ENCORE (LIVE 1977)

This is a mix of the Ricochet and Stratosfear albums; there is very much beat like on Ricochet; there are also cold floating keyboards played by the unique Peter Baumann. The 4 pieces are quite long (around 20 minutes). On "Cherokee lane", you start with some humming and then you get a minimalist and cold mellotron. There is a synthesizer that sounds like a flute too, actually a desperate flute. You can hear electric guitar a la Froese on "Coldwater canyon". I find "Desert dream" rather minimalist, full of desolation. It is not a very addictive album.

Rating: 3.5 stars