From John Bush Sent Fri, Oct 15th 1999, 19:10
From John Bush Sent Fri, Oct 15th 1999, 19:10
> i see manuel gottsching stuff all the time.
E2-E4 is probably his best, but there are a couple of other excellent
Gottsching records, most of which were done under his two guises, Ashra and
Ash Ra Tempel. The early records (all Ash Ra Tempel) are bluesy kraut-psych
and very erratic, but he got into a great groove during the mid-'70s with
New Age of Earth (my personal favorite) and Blackouts (both under Ashra).
Both are quite similar to E2-E4, very ambient and flowing, a much better use
of guitar-wank for atmospheric effect than Steve Hillage ever managed...
There are reviews and such at http://allmusic.com/.
> i seem to remember seeing a box
> set with him and klause shulze {sp?}
Schulze appeared on one of the early Ash Ra Tempel LPs, I think it was Join
Inn...
.John.