Monday, January 11, 2010

Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4


Are some things unbloggable? So isolated and without context that an opinion cannot be formulated on them? The story about this album is as follows:German guy whose been in Ash Ra Tempel and a bunch of other Krautrock bands you've never heard of went into the studio one lazy afternoon in 1981 and invented Techno. It's not like he made any more albums like this nor did his peers and I doubt that gay black people in Detroit and Chicago later in the decade listened to this guy. This album is like if someone made a Chillwave EP in 2006 but no one heard of it not even Neon Indian. I wish I was a dj and I could play this album and people would be like 'oh is this the new Lindstrom/The Field?' and I'd say "No".

8.8, 9.3 if you dont find a few minutes of Pat Methaneyesque Jazz guitar annoying

4 comments:

  1. http://www.mediafire.com/?nwmim1yzyx2

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  2. Manuel Göttsching Book: Deep Distance - The Musical Life of Manuel Göttsching is now available for pre-order.
    http://manuelgottsching.blogspot.co.uk/
    Well over six years in the writing, this has been painstakingly pieced together but was also a real labour of love for me.
    Here's some information about the book:
    -156 pages
    -95,000 words
    -Four pages of colour photographs
    -12 black and white photographs/images throughout the text
    -Limited edition print run
    Covers the early years, Ash Ra Tempel, The Cosmic Jokers, Ashra and Manuel's solo career to date.
    Includes exclusive contributions from Harald Grosskopf, Lutz Ulbrich, Steve Baltes, Joaquin Joe Claussell, Steve Hillage and concert recollections from fans.

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  3. A true jewel from a master. Thank you. Great musical taste.

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