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Durch die Wüste isn't mono originally is it? Do you have a weird rip of it?

Weird rip, yeah. I only noticed because I have "Johanneslust", which is one of the greatest things Roedelius ever did, on a compilation called "Auf Leisen Sohlen", and when I was listening to it on my copy of "Durch die Wüste", I was thinking, "Hold on, this isn't very good", then I realised it was mono - and that's one track that definitely benefits from stereo!

... oh and "Durch die Wüste" is awesome too

good choices now to listen to syph..

Bonus album:

4. CONRAD SCHNITZLER - Con (1978)

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Couldn't really begin to describe Conrad Schnitzler's discography, how many albums is it now? 50? 75? 100? The majority of them private releases, on cassettes, on vinyl, on CD-Rs, in limited runs from 25 upwards, some sold in galleries, some sold on the streets of various German towns by Con himself. On his earliest albums you really get the sense of a musician finding his milieu, coming home even, I swear this guy IS electronic! This particular album (aka "Ballet Statique") however was his first for a proper record label (his release schedule becomes truly ridiculous from hereon!) and was recorded and produced by Peter Baumann at his Paragon Studios in Berlin - clearly a man of great taste and refinement! I wouldn't describe this as exactly commercial but it's a lot more so than most of his stuff. Suffice to say, to make music as minimal as "Con" and still make it so compelling demonstrates an understanding of pure sound that is, well. profound. Lots of musicians are described as "experimental", Con is the real deal.

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the roedelius is pleasant enough. i love harmonia and cluster but their solos things leave me a little unimpressed. finally listened to the reichmann today - certainly has a lot of strings pads and sounds like vangellis or other sountracky electronic music. not my cuppa.

9/06 - pashmina
16/06- GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ
23/06 - Von Kelson
30/06 - emil.y
7/07 - Matt #2
14/07 - Alan N
21/07 - pfunkboy

I like the Reichmann! Got it from Ultima Thule a while back - it is nowhere near as good as yr classic electronic instrumental kraut stuff, but it has its own charm.

Will try to download the SYPH on the mister's computer as I know nothing about it - sounds interesting.

Pashmina's pRoxy picks

#1 Klaus Schulze - Timewind
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#2 Amon Düül II - Yeti
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#3 Popul Vuh - Das Hoheleid Salomos
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Popol Vuh be ruling this thread

What an album cover!

Listened to that Conrad Schnitzler album yesterday - it's pretty good. I actually like the four short tracks more than the intro long track...

Yeah, my favourite track is actually "Metall I"

Popol Vuh be ruling this thread

So it would appear.

that's one PV i haven't heard.

Listening to the excellently named "Timewind" now, very nice it is too. The only other Klaus Schulze record I've heard is "Moondawn", which is also excellent.

Cyborg is great too.

Cant go wrong with any of his early-ish albums.

I've only ever heard "Irrlicht" and "Picture Music" and didn't like either of them

.. and "Black Dance", didn't like that either

You're fae Paisley though.

They didn't like modern sounding stuff there. It was all C&W clubs round there when you were a lad, admit it!

You saying Chou Pharot weren't modern sounding?

Chou Pahrot even

hah, I remember you ysi-ing that once.

Gotta support yr local artists!

other famous sons of Paisley: Andrew Neil, Paulo Nutini, my dad.

I had no idea paulo nutini was from Paisley.

Sadly true. Also Tom Conti. But, in our defence, there's Fulton Mackay. And David Tennant.

Gerard Butler too, apparently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley#Notable_people

Oh yes, I think his maw lives in near my maw

Still, Krautrock, eh? Ye cannae whack it!

isnt steven moffat from paisley too?

hey tom was Krautrock popular in paisley when you were a lad?

In my household, for sure. My sister had "Neu 2", and Faust "So Far" (think she borrowed that one).

When did you leave Paisley?

Not soon enough... also remember a guy at school bringing in one of his big brother's Amon Duul II albums to play

See, yer wrong, it was a veritable hotbed of Krautrock!

I started primary school in East Kilbride in 77 then moved to Blackwood march 78, and I dont recall any krautrock at all funnily enough :). Most of us boys were into Madness in about 1980-ish. Dont recall anything before that musically tbh.

EK has had a few famous folk too.

I bet the Reid brothers had Krautrock lps.

I bet they didn't. Older brothers and sisters required - the older the better.

Tago Mago, certainly.

Was there record shops in Paisley that sold krautrock? or was that glasgow only?

More than one. Stereo One, for instance, that's where I bought "Bruder des Schattens, Sohne des Lichts".

I remember the Kraftwerk double album being in our local Newsagent's Lp racks. This'd be just after Autobahn was a hit.

Plus that second hand shop where I got "Live at the Crypt" by AMM (not Krautrock, but you get the idea) and countless others (xp)

Got this in Paisley:

http://www.feelmybicep.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/R-793715-1163194517-500x525.jpg

Lots of stuff

TBH, there was as prolly much K/rock available in Paisley as Glasgow, later on Stereo One opened up an upper floor that was absolutely crammed with new + 2nd hand 70s albums - over-priced because people had started collecting stuff by then

was paisley as good in the 80s for buying music as the 70s?

Dunno, there was a branch of Listen in Paisley in the 70s. Not my era though. Record collecting, as a LOL-U-Nerd hobby, didn't really take off to the mid-to-late 80s, I think?

Oh I thought you had bought all this Krautrock in the mid-late 70s , lol.