JOIN INN

Klaus Schulze is back, so we have the same lineup as was on their amazing debut. They even follow the same pattern as their debut with two side long songs,the first a guitar / drum led track, followed by a synth / electronic spacey side long track. This album seems more mature or restrained then their debut was, but it's still an incredible Krautrock record. Schulze would concentrate on his solo career after this. Manual's girlfriend Rosi makes an appearance on the second track with some spoken words.

"Freak & Roll" opens with gentle guitar and light drums as it starts to build with bass joining in. The first climax of sound occurs 2 1/2 minutes in. The second climax of sound happens 6 minutes in as bass throbs away with some scorching guitar melodies. A great section of music 12 minutes in before we get the final climax of sound 17 1/2 minutes in and then the song calms right down to it's conclusion. "Jenseits" might be even better than the first track. I didn't feel that way about their debut though, I liked the first song better there. Spacey synths with Rosi's spoken words that come and go until before 11 minutes in. This is such a drifting song that at times comes in waves. Simply beautiful.

I really do think that "Join Inn" and their debut are must-haves when it comes to Krautrock music. This is legendary folks.