Guru Guru now, and more than likely some Conny Plank-related Cluster by Sunday...that is, unless a California quake takes our asses out first.
From Rolf Semprebon:
Bassist Uli Trepte was one of the founders of the seminal space rock Krautrock group Guru Guru, and this CD, a reissue of a United Dairies LP with the track "Bo Diddley" added, combines material from Trepte's tenure with Guru Guru and some studio stuff done soon after he left the band. The two Guru Guru tracks were recorded live in 1972, and the performances on these long jams, capturing the group at their height, make up for the mediocre fidelity of the recordings. This is the classic Guru Guru trio, with Mani Neumeier on drums and Ax Genrich on guitar, and with the most basic rock combo set up, they improvise into some incredible riffing with the fluidity of free jazz. The Trepte solo material from 1974, done with the help of various musicians from Amon DüüI II, Embryo, Thirsty Moon, and Frumpy is only slightly more conventional psychedelic rock, with a stronger emphasis on song structure. That doesn't stop "Sitting in the Sun" from flying out into orbit towards the end, or "White Line Fever" from going into a wild guitar and percussion jam. The last track, "Ear Mike Song," with heavily distorted vocals, even portends Trepte's later project, Spacebox. Unlike Genrich's solo album, where most of the solo material of Trepte's former bandmate pales in comparison to the two live Guru Guru tracks on that disc, Trepte's material on this one actually stands up quite well to Guru Guru's legendary Krautrock sound.
Technical Information:
Artist: Guru Guru and Uli Trepte
Album: Live 1972 and Conny Plank's Sessions 1974
Year: 1972/1974
Audio Codec(s): APE/FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC APE + .cue/FLAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 737 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 325 MB/340 MB
Length: 1:01:46
Tracklisting:
01. Der LSD March (23:51)
02. Bo Diddly (18:24)
03. United Dish (3:33)
04. Sitting in the Sun (6:18)
05. White Line Fever (5:24)
06. Ear Mike Song (4:17)
Live 1972 and Connie Plank's Sessions Megaupload Links:
APE (img + .cue)
FLAC (split tracks)