Krautrock / Kosmische Musik and related
Klaus Fichter - vocals, keyboards, guitar, synthesizer, drums, percussion
Rolf Fichter - vocals, keyboards, Mellotron, synthesizer, vibraphone, flute, guitar, bass
The Fichter brothers were the main folks behind the classic 1974 Brain release “A Meditation Mass” by Yatha Sidra. After Yatha Sidhra released their great (and only) release, it seemed like they totally vanished, but then this showed up about 6 years later.
It’s about half spacey like Yatha Sidra and about half a bit more...
Legitimate vinyl reissue, taken from the original analog masters.
An underservedly obscure German psychedelic jazz/rock band. By the time of this, their 3rd album, from 1974, they had their best-known line-up of:
Eddy Marron (guitars, sitar, zaz, tambura, mellotron, voice)
Reinhard Karwatky (bass, superstring, mellotron, synthesizer)
Peter Giger (drums, percussion)
Trippy tracks featuring Eastern/middle Eastern motifs, jazz fusion power & psychedelic mind expansion...
An undeservedly obscure German psychedelic jazz/rock band. By the time of this, their 2nd album, from 1973, they had their best-known line-up of:
Eddy Marron (guitars, sitar, zaz, tambura, mellotron, voice)
Reinhard Karwatky (bass, superstring, mellotron, synthesizer)
Peter Giger (drums, percussion)
Trippy tracks featuring Eastern/middle Eastern motifs, jazz fusion power & psychedelic mind expansion. Highly recommended!
"When the [original] Dzyan eventually disintegrated, Reinha
“Earthstar was an electronic music group originally from Utica, New York, in the United States. Earthstar was the brainchild of keyboardist/synthesist Craig Wuest. The band outed themselves as ardent admirers of that genre as well, especially German electronic artists like Neu, Cluster, Roedelius, and especially Klaus Schulze. After the release of their first album, Salterbarty Tales (1978), by Nashville-based Moontower Records, Wuest was encouraged by electronic music artist, composer, and producer...
Cristian Burchard-drums, percussion, marimba, vibes, vocals
Sigi Schwab-guitar, veena, tarang
Dave King-bass, flute, altomarimba, vocals
Edgar Hofmann-sax, violin.
Father, Son and Holy Ghosts was the third Embryo album, originally released in 1972. On it you can hear them between their early Krautrock phase & their soon to be jazz/rock phase. Comes with a gigantic lp-sized booklet with many photos and reproductions of concert posters.
A great one.
“Father, son.
Christian Burchard (voc, vib), Roman Bunka (voc, g), Butze Fischer (dr), Michael Wehmeyer (key), Uve Müllrich (b). Nearly all never-before released live recordings!
"From 1975 until 1978, Embryo played at the Vlotho ”Umsonst und draußen” festival every year. Their concert from July 1977 on the sports ground, figuring as festival site, in front of about 26,000 people was recorded professionally by Ulrich Wilkening, operating the soundboard.
The recording has been preserved till this day....