GILA [AKA: FREE ELECTRIC SOUND]

Do you know how long i've been searching for this album ? Well I finally have it and have been spending a lot of time with it. It didn't take me long to realize that this is a masterpiece in the Krautrock genre. I'm such a big fan of lead guitarist Conny Veit, and he is so impressive on this recording. He of course is much more restrained on those POPOL VUH albums he played on.

"Aggression" opens with the wind blowing and someone is yelling trying to be heard over the howling wind. The music kicks in around a minute and Conny is lighting it up ! Check out the organ runs as well. "Kommunikation" is the longest track at almost 13 minutes. Some mellotron in this one as well. We can hear water to start with then guitar sounds come in after a minute. A beat follows.This is trippy stuff. Nice bass after 3 minutes as the guitar becomes more prominant. Great sound 5 minutes in and the guitar starts to solo. A change 11 1/2 minutes in then we get some spoken words (as the music stops) to end it.

"Kaliaps" has an Eastern vibe to it as the sound builds. Organ a minute in as the guitar gets louder. Good thing too because next we hear a baby crying. Haha. Cool track ! "Kontakt" has this freaky, psychedelic intro before acoustic guitars take over. Fantastic sound here as these acoustic guitar melodies intertwine. "Kollektivitat" is led by drums and guitar early. Organ joins in after 4 minutes.This is pretty hypnotic before 6 minutes. It blends into "Individualitat" is all about the tablas and percussion. Amazing.

An essential album for Krautrock fans out there.