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Along withTangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel (later Ashra) was one of the first bands to convert the trippier side of late-’60s psychedelia into the kosmische rock of the ’70s. Most Ash Ra titles were solely the work ofManuel Gttsching, plus any other additional players who happened to be around during the recording of his ten albums.Gttschingtrained in classical guitar and studied improvisational music plus electronics at school. In 1970, he formed Ash Ra Tempel with no less thanKlaus Schulze(fresh from a brief stint inTangerine Dream) and Hartmut Enke. After a self-titled album in 1971,Schulzeleft for a solo career;Gttschingcarried on with a variety of bandmembers and guests, includingTimothy Learyon 1973’sSeven Up(andSchulzeagain, forJoin Inn).
Schwingungen is characterized by their usual lengthy suites, which can exceed the twenty minutes. In the case of this 1972 album, it consists of two different parts. The first part that would be Side A of the LP, Light And Darkness, which is divided into two pieces, Light: Look At Your Sun and Darkness: Flowers Must Die, and the second part taht would be Side B, the title track Schwingungen: Suche & Liebe. The two parts are quite distinguishable but theyre part of a whole of an ensemble that divided can loses an important part of power. Im talking about the synergy of the unit that is stronger than the sum of the factors separately. Schwingungen, which could be translated as vibrations or oscillatory movement stood as one of the works of Ash Ra Temple that defined the cosmic music of that period. More turbulent than the descriptive works of Tangerine Dream, it was favoured by those who snubbed the technological haughtiness of these, in favor of a sound still rooted in rock. It sounds like a freaky Pink Floyds version crossed with Tangerine Dream and the ambient music of Brian Eno. via Sputnik Music
Label: MG.ART
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180g
Reissued: 2021 / Original Release: 1972
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Krautrock, Prog Rock, Ambient, Psychedelic Rock
File under: School of Rock
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