20.09.2018: Tohuwabohu 57 | Rudis Wundertüte Krautrock (Wdh) | Tower Of Song 84

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Formed by members of Orange Peel and Nosferatu (the vocalist / guitarist Michael Winzkowski), the band Epsilon published three LPs between 1971 and 1974. Their self title can be considered as their best, a nicely varied and achieved combination between heavy blues rockin‘ sections and coherent progressive skills. Their second „Move on“ (1971) represents a more mainstream rock album with a few enjoyable moments. With the album „Epsilon off“ (1975) the band turn to a straight heavy rockin‘ trip in a typical 70s style.
First, self-titled album of German prog-rock band „Epsilon“ is definitely their best one. It’s a classic example of organ-oriented monster from 70s clearly influenced by British late 60′ and early 70′ prog/psych movement. All songs are sang in English language and overall „feeling“ of this production has nothing to do with (over)experimental Krautrock scene. This album can be easily compared with such underground, organ-oriented bands from UK as „Atomic Rooster“, „Cressida“, „Beggar’s Opera“, „Fantasy“, „Still Life“, „Argent“, „Bodkin“ and even „The Nice“ (in fact musicians from „Epsilon“ played The Nice’s covers under „Karthago“ moniker before!).

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Zippo Zetterlink – In the Poor Sun 1971

This was one of the first lost relics of Krautrock to be unearthed. Zippo Zetterlink was the band lead by an obscure character from the late-60’s/early-70’s Hamburg underground scene, one Wolfgang Orschakowski. At the time of course, no one would release such an album of demented psychedelic cosmic blues! So, in the late-70’s Wolfgang released an album himself, documenting some of his remarkable lost music. With live recordings from the Blow Up club in Munich circa 1969, a festival in the Hamburg Melle Park in summer 1971, and some studio jams. Mostly, the side long title track in particular, it’s stoned Ash Ra Tempel style jamming, though much more crude and demented. There are a couple of short blues songs too, one interesting, one less-so. It amounts to a unique vision into the Hamburg psychedelic underground, and an unknown Krautrock relic.

Der Song verschwindet ja zwischendurch fast im Off *staun*

joliet-jake10. Virus – Nur noch zwei Lichtjahre / A: Revelation Sorry, Dein Rainer.

Nur noch zwei Lichtjahre und dann scharf links –  Klasse Titel

twototangoKleines Detail am Rande: Bisher waren alle Titel von 1971. Würde mich doch wundern, wenn das Zufall war.
Was für ein Fundus!

Ist kein Zufall, auf dem Cover zur Sendung steht Krautrock 1971.