VAMPIRE STATE BUILDING

A fair to middling Krautrock album. A sometimes uneventful recording that switches instantly to that corrosive guitar sound you'd expect from a band from Germany at this time.

It's not particularly cohesive and not that well produced but does have that something or other which keeps it afloat and prevents it sinking like a lead weight. The vocals are quite good, though nothing spectacular and are suitable to this type of music - not that there's that many of them anyway. There's also quite a few sax-jazz parts that are pleasing to the ear.

Like most Kraut bands - there's a fair bit of experamentalism going on. None more so than the mental drum solo in the title track - which is a good one to annoy your neighbours with. There's a decent array of instruments used which is always a good thing. A good enough album that has many Jazzy Krautrock moments and is actually better than the sum of its parts.

I'd rather listen to 'Out of Focus' though, if truth be told.