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By the way i also have this Missus Beastly live album from 1974 from a Radio Bremen broadcast that has Eddy Moran playing guitar on throughout. Very cool !  They're another band listed here under Jazz/Fusion that i keep in my Krautrock section along with Ex-Magma, Thirsty Moon, Dzyan, Out Of Focus and i'm sure there's more.
I should mention that i listened to Guru Guru's posthumous release called Live In Germany 1971 tonight. Recorded by Radio Bremen after the release of UFO and Hinten, this one kicks some serious ass !  The three songs are extended from their original studio lenghts as we get over an hour of Krautrock from the boys.
Hi, Mellotron. I have the Missus Beastly live album as well, and really like it. Don't have Vita Nova, but have heard it and like it, and it is on my wish list. That live Guru Guru disc sounds interesting. Giger, Lenz and Marron are definitely too jazzy to be ever considered krautrock like Dzyan are, though, but they are very inventive all the same. Their albums have never made it to CD yet.
It took me a long time to fully appreciate Vita Nova's album and i think that's because it is a little too all over the place. Lots of variety and probably the reason they have it listed under Eclectic here. It was released in 1971 but has a strong sixties vibe. Hey i'm glad you have that live Missus Beastly because that's a keeper man.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by sagichim sagichim wrote:

I always loved Thirsty Moon's first couple of albums especially their second. But honestly i wouldn't categorize them as krautrock.
Well they are listed under Jazz/Fusion here as are EX-MAGMA that David just mentioned. On this thread we don't have a black and white attitude towards what's Krautrock and what's not, it's just us talking about anything that's even close, like Psychedelic/Space Rock and trippy Jazz/Fusion, especially if it's from Germany but not necessarily. Point taken though.Big smile
Some excellent bands straddle more than one sub genre, like Dzyan, who are just as jazz-rock, really, as krautrock. Could call them either, i guess.Great and under-rated band. Have talked by phone to their guitar/sitar player Eddy Marron-nice chap.(and a brilliant musician) Have you guys heard the band  that Dzyan became called Giger, Lenz and Marron? They are totally awesome, and put out two records, Beyond and Where The Hammer Hangs
Very good point about bands crossing the genre lines. On this site it's set up so a band can only be in one genre, but on for example the RYM site they are tagged often with multiple genre titles. 
 Also i have my music sorted by genre and because of that i might have some albums from a band in one section and others of their's in another because they've changed their style. Actually i have early Kraan in Krautrock and their later stuff in Jazz/Fusion.
I'm very familiar with Eddy Moran from Vita Nova and Dzyan but i've not heard of that later project so i'll check them out. Thanks ! The man can play guitar.


Great to have you back up in this place JohnHug

And just like you said, we, at least some of us, work with a somewhat loose definition of Krautrock that opens up to a lot of different genres such as fusion, electronic and psych. I too have my early Kraan and Exmagma in the Krautlands of my collectionBig smile
Regarding RYM and the whole tagging thing, I think it could be interesting to have multi-tagging as well. We'd be facing a lot of Swedish acts in Kraut as well - such as Älgarnas Trädgard, Kebnekaise, Arbete och Fritid, International Harvester and Fläsket Brinner.
Thanks David ! Hug It's good to be back after spending a month trying to make my reviews more readable.LOL 
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

By the way i also have this Missus Beastly live album from 1974 from a Radio Bremen broadcast that has Eddy Moran playing guitar on throughout. Very cool !  They're another band listed here under Jazz/Fusion that i keep in my Krautrock section along with Ex-Magma, Thirsty Moon, Dzyan, Out Of Focus and i'm sure there's more.
I should mention that i listened to Guru Guru's posthumous release called Live In Germany 1971 tonight. Recorded by Radio Bremen after the release of UFO and Hinten, this one kicks some serious ass !  The three songs are extended from their original studio lenghts as we get over an hour of Krautrock from the boys.
Hi, Mellotron. I have the Missus Beastly live album as well, and really like it. Don't have Vita Nova, but have heard it and like it, and it is on my wish list. That live Guru Guru disc sounds interesting. Giger, Lenz and Marron are definitely too jazzy to be ever considered krautrock like Dzyan are, though, but they are very inventive all the same. Their albums have never made it to CD yet.
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by sagichim sagichim wrote:

I always loved Thirsty Moon's first couple of albums especially their second. But honestly i wouldn't categorize them as krautrock.
Well they are listed under Jazz/Fusion here as are EX-MAGMA that David just mentioned. On this thread we don't have a black and white attitude towards what's Krautrock and what's not, it's just us talking about anything that's even close, like Psychedelic/Space Rock and trippy Jazz/Fusion, especially if it's from Germany but not necessarily. Point taken though.Big smile
Some excellent bands straddle more than one sub genre, like Dzyan, who are just as jazz-rock, really, as krautrock. Could call them either, i guess.Great and under-rated band. Have talked by phone to their guitar/sitar player Eddy Marron-nice chap.(and a brilliant musician) Have you guys heard the band  that Dzyan became called Giger, Lenz and Marron? They are totally awesome, and put out two records, Beyond and Where The Hammer Hangs
Very good point about bands crossing the genre lines. On this site it's set up so a band can only be in one genre, but on for example the RYM site they are tagged often with multiple genre titles. 
 Also i have my music sorted by genre and because of that i might have some albums from a band in one section and others of their's in another because they've changed their style. Actually i have early Kraan in Krautrock and their later stuff in Jazz/Fusion.
I'm very familiar with Eddy Moran from Vita Nova and Dzyan but i've not heard of that later project so i'll check them out. Thanks ! The man can play guitar.


Great to have you back up in this place JohnHug

And just like you said, we, at least some of us, work with a somewhat loose definition of Krautrock that opens up to a lot of different genres such as fusion, electronic and psych. I too have my early Kraan and Exmagma in the Krautlands of my collectionBig smile
Regarding RYM and the whole tagging thing, I think it could be interesting to have multi-tagging as well. We'd be facing a lot of Swedish acts in Kraut as well - such as Älgarnas Trädgard, Kebnekaise, Arbete och Fritid, International Harvester and Fläsket Brinner.
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^Hell yeah!!! 
I'm glad you like it Steve. Always room for some more Krautrock heads around here. Has been kind of slow the past couple of months - so it is great to have you aboard.

I am visiting an old fave of mine called Think - Variety. Great combo of psych and fusion with a slight nod towards the end of the 60s.




I love that Think album David, thanks for that.
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By the way i also have this Missus Beastly live album from 1974 from a Radio Bremen broadcast that has Eddy Moran playing guitar on throughout. Very cool !  They're another band listed here under Jazz/Fusion that i keep in my Krautrock section along with Ex-Magma, Thirsty Moon, Dzyan, Out Of Focus and i'm sure there's more.
I should mention that i listened to Guru Guru's posthumous release called Live In Germany 1971 tonight. Recorded by Radio Bremen after the release of UFO and Hinten, this one kicks some serious ass !  The three songs are extended from their original studio lenghts as we get over an hour of Krautrock from the boys.
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by sagichim sagichim wrote:

I always loved Thirsty Moon's first couple of albums especially their second. But honestly i wouldn't categorize them as krautrock.
Well they are listed under Jazz/Fusion here as are EX-MAGMA that David just mentioned. On this thread we don't have a black and white attitude towards what's Krautrock and what's not, it's just us talking about anything that's even close, like Psychedelic/Space Rock and trippy Jazz/Fusion, especially if it's from Germany but not necessarily. Point taken though.Big smile
Some excellent bands straddle more than one sub genre, like Dzyan, who are just as jazz-rock, really, as krautrock. Could call them either, i guess.Great and under-rated band. Have talked by phone to their guitar/sitar player Eddy Marron-nice chap.(and a brilliant musician) Have you guys heard the band  that Dzyan became called Giger, Lenz and Marron? They are totally awesome, and put out two records, Beyond and Where The Hammer Hangs
Very good point about bands crossing the genre lines. On this site it's set up so a band can only be in one genre, but on for example the RYM site they are tagged often with multiple genre titles. 
 Also i have my music sorted by genre and because of that i might have some albums from a band in one section and others of their's in another because they've changed their style. Actually i have early Kraan in Krautrock and their later stuff in Jazz/Fusion.
I'm very familiar with Eddy Moran from Vita Nova and Dzyan but i've not heard of that later project so i'll check them out. Thanks ! The man can play guitar.
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by sagichim sagichim wrote:

I always loved Thirsty Moon's first couple of albums especially their second. But honestly i wouldn't categorize them as krautrock.
Well they are listed under Jazz/Fusion here as are EX-MAGMA that David just mentioned. On this thread we don't have a black and white attitude towards what's Krautrock and what's not, it's just us talking about anything that's even close, like Psychedelic/Space Rock and trippy Jazz/Fusion, especially if it's from Germany but not necessarily. Point taken though.Big smile
Some excellent bands straddle more than one sub genre, like Dzyan, who are just as jazz-rock, really, as krautrock. Could call them either, i guess.Great and under-rated band. Have talked by phone to their guitar/sitar player Eddy Marron-nice chap.(and a brilliant musician) Have you guys heard the band  that Dzyan became called Giger, Lenz and Marron? They are totally awesome, and put out two records, Beyond and Where The Hammer Hangs


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Originally posted by sagichim sagichim wrote:

I always loved Thirsty Moon's first couple of albums especially their second. But honestly i wouldn't categorize them as krautrock.
Well they are listed under Jazz/Fusion here as are EX-MAGMA that David just mentioned. On this thread we don't have a black and white attitude towards what's Krautrock and what's not, it's just us talking about anything that's even close, like Psychedelic/Space Rock and trippy Jazz/Fusion, especially if it's from Germany but not necessarily. Point taken though.Big smile
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I always loved Thirsty Moon's first couple of albums especially their second. But honestly i wouldn't categorize them as krautrock.
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^Hell yeah!!! 
I'm glad you like it Steve. Always room for some more Krautrock heads around here. Has been kind of slow the past couple of months - so it is great to have you aboard.

I am visiting an old fave of mine called Think - Variety. Great combo of psych and fusion with a slight nod towards the end of the 60s.




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Cornucopia again.... wowee zowee this opening track kicks butt..
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I am really digging the Thirsty Moon as well, although that sounds like an old Indian proverb of some sorts... Definitely going on the list.

And seeing as everything evolves around jazz with you at the moment John, I just got a hold of Exmagma's third album. Haven't spun it yet, but man am I looking forward to it. If it's anything like the two previous ones, I'll be a happy camper, and this post will fit into the Krautrock space too, as I truly believe Exmagma were a Krautrock band with fusion ties.
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I really like Thirsty Moon and like Cornucopia that was just mentioned there's a Jazz flavour at times to go along with the trippy mood. Cool stuff !
Never heard of Moolah and i'm shocked they came from the USA and released it in 1974. Just a rare gem really.
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Here's something I discovered a couple of years ago, I don't think they've been mentioned on this thread yet.  I'd heard their debut album years ago but didn't like it that much, then I came across the second album, and WOW what an improvement.  Here is side one of Thirsty Moon's second album "You'll Never Come Back".  

1. I See You (7:19)
2. Trash Man (14:20)

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I'm checking out Cornucopia now.  I'm feeling the tang as we speak.
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^Nice clip there - thanks mister "I don't iron my clothes".

Hey is there anybody out there who actually has that Cornucopia record? I think they lost the Krautrock feel by their second outing, but this one called Full Horn, which also should be quite obvious in the YouTube clip, is one big tangy hot sauce disc. I really dig that record.
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Klaus Dinger is so cool. Cool



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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

Moolah - Woe Ye Demon Possessed (1974). Very very dark ...
SHAME I've not heard of them ... Shocked

Awesome one indeed, thanks for your recommendation Pierre!
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Yeah I am loving the Moolah as wellSmoke

Here's another one of those obscure yet highly infatuating releases, that just seems to get better and better with every spin:

Full album(but please check out the monumental epic first track here that takes up about 20 min):

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