Customer Reviews

Black Outs

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Originally released in 1977, another good side-project from Ash Ra Tempel's main man, Manuel Gottsching. Liked this CD almost as much as I do any of the first,say five (5) Ash Ra Tempel albums. Tunes that tend to stand out are the intricately-played "77 Slightly Delayed", "Midnight Oil" and the seventeen-minute astounding "Lotus, Parts 1-4". 'Black Outs' seems to really showcase some truly beautifully performed 'new age / ambient' guitar work from Gottsching. On the right night, this music will have the hairs on your neck standing up. Might appeal to fans of Tangerine Dream, some Gong die-hards, Mike Oldfield and possibly King Crimson. Give this CD a chance. A should-have.

Dreamy, trance-y, bubbly. Percolating electronic ragas for guitar, synthesizer and drum machines. Perfect for chilling out, thinking, working, relaxing. Lots of small, incremental changes in timbre, melody and rhythm -- ever evolving. No track really stands out, they just flow into one another. The longest track, "Lotus...", has some dissonance/tension the others don't have.

I also highly recommend "New Age of Earth" and, especially, "Inventions for Electric Guitar".

The article reached me very fast in Germany - when I remember well within 5 to 6 business days.
Unfortunately there have been some cracks in the plastic cover of the CD - but this could have happen during the shipping and/or because of the aged plastic material - it doesn`t mean very much to me.
Thanks again!