{"product_id":"mental-experience-cologne-curiosities-the-unknown-krautrock-underground-1972-1976-vinyl-2lp","title":"Mental Experience: Cologne Curiosities - The Unknown Krautrock Underground 1972-1976 Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRare krautrock sounds on vinyl for the first time ever! \u003c\/i\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eCologne Curiosities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMental Experience\u003c\/strong\u003e digs deeper than the rest and collects a trove of unpublished\/un-reissued material, originally only available on the out of print \u003cem\u003eUnknown Deutschland - The Krautrock Archive\u003c\/em\u003e CDs from 1996. The tracks here go far beyond stuff from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=can\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=neu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=ash+ra\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAsh Ra Tempel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=amon+duul\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmon Duul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, etc., delving into the true underground rock sound of experimental Germany circa the mid-70's. I have to admit, I've never even heard of any of the bands featured here (despite having a decent pretty krautrock collection), so this comp should be a revelation to even veteran diggers. From the label - \"\u003cstrong\u003eToby Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka The Mad Twiddler, aka Genius P. Orridge, is well-known to krautrock collectors as one of a number of engineers working at Stockhausen's \u003cstrong\u003eWDR\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDierks Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e in Cologne in the mid-1970s, where he assisted on recordings by many famous kraut bands such as Can, Birth Control, Mythos and Dzyan. The recordings included here were made between 1972 and 1976 using studios in and around Cologne, produced by Toby Robinson for his own amusement. Bands would come in for practice sessions, to record demos, and during slack periods, impromptu jams would happen. Most of these sessions were recorded by Toby, and they feature Toby himself plus a revolving cast of friends and musicians (some of them apparently big kraut names under pseudonym). Including lost-in-time bands\/studio projects like \u003cstrong\u003eAstral Army\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFuerrote\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSpirulina\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBaal\u003c\/strong\u003e among others, the music here ranges from killer proto-new wave kraut psych to wild space rock, proto-ambient electronic, dark psychedelia and raw kosmische sounds with lots of analog synths\/Moog. It was during that time in Cologne, that Toby, along with \u003cstrong\u003eFluxus\u003c\/strong\u003e artist \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Page\u003c\/strong\u003e, gave birth to the mysterious and controversial \u003cstrong\u003ePyramid\u003c\/strong\u003e label, for which these tracks were originally made for.\" Recorded and remastered from the original master tapes and comes with insightful liner notes by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Freeman\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eUltima Thule\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Crack In The Cosmic Egg\u003c\/em\u003e). Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24–bit remaster from the original master tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einsert with liner notes by Alan Freeman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Mental Experience 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by 9th Circle 10\/2016\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Mental Experience","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":26010936008,"sku":"lp-8080","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/colognecuriosities-lp.jpg?v=1762272338","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/mental-experience-cologne-curiosities-the-unknown-krautrock-underground-1972-1976-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}