Endgame for Progressive Electronic

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Endgame are a British progressive electronic band from Leicester and essentially the successor group to industrial kosmische duo Alto Stratus. Endgame consist of synthesists and progressive rock historians/archivists Steve and Alan Freeman as well as multi-instrumentalist Jim Tetlow, with whom Alan previously worked in the psych band Shapeshifter. The group formed in 1999 after Tetlow and Freeman left Shapeshifter over differences in direction and recruited Steve, aiming to play entirely improvised electroacoustic work inspired by the more outre corners of krautrock, Berlin School and avant-garde classical.
With material gathered from regular 45-minute studio sessions and live shows, Endgame have nearly a hundred albums to their name, with a steady stream of CD-R and cassette releases from 1999 to 2014 issued through the Freeman brothers' label Auricle. The band's activity has quietened significantly since then, with only sporadic performances and albums but with their massive discography now archived on Bandcamp.

Self-described as kosmische krautrock, Endgame's sound is a perfect amalgamation of their most crucial influences, namely the early experiments of Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream, as well as Lightwave, Conrad Schnitzler, Taj Mahal Travellers, Agitation Free, Kluster, Morphogenesis, Holger Czukay, Nurse With Wound and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Official discography and band history: http://ultimathulerecords.com/endgame.html
                    http://ultimathulerecords.com/endgamehistory.html

(As their discography is terrifyingly large - it took me at least two years to get through it - I'm only listing a handful of releases, namely their handy sampler album Kaleidoscope and a few personal favourites which will hopefully give the team an accurate idea of their sound. It goes without saying I'll be happy to help add their records to the archives if they get accepted):

"Kaleidoscope" (2014 sampler of fifteen of their LPs)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope

"Stretched Across the Sea" (1999)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/stretched-across-the-sea

"Catalyst" (2000)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/catalyst-cd1
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/catalyst-cd2

"A Witness to Madness" (2005)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/a-witness-to-madness

"Elemental Traveller" (2007)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-traveller

"Euphoria" (2003)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/euphoria

"Shipwrecked" (2004)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/shipwrecked

"Liquid Time" (2019)
https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-time

Edited by Gordy - February 09 2022 at 03:16

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Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal Teams Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 3381	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Endgame for Progressive Electronic Posted: September 25 2021 at 03:47
	Endgame are a British progressive electronic band from Leicester and essentially the successor group to industrial kosmische duo Alto Stratus. Endgame consist of synthesists and progressive rock historians/archivists Steve and Alan Freeman as well as multi-instrumentalist Jim Tetlow, with whom Alan previously worked in the psych band Shapeshifter. The group formed in 1999 after Tetlow and Freeman left Shapeshifter over differences in direction and recruited Steve, aiming to play entirely improvised electroacoustic work inspired by the more outre corners of krautrock, Berlin School and avant-garde classical. With material gathered from regular 45-minute studio sessions and live shows, Endgame have nearly a hundred albums to their name, with a steady stream of CD-R and cassette releases from 1999 to 2014 issued through the Freeman brothers' label Auricle. The band's activity has quietened significantly since then, with only sporadic performances and albums but with their massive discography now archived on Bandcamp. Self-described as kosmische krautrock, Endgame's sound is a perfect amalgamation of their most crucial influences, namely the early experiments of Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream, as well as Lightwave, Conrad Schnitzler, Taj Mahal Travellers, Agitation Free, Kluster, Morphogenesis, Holger Czukay, Nurse With Wound and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Official discography and band history: http://ultimathulerecords.com/endgame.html http://ultimathulerecords.com/endgamehistory.html (As their discography is terrifyingly large - it took me at least two years to get through it - I'm only listing a handful of releases, namely their handy sampler album Kaleidoscope and a few personal favourites which will hopefully give the team an accurate idea of their sound. It goes without saying I'll be happy to help add their records to the archives if they get accepted): "Kaleidoscope" (2014 sampler of fifteen of their LPs) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope "Stretched Across the Sea" (1999) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/stretched-across-the-sea "Catalyst" (2000) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/catalyst-cd1 https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/catalyst-cd2 "A Witness to Madness" (2005) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/a-witness-to-madness "Elemental Traveller" (2007) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-traveller "Euphoria" (2003) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/euphoria "Shipwrecked" (2004) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/shipwrecked "Liquid Time" (2019) https://endgame1.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-time Edited by Gordy - February 09 2022 at 03:16

Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17583	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rivertree Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 03 2021 at 05:49
	the Kosmische Musik flavour is quite evident added to the PSIKE evaluation chart Edited by Rivertree - October 03 2021 at 05:55


Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal Teams Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 3381	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 28 2022 at 18:15
	Cleared! I'm ready and willing to start adding albums.

Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal Teams Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 3381	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 13 2022 at 00:39
	I'm happy to announce they made it!