975 he released an LP on his own edition Frédy …
Ralf & Florian
*2025 reissue* Ralf and Florian (original German title: Ralf und Florian) is the third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 and it saw the group moving toward their signature electronic sound. This work introduces greater cleanliness in the sounds and intensifies the use of electronic instrumentation, namely synths (Mini Moog, the EMS AKS and Farfisa), drum machines and, for the first time, a prototype vocoder. The formation thus approaches the st…
Issue 81 (Magazine)
Cover article: Choice French Label Classics: Arcane & Cryptoplus: Twilight Of The Alchemists - book review, Arbete och Fritid & Archimedes Badkar - Scandinavian fusion legends 8, David Borden and Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. - interview, Irish progressive rock, 25 questions with Benoit Widemann interview, Supersister archive, labels: Empreintes Digitales, Modulisme, Buh Records, Cardinal Fuzz, Syngate, Whitelabrecs, Blue Matter, die Schachtel, reviews: Dr space, Elephant9, Supersist…
New Age Of Earth
Comes in mini LP replica with OBI & Japanese insert. With his first solo album, which was originally released in 1974, Manuel Gottsching (Ash Ra Tempel) laid the foundation for many other upcoming works. In fact, the guitar was invented here, for his play on the three epic tracks are years ahead of its time: Circular, flat, layered loops and improvisations create a compelling, hypnotic atmosphere and make this album in retrospect a landmark of new guitar culture. The album was completely remaste…
Krautrock Eruption: An alternative history of German underground in the 60s and 70s (Book)
Krautrock as an escape from post-war Germany
Rocksession
500 copies. One of the most original, layered, and innovative krautrock bands, Embryo fuses traditional ethnic music with their own jazzy space-rock style. Over the course of their decades-long existence, the group has traveled the world, played with hundreds of different musicians, and released dozens of records. Almost every album features different lineups and styles. "Rocksession" is another Embryo album with material recorded during the sessions between 1971 and 1972. The band wanted to rel…
Krautrock Eruption – An Introduction To German Electronic Music 1970-1980
Krautrock, what is it anyway? A genre, a derogative term, a song by Faust, … or: a welcome (and recurring) opportunity to talk about all of this. The music associated with the term in question has eagerly been canonized. From the enthusiastic and idiosyncratic ramblings of Julian Cope’s “Krautrocksampler” to encyclopaedic approaches like Alan and Stephen Freeman’s “Crack in the Cosmic Egg”, there are plenty of books to read and lists to discuss: Who’s in, who isn’t? The quarrels and disputes sur…
ripples
Zel Zele are thrilled to announce the debut album of silhouwaves. ‘ripples’ is a solo project of London based Turkish multi-instrumentalist and producer Bora Dayanıklı. Ripples is a DIY, guitar led album performed using a combination of pedals, drum samples and Bora’s elevating poetic vocals. At its core silhouwaves loops his guitar into infinity and creates a sentimental space echoing the mysteries of space and time.
Ripples is inspired by 70s kraut, prog and psychedelic music. There are surpri…
Bakırköy Akıl Hastanesi'nde
Turkish improv bandZeN's iconic live album recorded in Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, pressed on vinyl for the very first time since its release in 1999. A mind-altering blend of krautrock, psychedelic, free anatolian sounds.
Känguru
"Känguru” is the third album by Guru Guru, released in 1972 on the Brain label. It was produced by Conny Plank and featured the ‘classic’ Guru Guru line-up of Ax Genrich (guitar), Uli Trepte (bass) and Mani Neumeier (drums, vocals). “Känguru” is basically made up of the same ingredients as its two predecessors “Ufo” and “Hinten”, which were released on Rolf Kaiser’s Ohr label in 1970 and 1971. Känguru” is pure Krautrock, the album contains “only” 4 tracks, all between 10 and 15 minutes long. But…
Body Love
The origins of "Body Love" are quite funny. I received a call from a movie producer named Manfred Menz and I wound up becoming his principal composer for a period of time. Amongst others, I composed the “Barracuda” soundtrack for him [1978, previously unreleased on album]. This led to a friendship which lasts till today. Menz now lives in Malibu, California where I visited him a couple of years ago. Anyway, this guy calls me and asks if I would compose the score to a porn movie. I said I said: “…
So Far
Bomb! **Remastered 180g LP, includes reproductions of the original nine art prints and insert** After the poor sales of their debut album, Faust's “So Far” , originally released in 1972, presents the more commercial and accessible side of the legendary German krautrock band without giving up their advanced and experimental personality. It is a perfect album to begin exploring the group's discography, featuring one of their most well-known songs, “It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl”, and is consider…
Musik Von Harmonia
** 2025 Repress. Gatefold cover ** Once called 'the world's most important rock group' by Brian Eno, legendary minimalist avant-garde band Harmonia was formed in the early '70s by Michael Rother of Neu! and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius of Cluster. Although this supergroup produced only two studio albums - 1974's Musik von Harmonia and 1975'sDeluxe - they were very influential and perfectly embodied the Krautrock ideal. While leaning slightly towards Cluster's ambient sound, they wer…
Alomoni 1985
Think about Can as performed by a shaman commune ! Two long LP-side size compositions, focusing on tribal rhythms (without real drummer), heavy-folk and electronic samples and loops. Takahashi Yoshihiro (Brast Burn) was the man behind this cultish project originally released in 1974. Buried deep in time, this obscure artifact is something of a revelation. No group information was ever given, and no production date or location is indicated, however, it would seem that this record and the "Brast B…
Sabiha Sabiya + Fling Ii
Special discounted Bundle. The always incredible Black Sweat returns with their latest batch, the first ever vinyl reissue of the German multi-instrumentalist Klaus Wiese’s legendary 1982 cassette “Sabiha Sabiya”, and the first ever vinyl pressing of the Michigan based, American quartet, Fling II’s krautrock infused self-titled debut, each is an absolute stunner, exploring the hypnotic possibilities of music in radically different ways.
Träden
The highly praised and long sold-out 2LP album of transcendental psychedelic rock from the eternal Träden, formerly known as Träd, Gräs och Stenar, is finally available again. New limited edition pressing on multi-colored vinyl. Recorded live to tape in the band’s countryside music workshop, these mind-melting improvisations travel beyond time and space through the magical unknown, a manifestation of timeless organic music and free creation.
Live in Keele 1977
The long-awaited release of a fan favourite, Live in Keele 1977, is the latest in Can’s series of live albums, released on Mute and Future Days. Live in Keele 1977 is the newest release in a series of live albums that have been unearthed from the Spoon Records vaults and from fan recordings, then painstakingly assembled by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer and engineer René Tinner. This album is a dynamic document of late-period CAN. Recorded in March 1977, the core line up of Irmin Sch…