Category Archives: 1972 ambient

The Kosmische Files Episode 16 – Cluster Konzerte 72 / 77

Here we go. Over the last 25 years, archived and/or lost tapes from numerous Kosmische bands have surfaced. Some float around as bootlegs while others become official releases to the rejoice of fans the world over. Personally, I love these … Continue reading

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The Kosmische Files Episode 15 – a Brief Look at Eruption

After the split of the band Kluster, Conrad Schnitzler went off to do his own thing while the other remaining members formed Cluster. Of course, speaking from the perspective  of a chronological discography, it’s really not that simple.  Conrad Schnitzler … Continue reading

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Foxy Digs- Some other Upcoming Series

There is a lot of music out there. As I restarted the blog, I wanted to focus just on stuff I wanted to listen to, particularly ambient stuff. But as I dug around looking for new-to-me material, I found some … Continue reading

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The Kosmiche Files ep 12: A Cluster of Cluster Reviews!

I decided to dig through the next three Cluster albums leading up to their two collaborations with Brian Eno (the first is “Cluster/Eno,” the second is “After the Heat” — even though the Cluster name isn’t front and center). Weirdly, … Continue reading

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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

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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

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The Kosmische Files ep 1: Klaus Schulze – “Irrlicht”

Artist: Klaus ShulzeTitle: IrrlichtReleased: 1972Label” Ohr, Brain (and numerous others since)Genres: ambient, Berlin school, experimental, krautrock/kosmische Klaus Schulze passed away on April 26th. He began his career briefly jamming with Tangerine Dream (appearing on the first LP), Psy Free and … Continue reading

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Foxy Digs – The Kosmische Files – Definitions and Launching into Space

Foxy Digs through the music archices! I want to introduce a new series I’m going to run here on the blog. “The Kosmische Files” will cover some of the wild Krautrock, prog, psyche and kosmische music I found while researching … Continue reading

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