ASH RA TEMPEL RARE OHR 1ST LP FOLDOUT SLEEVE KRAUTROCK

£ 67

$ 89

£ 67 Sold For

Sep 17, 2008 Sold Date

Sep 10, 2008 Start Date

£ 50 Start price

6 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

eBay Auctioned at

save auction

Description

ULTRA RARE KRAUTROCK! ASH RA TEMPEL LP OHR RECORDS OMM56013 WITH CENTRE DOUBLE FOLD OUT SLEEVE. THE VINYL IS VG+/EX- WITH A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES AS YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A 38 YEAR OLD LP, THE FRAGILE FOLDOUT SLEEVE IS VG, WITH SOME SHELF WEAR AND A SMALL TOP EDGE TEAR WHICH IS REINFORCED WITH CLEAR TAPE, SEE FOTOS WHICH SHOW EVERYTHING FROM EVERY ANGLE, ALL IN A A VERY NICE COPY FOR THE COLLECTOR WHO ACTUALLY PLAYS THEIR VINYL, AND WILL ONLY GET RARER AS TIME GOES ON! MASSIVELY RATED BY ALL KRATUROCK COMMENTATORS AS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT (AND RARE) LPS OF THE GENRE!

P+P £3.00 UK/£5.00 EUROPE/£8.00 WORLDWIDE.................................................. SEE ABOUT ME PAGE FOR PAYMENT INFO ETC.....

In light of the 1990s post-rock scene and the often clear links back to Krautrock of all stripes, Ash Ra Tempel's monster debut album stands as being both astonishingly prescient and just flat out good, a logical extension of the space-jam-freakout ethos into rarified realms. Featuring the original trio of Enke, Gottsching and Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel consists of only two side-long tracks, both of which are gripping examples of technical ability mixed with rock power. If more progressive music was like it, there wouldn't be as many continuing complaints about that genre as a whole. "Amboss" contains the more upfront explosions of sound, though it mixes in restraint as much as crunch. Starting with Gottsching's extended guitar notes and Schulze's cymbals, it begins with a slow, ominous build that is equally haunting, as mysterious as the cryptic artwork of temples and figures found on the inside. Quick, rumbling drums slowly fade up some minutes in, with more crashing guitar mixing in with the previous tones, creating a disorienting drone experience. The active jam then takes over the rest of the song at the point, the three going off just as they want to (Gottsching's soloing in particular is fantastic) before all coming back together for an explosive, shuddering series of climaxes. "Traummaschine," in marked contrast, is a quieter affair, with Gottsching's deep drones setting and continuing the tone throughout. Fading in bit by bit, the guitars are accompanied by equally mesmerizing keyboards from Schulze, creating something that calls to mind everything from Eno's ambient works to Lull's doom-laden soundscapes and, after more distinct guitar pluckings start to surface, Flying Saucer Attack's rural psychedelia. Halfway through, soft percussion blends with the music to create a gentle but persistent intensity, cue for a series of shifts between calmer and more active sections, but all kept more restrained than on "Amboss."

price rating