Cosmic Jokers

The Profile

Cosmic Jokers was a German krautrock studio project assembled by Rolf‑Ulrich Kaiser in the mid-1970s, featuring musicians such as Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching, Jürgen Dollase, Harald Grosskopf, and others. Recordings from informal jam sessions were issued as albums on Kosmische Kuriere/Kosmische Musik in 1974.

Sessions involved figures including Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching, Harald Grosskopf, Jürgen Dollase, Dieter Dierks, Rosi Müller, and Gille Lettmann. Albums were released without some artists’ consent, leading to legal disputes and the project’s demise. The music spans krautrock, space rock, psychedelic and electronic styles.

A single, positive DeBaser review dives into the Cosmic Jokers: a krautrock studio project devised by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser. It highlights LSD-fueled cosmic ambitions, Schulze’s opposition to the releases, and Julian Cope’s praise. The featured album, Galactic Supermarket, is portrayed as a jam-driven voyage with key players from the German scene.