{"product_id":"various-artists-kosmische-psychedelique-motorik-astral-and-avant-garde-musik-from-deutschland-and-beyond-1970-2025","title":"Various Artists - Kosmische Psychédélique (Motorik, Astral and Avant-Garde Musik from Deutschland and Beyond 1970–2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Kosmische Psychédélique’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released on Two-Piers, takes you on a journey through the hypnotic world of Kosmische Musik — from the pioneering motorik beats, electronic experimentation and psychedelic sounds of early 1970s Deutschland to the contemporary artists continuing to explore its astral, ambient and avant-garde possibilities today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStretching from the early 1970s to the present day, this is a journey through motorik rhythms, electronic experimentation, psychedelic drift and avant-garde ambience that traces a line from the pioneering sounds of Germany's Kosmische underground to a new generation of artists still exploring the possibilities of repetition, texture and space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe journey begins with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Düsseldorf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Silver Cloud”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, immediately establishing the album's sense of forward motion and weightless euphoria, before \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEU!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Neuschnee”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarmonia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Deluxe (Immer Weider)”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remind us just how radical simplicity could sound. The hypnotic propulsion of the motorik beat is never treated as an end in itself; rather, it becomes a vehicle for exploring increasingly strange and spacious territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCluster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Caramel”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e drifts beautifully into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrainticket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's darker, more hallucinatory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Black Sand”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus Schulze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Georg Trakl”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Morgengruß”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e demonstrate the extraordinary breadth of the early Kosmische imagination. Elsewhere, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgitation Free\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Ala Tul”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's wonderfully warped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It's A Rainy Day Sunshine Girl”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuru Guru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Stone In”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (**) capture the freewheeling, experimental spirit that made this music so difficult to categorise in the first place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cosmic journey continues through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTangerine Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Ultima Thule Pt.1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCosmic Jokers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Kinder Des Alls I”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the molecular, exploratory electronics of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnexus Quam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Osmose II”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Yet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Kosmische Psychédélique’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e isn't interested in treating the 1970s as some kind of museum piece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKomischer Läufer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoards of Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurzi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTortoise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeak\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (**) demonstrate how those original ideas have continued to mutate, with repetition, analogue electronics, minimalism and psychedelic atmosphere finding new contexts. The closing stretch is particularly revealing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePale Blue Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' instrumental \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“How Long Is Now”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Early Years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“All Ones And Zeros”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e connect the dots between vintage Kosmische, post-rock, shoegaze and electronica, demonstrating how the vocabulary established in Germany over five decades ago continued to resonate with a new generation of psychedelic and experimental artists, and still does today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with all the other albums in the Psychédélique series, this isn’t intended to be a ‘crate diggers’ album or a compilation of obscure, hard-to-find tracks designed to outdo your mates. It is, quite simply, a celebration of Kosmische Musik - a chance to revel in its brilliance, immerse yourself in its strange and wonderful sounds, and indulge in some serious horizontal listening pleasure. 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