COSMIC KRAUTROCK 1974 Orig CLUSTER "Green BRAIN" Acid-Psych PROG "Zuckerzeit" LP
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382
$ 382
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Dec 24, 2023
Sold Date
Dec 17, 2023
Start Date
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- 1974 ((green BRAIN)) ~ ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- CLUSTER
- ZUCKERZEIT
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- Germany - (green) BRAIN - 1065 (ultra)-stereo
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- Quite the collection copy ... nearing 50 years, (green) BRAIN
- first printing
(see below!)
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- Pioneering early 70's cosmic space band CLUSTER, emerged from the first inception of the "Krautrock" scene ... with the seriously-rare '71 (high-energy) "CLUSTER" LP on Philips, onto the legendary 1972 (green Brain) "CLUSTER" II LP ... Followers had to wait two-years before CLUSTER released their 3rd LP "ZUCKERZEIT" in 1974, which bore resemblence to a far more acessible output , yet remaining highly "spaced-out" ... not unlike what early '70's KRAFTWERK were creating (before absolute commercialism) ..
Cluster. comprised of the experimental electronics duo Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius ~~ the 1974 release, 'Zuckerzeit', was produced by Cluster and MICHAEL ROTHER (of "NEU") - finds the mighty CLUSTER expanding with electronic rhythm-boxes, Farfisa organ and Davoli synthesisers, as well as similar organs and keys (and even the odd bent-guitars).
CLUSTER'S approach on "ZUCKERZEIT" draws a parallel with Kraftwerk's excellent 'Ralf and Florian' album!
To briefly describe each piece - Side 1 opens with 'Hollywood', an oddly composed piece with its bizarrely programmed, off-beat electronic rhythms and synth - how on earth you program a rhythm-box like this, one just don't know -- must be some weird loop arrangement.
The lead synth sounds very much like a violin.
'Caramel' is upbeat and treads synth-pop territory.
'Rote Riki' is the long-ish piece at 6.10, and isa go-to choice cut with strange sounds swirlings over a slow beat. Very spacey, even quirky and is closest to their previous work.
'Rosa' is pure Cluster , from beat of the earth overlayed by cosmic effects, plenty of effects stoners.
Side 2 opens with 'Caramba', a synthetic sounding two-chord jam complete with trippy guitar playing and has a slight hue of HAWKWIND going for it.
'Fotschi Tong' is a gentle hypnotic groove, while the repetitive 'James' features echo-plex guitars and a drone background, very notiable Krautrock ....
'Marzipan' is another tranquil piece similar to 'Rosa'.
As well, 'Rotor' is upbeat and with weird synth sounds. Then, the final track, 'Heisse Lippen' is short and sweet with similar SCI-FI instrumentation as the album opener.
All said, both sides qualify as aan engaging album which should be enjoyed a lot --- not a bit of 'filler' on either side --- yet different enough from their earlier couple of years, "kosmiche experiments."
- Hollywood (4:40)
Caramel (3:00)
Rote Riki (6:10)
Rosa (4:08)
Caramba (3:55)
Fotschi Tong (4:15)
James (3:18)
Marzipan (3:15)
Rotor (2:38)
Heisse Lippen (2:20)
- - Dieter Moebius
- Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Instruments: organ, piano, rhythm machine, synths (Davoli & Farfisa), electric & Hawaiian guitars CONDITION: - The cover: Rated: M- Very fragile laminated front/back cover, 49+ years of age & climbing! The images are as vivid as they were in 1974, IF EVEN found ...SUPER-CLEAN 50+ years laminated UK/Europe cover of the time.
- NO wear here => well preserved considering extremely difficult to find better ...having no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... LOOK !!!
- The vinyl: Rated: M- both sides are clean, playing beautifully = 1974 original (green) BRAIN labels have NO issues.
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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