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ALEPH 003EP
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"When an idea first comes to you, it has an intrinsic power. You have to try to remember the way you felt when the idea first came to you and to remain faithful to that." --David Lynch
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ALEPH 002EP
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$12.00
NOT IN STOCK, SPECIAL ORDER
"Daidalus" redefines some of the ideas already put forth on ALEPH 001EP: dance music is not a prison. "Hoverboarding" is more of a concept which could not be put into words than an actual piece of music. An experiment in infrasonic structures. "Port Hope" is not a place, it is a state of mind. "Week Of Fear" has no particular meaning -- just the ramblings of some castaway on his desert island, waiting for a ship to come.
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LHC 083/84CD
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"This double CD (CD1: 44:15/CD2: 41:41) unites absolute rarities of famous German band Aera. Aera, founded in 1972 by 'Ihre Kinder' guitarist Muck Groh and 2066 & Then keyboard player Steve Robinson, were in their very beginnings when they recorded their special extended version (26 minutes) 'Mechelwind Suite' from their later classic title 'Mechelwind' (on album Hand und Fuss, LHC 44, vinyl-edition). The 'Mechelwind Suite' is divided into 5 parts and is rather different from the later album-version, not only because of Steve Robinson's excellent keyboard playing but also because of Muck Groh's fine guitar playing and Klaus Kreuzeder's pleasant sax tunes. CD 1 finishes with two SWF-recordings, 'Hodibbel' and 'Mechelwind,' from Oktober 1973 again with 2066 & Then keyboarder Steve Robinson. CD 2 contains a live performance of Aera from 23.12.1973 with the same line up as on CD 1. Highlights are the 15-minute version of 'Hodibbel' and 12-minute version of 'Papa Doing.' The recordings show Aera at their very best during their first decade. Both CDs are digitally remastered from the original tapes. Double CD comes with a 20-page comprehensive booklet with a lot of unseen photos and band history told by founding-member Steve Robinson. A must have."
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"Second album of this great German band for the first time re-released on vinyl. The line-up had a little bit changed. Drummer Wolfgang Teske was replaced by Lucky Schmidt (of Wind fame) and due to the addition of violin player Christoph Krieger the sound was a touch more varied but mostly in the vein of Humanum Est. Again great melodies, driving rhythms and lots of space for solos from guitar, sax and flute and in addition from violin. Long tracks like their classics 'Mechelwind' and 'Elephen Elephants' show the bands' impressive ability to create atmosphere, passion and force. Absolutely great stuff. Remastered from the original tape, Comes with 4 page insert. A must have. Limited 500 copies."
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"Great first album of near Nuremberg (Bavaria, Germany) based band re-released on vinyl for the first time. After he left famous 'Ihre Kinder,' guitarist Muck Groh looked for new musicians to play his idea of German progressive rock. With sax- and flute player Klaus Kreuzeder he found, after a lot of changing line-ups, a congenial partner to create a sound not only in the tradition of Bavaria jazz-rock oriented bands like Embryo, Out of Focus, Missus Beastly etc. but also with that certain Krautrock feel, that led the music to an unique style, originating as a highly inventive fusion band with strong percussion, driving rhythms and lots of space for solos from guitar, sax and flute ('Crack in the cosmic egg'). Humanum Est presented a most proficient instrumental band with a strong identity with multi-tracked guitar-riffing and near ever-present wind solos, a real classic of the genre. Long tracks like 'Papa Doing,' 'Demmerawang,' 'Hodibbel,' or 'Sechs-Achtel' give an idea what the musicians were able to do. While their live-performances -- they toured nearly all the time -- they often played hour long versions of their classics to their enthusiastic affiliates (comparable to KRAAN). Remastered from original tape, comes with insert (bandstory/photos). A must have. Limited 500 copies."
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