Ash Ra Tempel＜限定盤/Transparent Vinyl＞

ASH RA TEMPELの記念すべきデビュー作が待望のアナログリイシュー!Manuel Gottsching監修の下カッティングされたレコードを使用&変形ジャケットも再現!

テクノ/ハウス・シーンにも影響を与えた孤高の名アーティスト、故Manuel Gottschingを中心として活動したクラウト・ロック/ドイツ実験音楽シーンを代表する伝説のバンドの一つ:ASH RA TEMPEL。彼らがドイツ:Ohrより'71年に発表した不朽の名作『ASH RA TEMPEL』がリリース50周年記念エディションとしてドイツ:MG.ARTより'23年待望のアナログ・リイシューが決定!こちらはクリアー・ヴァイナル仕様。

全編に渡って過剰なまでのスタジオ・エフェクトを駆使し、ギター・トリオによるインプロを混沌とした音響に変調させた異形の一枚。渦巻くような音の流れと、浮かんでは消えるインプロの応酬が聴き手をダウナーな酩酊感へと誘う、この時期のジャーマン・ロックならではのドラッギーな傑作!
生前のManuel Gottschingによる認可/監修の下カッティングされたLPを使用、更にオリジナルの観音開き仕様4面変形ジャケットを忠実に再現/A42サイズポスター、これぞ決定版的再発といえるもの!アナログ派ジャーマン～サイケ・ロックファンは有無を言わさず必携の一枚!

In light of the 1990s post-rock scene and the often clear links back to Krautrock of all stripes, Ash Ra Tempel's monster debut album stands as being both astonishingly prescient and just flat out good, a logical extension of the space-jam-freakout ethos into rarified realms. Featuring the original trio of Enke, Gottsching and Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel consists of only two side-long tracks, both of which are gripping examples of technical ability mixed with rock power. If more progressive music was like it, there wouldn't be as many continuing complaints about that genre as a whole. "Amboss" contains the more upfront explosions of sound, though it mixes in restraint as much as crunch. Starting with Gottsching's extended guitar notes and Schulze's cymbals, it begins with a slow, ominous build that is equally haunting, as mysterious as the cryptic artwork of temples and figures found on the inside. Quick, rumbling drums slowly fade up some minutes in, with more crashing guitar mixing in with the previous tones, creating a disorienting drone experience. The active jam then takes over the rest of the song at the point, the three going off just as they want to (Gottsching's soloing in particular is fantastic) before all coming back together for an explosive, shuddering series of climaxes. "Traummaschine," in marked contrast, is a quieter affair, with Gottsching's deep drones setting and continuing the tone throughout. Fading in bit by bit, the guitars are accompanied by equally mesmerizing keyboards from Schulze, creating something that calls to mind everything from Eno's ambient works to Lull's doom-laden soundscapes and, after more distinct guitar pluckings start to surface, Flying Saucer Attack's rural psychedelia. Halfway through, soft percussion blends with the music to create a gentle but persistent intensity, cue for a series of shifts between calmer and more active sections, but all kept more restrained than on "Amboss." ~ Ned Raggett