Drone

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 133

NO HARM FAUST (1972) A1: IT’S A RAINY DAY SUNSHINE GIRL (7:34); A2: NO HARM (10:20); A3: MAMIE IS BLUE (6:15). B1: FROM THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE (26:21). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL ROCK | DURATION: 51 MINUTES Although Faust never made an album to match their first, their subsequent recordings included a number of exceptional tracks, mostly…

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Experimental Rock

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 112

TAGO MAGO CAN (1971) A1: PAPERHOUSE (7:29); A2: MUSHROOM (4:08); A3: OH YEAH (7:22). B1: HALLELUWAH (18:22). C1: AUMGN (17:22). D1: PEKING O. (11:35); D2: BRING ME COFFEE OR TEA (6:47). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL ROCK | DURATION: 73 MINUTES The German musical unit Can, formed in…

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Electronic

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 111

ASH RA TEMPEL ASH RA TEMPEL (1971) A1: AMBOSS (19:40). B1: TRAUMMASCHINE (25:24). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL ROCK | DURATION: 45 MINUTES Formed in 1970 by guitarist Manuel Göttsching in collaboration with Klaus Schulze, who later pursued his own visions of electronic music, Ash Ra Tempel were…

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Experimental Rock

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 110

4 TIMES SOUND RAZING SILBERBART (1971) A1: CHUB CHUB CHERRY (4:23); A2: BRAIN BRAIN (16:16). B1: GOD (10:07); B2: HEAD TEAR OF THE DRUNKEN SUN (12:00). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL ROCK | DURATION: 43 MINUTES German trio Silberbart take blues-rock, heavy rock and hard rock as starting-points…

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Experimental

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 109

FAUST FAUST (1971) A1: WHY DON’T YOU EAT CARROTS (9:35); A2: MEADOW MEAL (8:05). B1: MISS FORTUNE (16:36). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL ROCK | DURATION: 36 MINUTES Among the most experimental of all experimental rock albums, the first from German collective Faust is an almost impenetrable melange…

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