ACHIM REICHEL & MACHINES Die Grune Reise 1971 ORIG KRAUTROCK PSYCH TRIP LP HEAR
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A.R. (ACHIM REICHEL) & MACHINES "DIE GRUNE REISE" LP
ORIGINAL 1971 LP on the German POLYDOR label, STEREO 2459 057
COVER in EXCELLENT shape
VINYL plays VG+ with some pops and crackle
From the ProgNotFrog website:
Wow! Now I understand why Germany is my favorite country when it comes to pumping psychedelic guitar efforts. Mix good rock with a guitar sound that reminds of Manual Gottsching, cut it down to normal length and add some crazy vocals and you’ve got Achim Reichel. I think this is his first album and his best in my opinion. As lead guitarist for the beat-era Rattles, Achim Reichel was one of Germany’s rock pioneers. Military service drew him away from that band, and upon return he continued in the pop world with Wonderland. At the start of the 70’s, however, his interests in Eastern philosophies coincided with the Progressive Music now in vogue. Teaming with lyricist Frank Dostal, first up was the psychedelic (and Beatlesque) Wonderland Band. Recorded with a cast of Hamburg musicians, it gave a glimpse at where Reichel was going. Yet the story really begins in 1971 with The Green Journey, the first album under the moniker A.R. & Machines. Billed as “a soundtrack to the intended motion picture,” it certainly is a trip! Reichel recorded the album by himself, adding voice, percussion and electronic effects, with Dostal providing the lyrics. “Machines” refers to the tape recorders that make up Reichel’s signature “echo-guitar.” He layers guitar line over guitar line to hypnotic effect, and effectively predates just about everyone who came after (Fripp, Gottsching, etc.). The album certainly reveals a hippie naivete of the era, but that should really be seen as its strength. Bluesy, mantric and undeniably psychedelic, the album is Reichel’s twist on Krautrock. It culminates in the wacked-out “Truth and Probability,” where Reichel layers his voice through the tape machines! The following year would prove to be a busier one, with Reichel releasing three albums.
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