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Gin Rose

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This is a great cd. After 30 years not playing together, Klaus Schulze and Manuel Gottsching play a sweet show at London's Royal Festival Hall. This is electronic music at its best, taking the talent of two of the biggest names in this musical genre.
The reason I like this release so much is that these two musicians have the highest talent in music improvisation. The 61 minutes of music on this cd are really well done.
A must have for any seasoned music collection or for the already Ash Ra fan.

3 1/2 *

A reunion some fans,including myself never thought would happen.A one off show(was it?)that after nearly thirty years two early Ash Ra Tempel members,Manuel Gottsching and Klaus Schulz played a gig at the Royal Festival Hall in London,of all places.One track here,just one;lasting 69 minutes.The music progresses and it often settles.A decent effort,but personally,I liked their 'Friendship' effort better(see my review).Takes a little getting used to.

Invited by Julian Cope to play his "Cornucopea Festival", Manuel Gottsching recruited former Ash Ra Tempel member Klaus Schulze to join him. Third founding member Hartmt Enke opted not to participate, so the 2 old friends played together alone. "Gin Rose" is a 69 minute track, constanly evolving. Themes heard on "Reunion" pop up here and there, but as a whole this album struck me as more low key. As with the "Reunion" album, this sounds like what you would expect if you crossed late 90's Klaus Schulze with Manuel Gottsching. Reccomended.