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Ash Ra Tempel

Krautrock

3.90 | 185 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Dear Klaus joined in for another round of Ash Ra Tempel extravaganza.

Krautrock freaks know what to expect from such albums: dementia, total chaos, unpredictable jamming session, loose song writing (?), uncontrollable development, and dissolute craziness. In one word: a very special musical experience.

The first side long track is featuring wild guitars and huge drumming for the future keys guru. If you're looking to some consistency in the song writing, this might probably not be the best work to listen to. Free inspiration, free rock, and free music.

Jamming for about twenty minutes. Not devoted to any standards. Live in the studio should I say. The closing section is strongly reminiscent of "Born To Be Wild" from "Steppenwolf".

The second epic is more in line with my expectations: more spacey, more structured, more keyboards oriented, more melody, more beauty, more elegance, more feeling, more sweetness, more sophistication. To cut a long story short, I quite like this "Jenseits": an admirable space trip with languishing keyboards and immense flavour.

Seven out of ten for this work. Rounded up to four stars.

ZowieZiggy | 4/5 | 2009-12-26

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