Florian Fricke’s Mystical Genius

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Florian Fricke’s Mystical Genius

updated on February 23, 2021February 22, 202113 Comments

In Germany circa 1969, the new generation was radically changing German music away from the bland pop Schlager songs of the past towards a psychedelic rock partially influenced by the American and British counterculture, especially Pink Floyd’s first two records Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Saucerful of Secrets. Conrad Schnitzler (a musique concrete …

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Ashra – New Age of Earth (1976)

updated on July 21, 2020July 21, 202018 Comments

We have all read the stories of the band’s expansive greatness. Or supposed greatness… Maybe I should be more respectful? Certainly Mr. Julian Cope will clear my head of any misconceptions I may have in his next, soon-to-be-out-of-print book on Krautrock. So let’s not argue the matter here. By 1976, Ash Ra Tempel was less a …