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Monthly Archives: May 2022
The Kosmiche Files Ep 10: Cluster – Cluster (Cluster 71)
Artist: ClusterTitle: Cluster (Cluster 71)Released: 1971Label: Philips, Sky Records, (numerous reissues)Genres: ambient, drone, krautrock, kosmische Emerging from Kluster sometime in 1971, Cluster seem to just pick up where they left off. Their debut album moves away a little from the … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, guitar drone, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, 70s ambient, ambient, Cluster, cluster 71, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s german electronic music, early Kluster material, guitar drone, Klaus Schulze, kluster, Kluster zwei osterei, kosmiche, noise, space music, tangerine dream
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The Kosmiche Files ep 9: Kluster – Zwei – Osterei
Artist: KlusterTitle: Zwei – OstereiReleased: 1971Label: Schwann AMS Studio, Germanofon, Hypnotic, various othersGenres: experimental, electronic, proto-industrial, ambient, krautrock A darker sound emerges from this album and many reviewers and fans consider this to be closer to a proto-industrial album more … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, ambient music, conrad schnitzler, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, proto-industrial music, spoken word
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, 1971 noise music, Cluster, conrad schnitzler, early 70s german electronic music, early Kluster material, industrial music, kluster, kosmische, krautrock, noise, proto-industrial, spoken word
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The Kosmiche Files ep 8: Kluster – Klopfzeichen
Artist: KlusterTitle: KlopfzeichenReleased: 1971Label: Schwann AMS Studio, various othersGenre: electronic, experimental, krautrock To the uninitiated, it’s natural to confuse the early 70s German bands Kluster and Cluster with each other. I, too, am confused. To put it extremely simply, the … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, Berlin school, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, Cluster, conrad schnitzler, early 70s german electronic music, experimental electronic music, kluster, kosmiche, krautrock
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Edgar Froese – Aqua
Artist: Edgar FroeseTitle: AquaReleased: 1974Label: Brain, Virgin and othersGenre: ambient, Berlin School Tangerine Dream were signed to Virgin records after the release of their fourth album, “Atem,” in 1973. Prior to the band’s 5th album, Edgar Froese would record and … Continue reading
Posted in 1974 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, Edgar Froese, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1974, 1974 ambient, 70s ambient, ambient, Brain Records Germany, early 70s german electronic music, early Virgin Records ambient music, Edgar Froese, Edgar Froese Aqua, tangerine dream
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The Kosmiche Files ep 7: Tangerine Dream – Atem
Artist: Tangerine DreamTitle: AtemReleased: 1973Label: Ohr, numerous reissuesGenre: Experimental, ambient By 1973, the krautrock sound was making its way across Europe. The sound was captivating and several bands were making their way it seemed. The kosmische offshoot bands and artists, … Continue reading
Posted in 1973 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, chill out, drone, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, kraftwerk, krautrock, Ohr Record Label, Pete Namlook, space ambient, tangerine dream, The Future Sound of London
Tagged 1973, 1973 ambient, Cluster, conrad schnitzler, early 70s german electronic music, German ambient music, Klaus Schulze, kosmiche, kraftwerk, space ambient, space rock, tangerine dream, Tangerine Dream Atem, Tangerine Dream Zeit
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The Kosmiche Files ep 6: Tangerine Dream – Zeit
Artist: Tangerine DreamTitle: ZeitReleased:1972. Label: Ohr and numerous reissues.Genres: experimental, ambient, kosmische Opening with a spooky string section that gradually mixes with haunting symth, “Zeit” is the 3rd album the band released. This sprints further down the ambient rabbit hole … Continue reading
Posted in 1972 ambient, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, Ohr Record Label, Pete Namlook, space ambient, tangerine dream, The Future Sound of London
Tagged Berlin school, Berlin school electronic music, early 70s german electronic music, Edgar Froese, FSOL< the future sound of london, German ambient music, kosmische, krautrock, Ohr Records, Pete Namlook, tangerine dream, Tangerine Dream Zeit, Zeit
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The Kosmiche Files ep 5: Tangerine Dream – Ultima Thule (the 7″ and the CD compilations)
Artist: Tangerine DreamTitle: Ultima ThuleReleased: 1971Label: Ohr, PDU, Osma, Esoteric ReactiveGenres: Space rock, krautrock, kosmische, psychedelic rock Released prior to their 2nd LP, “Alpha Centauri,” this non-album single signals a transition from the band’s more rock sounding material to something … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, ambient music, ambient singles, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, psychedelic rock, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, ambient, early 70s german electronic music, Edgar Froese, experimental psyche, German ambient music, German psychedelic rock, Klaus Schulze, kosmische, krautrock, psychedelic rock, tangerine dream, Tangerine Dream Ultoma Thule
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The Kosmiche Files ep 4: Klaus Schulze – Blackdance
Artist: Klaus Schulze Title: BlackdanceReleased: 1974Label: Brain, numerous others Genre: ambient, experimental, Berlin school Schulze’s third album is far more ambient than the previous two. Although, it also leans on classical compositions in certain sections; I found that particularly impressive. … Continue reading
Posted in 1974 ambient, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, kraftwerk, krautrock, Pete Namlook, tangerine dream
Tagged 1974, 1974 ambient, ambient, Berlin school electronic music, early 70s german electronic music, early kraftwerk, German ambient music, Klaus Schulze, klaus Schulze's Blackdance, modern classical music, Pete Namlook, tangerine dream
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Kraftwerk- Autobahn (Early Kraftwert Part 5)
Artist: KraftwerkTitle: AutobahnReleased: 1974Label: Philips, numerous othersGenre: experimental, krautrock, kosmische, ambient I knew I’d get around to writing the 5th installment of this series eventually. It only took me a decade. Anyway, I wanted to tackle this album because I … Continue reading
Posted in 1974 ambient, ambient music, chill out, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, kraftwerk, krautrock, obscure ambient music, tangerine dream, The Future Sound of London
Tagged 1974, 70s electronic, ambient, early 70s german electronic music, early electronic music, experimental electronic music, experimental rock, German ambient music, Klaus Schulze, kosmische, kraftwerk 1974, Kraftwerk Autobahn, krautrock, tangerine dream
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The Kosmiche Fikes ep 3: Klaus Schulze – Cyborg
Artist: Klaus Schulze Title: CyborgReleased: 1973Label: Kosmische Music, numerous others Genre: ambient, experimental, Berlin school To give a little chronological context, Shulze departed from Tangerine Dream after the recording of their first album. It was released in 1970. He jammed … Continue reading
Posted in 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, tangerine dream
Tagged 1972, 1973, early 70s german electronic music, early ambient music, German ambient music, Klaus Schulze, Klaus Schulze Cyborg, kosmische, krautrock, modern classical, Ohr Records, tangerine dream
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The Far Out Fox 