That Krautrock Spirit 2
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Topic: That Krautrock Spirit 2
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Subject: That Krautrock Spirit 2
Date Posted: February 08 2023 at 18:29
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True these are more "out there" records but it's Krautrock! So who let Dolorosa in here then from France? And with a title like "Het!" aren't they Zeuhl? Questions. And Trees Speak are from the desert in Arizona, what gives? ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 08 2023 at 19:27
Thanks for the inclusion of Dzyan, John; though I have not heard all of these, Electric Silence is where my heart lies, for sure!
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 08 2023 at 19:38
| Electric Orange. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 00:39
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Electric Silence and Edge of Time feel like two spiritual journeys coming from very different places. But they are both among my most listened to kraut-albums. Also love Trees Speak. Vertigo Of Flaws may be their greatest so far (or Ohms). While undoubtly in depth to german motorik etc... they've managed to carve out their own sonically interesting niche. I think. Electric Orange are alright. Maybe even great. A perfect pastiche of the early 1970's kraut-sound. Easily surpassing many of the lesser known bands. To be quite honest, I may have enjoyed it more if I didn't know it was a 2007-release. Listening to Tomorrow's Gift's second album for the first time right now
and loving it. I do remember their debut as an enoyable and energetic
little gem with great grooves/playing - and slightly annoying vocals
(but not among the worst). They pull of this more experimental, jazzed
up Canterbury-approach surprisingly well. Probably not so surprising
with such a capable trio of musicians. I remember quite liking Ibliss as well. But it's been ages. Maybe I should give them a second chance. Never heard of Dolorosa. Today I feel like Dzyan over Dom, but both have been favorites of mine for a couple of decades.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 01:30
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Trees Speak is out of this world. Dzyann second.
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 01:51
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Tree’s Speak ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 03:37
Dom - the only album I know in the poll. 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 04:53
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Dzyan ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 05:57
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Dzyan's the only one I know here. |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 08:51
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Electric Orange ------------- "Instrumental music is an expression that words can never capture." -- Peter Baumann |
Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 14:04
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Dom over Dzyan, just slightly...Edge of Time is such a weird and uncanny experience. ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 09 2023 at 15:43
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Dom over Dzyan for me too. Even though I have loved both, Edge of Time is more important to me and surely is my choice. Dom's Edge of Time is one of my very favourite albums in Krautrock and was love at first listen and I still really like it. Dyzan's Electric Silence was one of the first two albums that got me interested in Krautrock (that and Agitation Free's Malesch). I prefer the less rock approach of Dom than Dyzan often, the psychedelic folk qualities and the general atmosphere suits my tastes better more commonlky. Both are great albums, I think, and both I would expect to make one of my Krautrock album polls (as would Brave New World's Impressions... from the last poll). ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 13:36
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Trees Speak my language! ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 16:26
I thought of you from the time I started playing Dzyan last week to putting the in this poll, I know your a huge fan. Also you seem to be a very big fan of German bands and musicians in general. For a trio we sure hear a lot of different sounds but guitarist extraordinaire Eddy Marron adds sitar, mellotron and some ethnic instruments whilethe bass player adds super string synth and mellotron as well. Peter Giger on drums! This album is a beast I tell you. Difficult and adveterous.
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presdoug wrote:Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 16:31
It was interesting reading this then reading Greg's post with you both having the same top two not so surprisingly. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 16:33
And I appreciate you bringing them up a lot on the Progears site, it's what moved me to buy four of them on the same order last year. It was actually the last order I received and UPS lost it, it was 2 1/2 months before I got it. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 16:38
Much respect and thanks! Another post with the same top two. Was there ever a more adventerous time in music then in Germany in 1971. No compromises with most of these releases. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 16:38
Hmmm do you bark? ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 10 2023 at 17:58
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 11 2023 at 03:42
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Off topic but here is what I as a German love most about Germany (presented by an American, apparently): https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/german-breads/" rel="nofollow - https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/german-breads/
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 11 2023 at 03:44
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Great series of polls by the way! Now listening to Electric Orange, after already having explored Dom and Future Kings of England. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 11 2023 at 19:01
Appreciate it and as I said somewhere else this is all about possibly introducing new music to people. I picked up so much music I didn't know about from the many polls Logan and Avestin did in the past. I'm just getting fully immersed now in psychedelic to come up with some sort of "best of" list. Could have that by the summer then electronic then I don't know. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |