DOM LP edge of time PSYCH PROG AVANT FOLK KRAUTROCK
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Description
German pressing on the Melocord label. The record and the sleeve are in excellent condition. I am not 100% sure if this is an original, but it seems to be as it has the yellow label.
Here are two reviews from progarchives.com:
Edge of Time is a mesmerising psych acoustic trip, blowing away Pink Floyd at their most "spacey"moments. This is really in German style, original kraut experimentations with organ...A very interesting release whose concept is based upon acid test. Their sound perfectly illustrates a psychedelic, meditative landscape. The approach is rather folk, poetic and dreamy, similar to Mythos self title album and others krautrock obscurities. The opening track starts with a peaceful acoustic guitar / flute dialogue, then comes the acoustic percussions, accelerating the rhythm. The track is punctuated by mysterious, deeply celestial organ parts, bells echoes and weird noises. "Silence" explores the labyrinth of our subconscious with soaring organ sounds, repetitive acoustic guitar parts and strange, atmospheric voices. After a short break of electric chaotic noises, mixed with flute, the climax gradually descending into silence with a heavy bass drone. The title track begins with a bunch of hallucinatory, cacophonic noises suggesting the coming of a floating, tranquil atmosphere played on acoustic guitar and organs. The track ends with English recitative, explaining the concept of the album. "Dream" which closes the album features a fascinating, tranquil, melancholic mix for acoustic guitar and organ + a strange, psychedelic atmosphere created by manipulated sounds and xylophone. A very attractive, primitive acid folk album. A masterpiece that culminates the genre.
Now here is a superb find for all those who love early experimental Krautrock. "Edge Of Time" is a pure holographic folk-avant garde album recorded in early 1970 by a quartet with members from Germany, Poland and Hungary. Dom definitely reside more on the acoustic dreamy side than on the electric side with soft hand percussion, acoustic instruments, space synths and lots of flute. No question these were a true astral quartet who thru their hallucinogenic music will take you on a voyage into space. I hear traces of early PINK FLOYD, AMON DUUL II and even CLUSTER in their music, but overriding DOM’s music is original. Electronic progressive psychedelia at its finest.
And here's another review:
Formed in 1969 by two escapees of the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary, Dom were a four-piece outfit and regulars on the emerging German underground rock scene in Dusseldorf. "Edge Of Time" originally appeared as an ultra-rare private press release in 1972 and is comprised of four lengthy instrumentals, each subtly blending acoustic guitar, flute, church organ, hand percussion and droning electronics. The album's genius lies in its minimal use of this basic sonic palette, yet at the same time generating a deeply cosmic mood that flickers between the blissfully soothing and darkly haunting. The extremely trippy atmosphere of the set combined with its stark understated beauty makes for a decidedly alien and otherworldly listening experience. I wholeheartedly recommend this album as one of the finest of the Krautrock and Kosmische genres and a must-have release for all fans of psychedelic music.
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