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HARALD GROSSKOPF – SYNTHESIST

Posted on August 29, 2020 by YorkshireNed

He drummed for a lot of folks in the 70s such as Ash Ra Tempel, Cosmic Jokers, Klaus Schulze and Wallentstein but in 1980 he stepped up to the front and, as the name suggests, hit them synths. Yet the … Continue reading →

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Rodeleius – Tape Archive Essence 1973-1978

Posted on June 9, 2020 by YorkshireNed

Tape Archive Essence 1973-1978 by Roedelius

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Can – Out Of Reach

Posted on June 9, 2020 by YorkshireNed

Review by Stuart Douglas Yeah, it’s that Can album. The one with no Holger. The one that nobody had a good word to say about for years. The one Can themselves disowned. And, before Ned starts to panic, I’m not … Continue reading →

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Edgar Froese – Epsilon In Malaysian Pale

Posted on May 21, 2020 by YorkshireNed

Review by James Jackson Toth 1975’s Epsilon in Malaysian Pale is the second solo album by Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese, recorded piecemeal over a single summer in various German cities. It was released, impressively, in the months between Tangerine Dream’s … Continue reading →

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Amon Düül II – Wolf City

Posted on December 2, 2019 by YorkshireNed

Among my personal acquaintances of the musical kind, everyone seems to have the first two albums but after that commitment seems to wain for many which is damn weird as here we are on album #4 and the force is … Continue reading →

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Popol Vuh – Einsjäger & Siebenjäger

Posted on August 19, 2019 by YorkshireNed

If Hosiana Mantra and were Popol Vuh’s perfect morning albums then this is their start of the afternoon record. The energy has changed, there is some proper drums on here (credited as percussion but sounds like rock drums to me) … Continue reading →

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Faust – IV

Posted on June 25, 2019 by YorkshireNed

The strange saga of Faust continues and finds out heroes signed to Virgin Records and over in England record at the Manor Studio (not an idle name, it really was a big Manor with a studio in it. It’s now … Continue reading →

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Popol Vuh – Seligpreisung

Posted on June 24, 2019 by YorkshireNed

After the surprising change of style with their previous album, “Hosiana Mantra”, Popol Vuh double down on the new sound. Once again Fricke is on piano and harpsichord, oboe player Robert Eliseu is back as is guitarist Conny Veit and … Continue reading →

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Cluster – Konzerte 1972/1977

Posted on May 25, 2017 by YorkshireNed

My eyebrows raised when I saw this one announced – live vintage Cluster? The very notion flusters the brain because their albums mostly sound like the result of using the studio as an instrument. Yet, here it is and it … Continue reading →

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Popol Vuh – Kailash

Posted on April 19, 2016 by YorkshireNed
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