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The New Abnormal
Dec 23, 2022 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Music
With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ
Exploring multiple facets of jazz-adjacent prog-rock, edgy fusion, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Rock-In-Opposition, avant-prog, Rock Progressivo Italiano, world music, ambient, anything virtuosic.
Thank you, Manuel Göttsching 🎸
Manuel Göttsching (9 September 1952 – 4 December 2022)
7:01 AM |
| Andrzej Korzynski The Devil Fits - God In His Youth Diabeł Finders Keepers 2022 From the soundtrack to the Polish film. |
7:02 AM |
| The Cosmic Jokers Kinder des Alls Pt. 1 Galactic Supermarket Kosmische Musik 1974 Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser (director of the Ohr, Pilz, Die Kosmischen Kuriere and Kosmische Musik labels) organized a series of psychedelic jam sessions with Dieter Dierks, Harald Großkopf, Jürgen Dollase, Klaus Schulze, and Manuel Göttsching - from February to May of 1973. The material released from these sessions have been cosmic classics, though largely disowned by the musicians involved. |
7:03 AM |
Set Break:
over Manuel Göttsching’s “Pluralis” looped
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7:05 AM |
| Blue Cheer Summertime Blues Vincebus Eruptum Island Mercury 1968 U.S. American rock band, established in 1966 in San Francisco. Considered by some commentators to be the first heavy metal band, with particular reference to their version of "Summertime Blues." Blue Cheer was the name of a popular laundry detergent at the time, and also a variety of potent LSD. |
7:09 AM |
| Steeple Chase Blues Band Chicken Maladie Private Tapes Vol. 1 Manikin Records 1996 Manuel Göttsching was in this short-lived blues band when he was 18 years old. This recording comes from a local television gig from 1970. |
7:12 AM |
Set Break:
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7:14 AM |
Set Break:
Interview with Manuel Göttsching
Manuel Göttsching, Klaus Schulze, und Hartmut Enke. | |
7:15 AM |
| Ash Ra Tempel Amboss Ash Ra Tempel Ohr 1971 Manuel Göttsching started out a a beat and blues rock guitarist in the late 1960's Berlin underground scene. But when they were joined by Klaus Schulze (having just left Tangerine Dream), Ash Ra Tempel was born. They abandoned conventional songwriting in favor of free-form improvising, a Krautrock twist on the space-rock music of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind. |
7:34 AM |
| Ash Ra Tempel Light: Look At Your Sun Schwingungen Ohr 1972 Ash Ra Tempel's 2nd LP. Ash Ra Tempel had a constantly fluctuating group of musicians, with Manuel Göttsching being the sole constant member. Side 1 of the records on the Ohr label. "Open your ear". |
7:40 AM |
| Ash Ra Tempel Freak 'n' Roll Join Inn Ohr 1973 Ash Ra Tempel's 5th release. |
7:59 AM |
Set Break:
over “Freak ’n’ Roll” looped ending
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8:02 AM |
Set Break:
Interview with Manuel Göttsching
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8:05 AM |
| Manuel Göttsching Pluralis Inventions for Electric Guitar Kosmische Musik 1975 Manuel Göttsching's first solo project, all created with electric guitars. |
8:26 AM |
| The Cosmic Jokers Kinder des Alls Pt. 3 Galactic Supermarket Kosmische Musik 1974 excerpt from the side-long psych jam |
8:33 AM |
Set Break:
over Manuel Göttsching's "Pluralis" looped
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8:36 AM |
Set Break:
Interview with Manuel Göttsching
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8:37 AM |
| Ashra Deep Distance New Age of Earth Virgin Records 1977 This is a synth-heavy LP. The original LP as it was issued in France - with stylized computer punch cards! (This is the primitive way we had to code back in the late 1970s.) |
8:43 AM |
| Ashra Lotus (Pts. I - IV) Blackouts One Up 1978 A guitar riff heavy release this time. |
9:00 AM |
| Ashra Morgana Da Capo Correlations One Up 1979 Suggestive cover art by Hipgnosis.Wikipedia |
9:05 AM |
| Manuel Göttsching Bois de la lune ["Moon Wood"] The Private Tapes Vol. 1 Manikin Records, Germany 1996 Track recorded in 1979, but didn't make it onto any AshRa LPs. |
9:13 AM |
| Ashra Mistral Belle Alliance UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1980 |
9:16 AM |
Set Break:
over Manuel Göttsching's "Pluralis" looped
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9:19 AM |
Set Break:
Interview with Manuel Göttsching
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9:20 AM |
| Ashra Second Movement Walkin' The Desert Magnum Music Group 1989 |
9:29 AM |
| Manuel Göttsching Zerfluss Die Mulde MG.ART 2005 The track was recorded in 1997, issued in 2005. |
9:48 AM |
| Ash Ra Tempel Le Berceau De Cristal Le Berceau De Cristal Spalax 1993 Manuel Göttsching and Lutz Ulbrich recorded this in 1975 for the Philippe Garrel film "Le Berceau De Cristal", starring Nico. "The Crystal Cradle". An androgynous poet and dreamer sits and writes and meditates on the aching void that is her life. |
9:58 AM |
Set Break:
over looped "Pluralis"
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