ASH RA TEMPEL

Ash Ra Tempel

Krautrock

4.16 | 446 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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This debut album from Ash Ra Tempel offers two distinctive facets. Two epics, two styles.

From the chaotic and jamming "Amboss" which features furious guitar play after a soft start to the beautiful and harmonious "Traummaschine". The latter has my preference for these reasons.

It is very comparable to the early TD and leans more on what KS will release as a solo artist later on. The man is in charge of drumming and percussion and he is much more in evidence here than he was on TD's debut album. Still, he made a good choice in orienting his musical abilities towards synths and keys (which he also investigated here).

What is really a winner in this album, is the famous guitar play from Manuel G�ttsching. He can play real wild ("Amboss") or be more relaxed ("Traummaschine"), but both of his attitudes are impressive. Fr�se will show the same abilities within TD.

I wouldn't rate this work as a masterpiece but it is a very good album indeed. Fans of prog electronic, this should really please you (especially the second epic as I have already mentioned).

ZowieZiggy | 4/5 | 2009-12-13

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