German krautrock/kosmische musik group founded around 1970; original core included Manuel Gottsching, Hartmut Enke and Klaus Schulze. Known for long cosmic suites, psychedelic jams and influential early-1970s albums.

Formed circa 1970. Core early members included Manuel Gottsching (guitar), Hartmut Enke (bass) and Klaus Schulze (drums) who left after the first album. Manuel Gottsching led later incarnations and solo projects. Manuel Gottsching (born 1952) is publicly recorded as having died in 2022.

DeBaser reviews celebrate Ash Ra Tempel as a cornerstone of krautrock and kosmische musik. Critics praise the band's cosmic suites, Manuel Gottsching's visionary guitar work, and landmark albums like Ash Ra Tempel, Schwingungen and Seven Up. Reviews mix ecstatic imagery with warnings about the music's intensity.

For:Fans of krautrock, kosmische musik, psychedelic and experimental rock; listeners interested in vintage electronic and guitar-driven cosmic suites.

 "Amboss" occupies the entire A-side and is a giant multi-headed monster, a hallucination beyond the sound barriers.

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 It is certainly one of the most hallucinatory points of Kraut.

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 Ash: ash, dissolution, death.

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 Manuel Gottsching. One of the greatest guitarists of all time.

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 Starring Rosi by Ash Ra Tempel is one of the great unknown treasures of classic rock, an intergalactic odyssey through the folds of the cerebral cosmos, a journey that only the most adventurous and visionary mind can undertake.

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