We dive headfirst into the kraut-rock scene on the suggestion of @[ALFAMA] to bring back the craziest listening series there is.
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Gila - Gila (BASF, 1971)
Gila was formed in 1969 in a commune in Stuttgart. The group was led by guitarist Conny Veit (Guru Guru, Popol Vuh), who, after an initial phase where the band sought inspiration in the style of Pink Floyd, steered the band toward more experimental sounds in the style of Amon Duul II and Popol Vuh. It was precisely Florian Fricke of Popol Vuh and Daniel Fichelscher of Amon Duul II who would later join the band, which here is completed by Frytz Scheyhing, Walter Wiederkehr, and Daniel Alluno. An objectively spectacular and very particular album, even within a microcosm already unique like kraut-rock, "Gila" is an album that combines in a composite and multifaceted way the acidity of MC5, the imposing sound of the organ in the style of The Doors, and psychedelic space in the kraut style. The groove of the bass is spectacular, as is the rhythmic section, which at times assumes those derivations of Indian origin with the use of tabla that make the sound even more characteristic, all inserted in the context of those years. Tracks like "Kollektivitat" anticipate Spacemen 3 by twenty years, and the ending of the 12-minute "Kommunikation" with the tail of the organ reigning amidst vibrations and cosmic sparks is simply sumptuous; the psychedelic waves of "Individualitat" hark back to the more experimental psychedelia of Northern Europe... In short, there are truly a lot of interesting insights and brilliant intuitions in this album, which, among those emerging from the kraut-rock scene of those years, is probably one of the least known or undervalued chapters, but as far as I'm concerned, absolutely essential at this point.
#gila #playtheviolin #kraut
Gila - Kollaps
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Gila - Gila (BASF, 1971)
Gila was formed in 1969 in a commune in Stuttgart. The group was led by guitarist Conny Veit (Guru Guru, Popol Vuh), who, after an initial phase where the band sought inspiration in the style of Pink Floyd, steered the band toward more experimental sounds in the style of Amon Duul II and Popol Vuh. It was precisely Florian Fricke of Popol Vuh and Daniel Fichelscher of Amon Duul II who would later join the band, which here is completed by Frytz Scheyhing, Walter Wiederkehr, and Daniel Alluno. An objectively spectacular and very particular album, even within a microcosm already unique like kraut-rock, "Gila" is an album that combines in a composite and multifaceted way the acidity of MC5, the imposing sound of the organ in the style of The Doors, and psychedelic space in the kraut style. The groove of the bass is spectacular, as is the rhythmic section, which at times assumes those derivations of Indian origin with the use of tabla that make the sound even more characteristic, all inserted in the context of those years. Tracks like "Kollektivitat" anticipate Spacemen 3 by twenty years, and the ending of the 12-minute "Kommunikation" with the tail of the organ reigning amidst vibrations and cosmic sparks is simply sumptuous; the psychedelic waves of "Individualitat" hark back to the more experimental psychedelia of Northern Europe... In short, there are truly a lot of interesting insights and brilliant intuitions in this album, which, among those emerging from the kraut-rock scene of those years, is probably one of the least known or undervalued chapters, but as far as I'm concerned, absolutely essential at this point.
#gila #playtheviolin #kraut
Gila - Kollaps
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6 apr 18
DeRank ™: 7,50
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