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This album has a lot of the characteristics of Can, my comfort zone in terms of Krautrock. I love Can, and I honestly love this album. Like Can, Guru Guru has a vocalist with a distinct voice that recites weird and/or nonsensical lyrics. The two bands both have very experimental songs with a lot of improvisation. Speaking of which, starting this album is 'Oxymoron'. This song is so fun! I love the guitar and the minimal vocals bookending the song's improvisation section. And oh boy, what improv! This level of improv is only met by Can, Miles Davis, and other free-form jazz artists and bands (The Soft Machine, Herbie Hancock). This song has great little undefined parts, each with its own special emotion. And I cannot stop obsessing over that guitar! Amazing. 'Immer Lustig' starts with some chanting (German?) and changes to this nice little (?! it's over fifteen minutes long!) hard-rock melody. Pretty psychedelic and funky. It has even more great guitar. 'Baby Cakewalk' starts off side two very rock-like. I always thought the beginning sounded a bit like a slowed- down version of Yes's 'Tempus Fugit'. I enjoy the vocals and drums. 'Ooga Booga' starts like a drugged Beach Boys song but quickly changes its melody into a conga-driven psychedelic groove. All the way through, this is a great Krautrock album for fans of Amon Duul II, Can, and just prog as a whole. I highly recommend.

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