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The Kosmiche Files ep 11: Popol Vuh – Affenstunde

Artist: Popol VuhTitle: AffenstundeReleased: 1970Label: Liberty, Bell Records, numerous othersGenre: ambient, experimental, minimal As I’ve mentioned in numerous posts, Germany was a hotbed of musical experimentation in the 60s and 70s. Another band to pop up during that time was … Continue reading

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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

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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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Astralwerks Turns 20!

#astralwerks20 I can’t believe it.  I feel so old now.  This was the label that got me into electronic music all of those years ago…  So, to celebrate their (belated) 20th birthday, I’ll share my favorite releases from their vast … Continue reading

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Early Kraftwerk, part 4

I had written this up months ago and meant to post it then, but I never got around to it.  Since it might be a while before I get some new material up here, I figured I’d at least get … Continue reading

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Updates: The I.D., and some Electronic Music History

Howdy folks Sorry for the string of delays.  Between work, getting injured again and trying to draft story ideas for my other job at the WEC, I’ve not had a lot of time to really just chill.  So, it’s obviously … Continue reading

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Coming up… Early June

Hey folks! Sorry for the delay in posts, it’s been a wild weekend for me at work.  I spent most of my time as two different bird mascots, traveling all over the county.  Today is my only day off before … Continue reading

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Updates for March

Coming soon on Tuning into Obscure… Reviews for Midnight Salvage Co., WaMü, Kraftwerk and some obscure ambient bliss via FAX records. In the meantime, enjoy this obscure grunge playlist.  It was put together by Tuning into Obscure contributor, Keith.

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Early Kraftwerk, pt. 2

Artist: Kraftwerk Title: 1 (s/t) Released: 1970 Label: Phillips (and various bootlegs) Format: LP Genre: Kosmische / Krautrock, experimental, electronic It wasn’t too long ago when I posted an updated about how much I wanted to do a series about … Continue reading

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Early Kraftwerk, pt. 1

Artist: Organisation Title: Tone Float Released: 1970 Label: RCA Victor Format: LP Genre: krautrock/kosmiche, electronic, experimental As psyche rock began to decline in the late 60s, an experimental form of rock began to blossom out of Germany; the bands mainly … Continue reading

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