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I don't know this particular album. A few years ago, the bootlegs from '74 to '80 (if I remember correctly) were released by Castle Communication, and I wonder if the recordings match.

I've been thinking about it too these days, but not in a positive way. Cope's critical work is engaging and usually written beautifully, but there are also some dangerous flaws ("historical manipulations," omissions, heavy biases). In "Krautrocksampler," I willingly overlooked all of them (imagine, as a fan of Yes, I must have raised an eyebrow at certain statements, but a definition like "spirituality founded on sound" is definitely irresistible), because the Krautrock scene is one that Cope, as a fan, must have experienced firsthand, and it's very clear (better yet, it's relived) in his pages. However, when I read "Japrocksampler," I clearly sensed that it was a more theoretical reconstruction, more like that of a canonical historian who informs themselves and then writes an essay; at this point, though, Cope's classic flaws become hard to digest for me. I have nothing to say, however, about the groups from the Land of the Rising Sun (there was a time when I listened to "Satori" even twice a day).

Today it's snowing: we need to listen to it again!

What are you rediscovering for me! Did you also happen to stumble upon the "WDR Deutsch-Rocknacht"? This album can only be found for download (I later discovered how self-produced it was, making it rare and never reissued). A nice proposal, charmingly handcrafted (they built the synthesizers themselves). It didn't give me the same impressions as you, but good job.

I'm discovering it just these days.

What an interesting little thing! All I know of them is the instrumental "Kurofune" or "Black Ship," which is very nice, and at the time I recorded it (with the usual C90) from a transmission of Radio Popolare, if I remember correctly. From the same broadcast, I also recorded "my" first track of Amon Duul II (Eye-Shaking King), but I later found their albums without too much trouble, while I have never been able to track down anything from Sadistic Mika Band.

Maximum score, but anyone who suggests I rewatch this film would be in trouble.

Wonder, and what a longing!!

And to think that I actually really like "Test for Echo"... well, I definitely need to listen to this album again, because it's sitting somewhere collecting dust, and that's just not right! I remember it as quite modern and somewhat detached from the sounds of the mother band (which, on the other hand, is a good thing).

An album that I have always considered lacking in interest. "Venerdì," on the other hand, despite its flaws, appeals to me; it showcases a band searching for a new sound while not erasing what they have done before (the marimba theme over new wave drums in "Biancaneve" is spine-tingling).