{"product_id":"ash-ra-tempel-schwingungen-50th-anniversary-edition-1","title":"Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen (50th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong with \u003c\/span\u003eTangerine Dream\u003cspan\u003e, Ash Ra Tempel (later Ashra) was one of the first bands to convert the trippier side of late-'60s psychedelia into the kosmische rock of the '70s. Most Ash Ra titles were solely the work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/manuel-gottsching-e2e4-reissue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eManuel Göttsching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, plus any other additional players who happened to be around during the recording of his ten albums. \u003c\/span\u003eGöttsching\u003cspan\u003e trained in classical guitar and studied improvisational music plus electronics at school. In 1970, he formed Ash Ra Tempel with no less than \u003c\/span\u003eKlaus Schulze\u003cspan\u003e (fresh from a brief stint in \u003c\/span\u003eTangerine Dream\u003cspan\u003e) and Hartmut Enke. After a self-titled album in 1971, \u003c\/span\u003eSchulze\u003cspan\u003e left for a solo career; \u003c\/span\u003eGöttsching\u003cspan\u003e carried on with a variety of bandmembers and guests, including \u003c\/span\u003eTimothy Leary\u003cspan\u003e on 1973's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (and \u003c\/span\u003eSchulze\u003cspan\u003e again, for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin Inn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchwingungen\u003c\/em\u003e is characterized by their usual lengthy suites, which can exceed the twenty minutes. In the case of this 1972 album, it consists of two different parts. The first part that would be Side A of the LP, “Light And Darkness”, which is divided into two pieces, “Light: Look At Your Sun” and “Darkness: Flowers Must Die”, and the second part taht would be Side B, the title track “Schwingungen: Suche \u0026amp; Liebe”. The two parts are quite distinguishable but they’re part of a whole of an ensemble that divided can loses an important part of power. I’m talking about the synergy of the unit that is stronger than the sum of the factors separately. \u003cem\u003eSchwingungen\u003c\/em\u003e, which could be translated as “vibrations” or “oscillatory movement” stood as one of the works of Ash Ra Temple that defined the cosmic music of that period. More turbulent than the descriptive works of Tangerine Dream, it was favoured by those who snubbed the technological haughtiness of these, in favor of a sound still rooted in rock. It sounds like a freaky Pink Floyd’s version crossed with Tangerine Dream and the ambient music of Brian Eno. — via Sputnik Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6GsU6r8GoVcTXOLZK417nz?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: MG.ART\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2021 \/ Original Release: 1972\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Krautrock, Prog Rock, Ambient, Psychedelic Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: School of Rock\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MG.ART","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276862611614,"sku":"4260017596125","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/71duTn4dsCL-_UF894-1000_QL80.jpg?v=1742890725","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/ash-ra-tempel-schwingungen-50th-anniversary-edition-1","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}