From R. Lim Sent Fri, Oct 22nd 1999, 17:42
From R. Lim Sent Fri, Oct 22nd 1999, 17:42
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999 xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote: > In a message dated 10/15/1999 3:11:43 PM EDT, xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx writes: > > > Schulze appeared on one of the early Ash Ra Tempel LPs, I think it was Join > Inn... > > Schulze was a founding member of Ash Ra Tempel - i think it's an offshoot of > his previous group, Psy Free. he served as drummer and > all-around-electronics-dude during early gigs and on the first (and best) > A.R.T. album (s/t) - check side 2 ("Traummaschine" - pure Schulze!) - but > left before Schwingungen (LP2). he definitely wasn't around as late as Join > Inn (LP4) Join Inn did indeed feature Schulze- apparently Gottsching met up with Schulze when they were recording Walter Wegmuller's mighty _Tarot_ and this prompted some sort of studio reunion later. Never heard of Psy Free, though it should be noted that Ash Ra Tempel was previously known as the Steeplechase Blues Band (then, as always, under Gottsching's leadership) and changed their name (and sound) when Klaus joined up. Hopefully everybody here is also aware that Schulze was famously previously in Tangerine Dream (on board for one stupendous freakout album, _Electronic Meditation_). A previous poster, in reference to a Gottsching/Schulze box might have been a bit confused (or is more on top of things than I am, which admittedly isn't that hard to accomplish). There have been numerous Schulze sets released (one a 20+ CD monster), as well as a Gottsching/Ash Ra Tempel 6 CD set, entitled _Private Tapes_. A distillation of the latter was released by Cleopatra as a 2CD, focusing on the later, analog synth stuff. Which, I will grant you is pretty smoove, but not quite up to the brain-bombing level of some of the earlier material that the original set displayed (35 minute jam w/original line up? _and it delivers_... nuff said). No Schulze/Gottsching box was ever released per se, though of course Klaus shows up in his usual role in the ART band material. -rob