psuvm%d3u@psuvax.UUCP (04/17/84)
Electronic Meditation 1970 C.Schnitzler,Klaus Schulze,Edgar Froese
TD,s first LP psychedelis,intense jamming,dirges,energy,classicalia,rock!
Shifts moods violently sometimes.Perhaps their best.Not easy listening
Alpha Centauri/Atem reissue of these two LPs as double set.Not as intense,but
still classical space sounds like a composition project AC sounds like SF
soundtrack.Atem sounds like classical musicians went crazy.rec early 70,s
Zeit c.73 largo in four movements meditative shifting sounds
thes are the early period,music for enthusiasts.EM is about a journey through
a burning brain.the others are space explorations.
midperiod includes Pheadra(74),Rubicon(75),Ricochet(live75),Stratosfear(77),
Encore(US tour77),Sorcerer These have Mike Oldfield influence,esp Rubicon.
lotsa sequencer riffs. More mainstream than earlier LPs,but still not usual for
even progressive rock.
Cyclone(78) this even has lyrics and rock drumming ,recomended for prog rock
Force Majeur (79) good mix of earlier with newer directions.Good for intro toTD
Tangram(80?) has schmaltzy sections,getting ready for next phase.
Thief soundtrack,Exit these are even more "commercial"but still too out for so
me "progressive" tastes.
White Eagle Clear,distinct sounds replace rolling magestic scapes
Logos live,Hyperborea their last two lps
compilation 3record setbox has a side of previously unreleased material
Also look for lps by Schulze,Froese,Schnitzler,Baumann