Braund, Steve Maxwell Von - Monster Planet CD
SKU
AVSCD066
This is from the original stereo master tapes, and is the first solo album by one half of the Australian two-man band, Cybotron, originally released in 1975. Steve plays keyboards and sax and while there is a electronic / kosmiche sound going on, there's a full band and the sound is more akin to Hawkwind than Heldon.
"Classic Australian proto electronic/Kosmiche recording.
Featuring vocals from Master Apprentice's front man Jim Keays. Welcome to Monster Planet, Steve Maxwell Von Braund's 1975 classic of Australian proto-electronica, a big blast of Kosmische dust, Korgs working overtime. Arguably, the first fully electronic Australian album, Monster Planet is a solo recording from one half of the infamous Australian electronic duo, Cybotron. Von Braund recorded this pre Cybotron album upon his 1973 return to Australia after soaking up the sounds of psychedelic 60s London where he mingled with Hawkwind, The Soft Machine and Graham Bond. Circling between that classic Krautrock motorik beat, and a different, almost jazz-y kind of fluidity, Von Braund combined his London experience with his love of German Head music such as Amon Duul, Popol Vuh and Ash Ra Temple, to create a mutant electronic masterpiece. Praised by Tangerine Dream, and lauded by legions of Krautrock collectors, Monster Planet is an early example of visionary Australian experimentation. Monster Planet is taste of what was to come and flourish with further cosmic experiments under the Cyboton name."
- LabelAztec
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