Manuel Göttsching - Live at Mt Fuji (2006)

Well, this is just a fantastic live album by Manuel Göttsching, pionneer of the German electronic music of the seventies, with his band Ash Ra (Tempel) , and forerunner of the the most innovative part of the techno scene, with his concept album E2/E4. 

Live at Mt Fuji is a very contemporary album, mixing repetitive rythms "à la Steve Reich" with electronic soundscapes and inspired electric guitar. Psychedelic dance music, contemporary chill out, ambient experimentations: the sound, the feeling, the aesthetic, the modernity of this music and of this concert are just unbelievable. Manuel Göttsching succeeds in creating a unique crossroads of so many paths that made the history of new musics since the 70's of the last century.

Beautiful sound, inspired music, post-modern rythmics... Is it the first Zen album of the XXIst century ?

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Joachin Joe Claussell meets Manuel Göttsching (2006)

In the so-called "Electronic School of Berlin", Ash Ra Tempel was as important and as influential as Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.  It started as a psychedelic & experimental rock band (Klaus Schulze played the drums) and then explored the trends of "kosmische musik", with different line up. Manuel Göttsching was (and still is) the main creator of the Ash Ra Tempel sound: a beautiful mix of keyboards layers (organ, string ensemble), repetitive an subtle rythmic loops and a solar guitar sound, played to create strange repetitive patterns or to draw magnificent solos...

With Manuel Göttsching, German electronic music meets Californian sun and coolness, cosmic journey are rythmed by a unique swing, and the music of the seventies meets the techno scene of the XXIst century... Göttsching was a precursor, and explored new spaces of repetitive music, for example in his famous E2 / E4 album, as influential as  Music for 18 musicians by Steve Reich was for contemporary music...

In the three tracks of this album, the basic materials were provided by Manuel Göttsching solo or Ash Ra concerts (1976 and 1979). Joachin Joe Claussell added new loops and beats on two tracks ("Deep(e) Distance" and "Ain't No Time for Tears". This is not really a remix, it is more like an enhanced version of the original live recordings. It is a perfect introduction to the musical world and skill of Manuel Göttsching...

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JJG.MG.Rx.zip

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