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Agitation Free - At the Cliffs of River Rhine (1974) (Full Live Album)

AGITATION FREE

 

Krautrock


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Submitted by M3g52 | 10/17/2018

A 38-minute concert recorded for radio in Cologne, Germany, on February 2, 1974, LIVE ''74: AT THE CLIFFS OF RIVER RHINE arguably represents the apex of Agitation Free''s trademark cosmic instrumental space-improv explorations, showcasing the virtuosity of guitarists Lutz Ulbrich and Gustav Lutjens, keyboard player Michael Hoenig, drummer Burghard Rauch, and bassist Michael Gunter. Thirteen-minute opener Through the Moods is unavailable elsewhere; the remaining cuts, which sounded great on 1973 psych-rock landmark 2ND, are positively electric, making this recording an indispensible part of Agitation Free''s discography.

Line - up:

GustI Lütjens / guitar
Lutz ''Lüül'' Ulbrich / guitar
Michael ''Fame'' Günther / bass
Michael Hoenig / keyboards
Burghard Rausch / drums

Tracklist:

1. Through The Moods 00:00
2. First Communication 13:27
3. Dialogue & Random 22:24
4. Laila 23:22
5. In The Silence Of The Morning Sunrise 33:25

Buy: https://www.amazon.com/Cliffs-River-Rhine-Agitation-Free/dp/B000025635

Review: This is a live recording of one of the great, and often overlooked krautrock bands. Entirely instrumental, their work is charachterized by long, freaky improvisations with some absolutely amazing guitar work (similar to Ash Ra Tempel''s first), some disorienting sound effects (and understated keyboards), and some great band chemistry and jamming lending to the overall tripping effect. This is just a superb jam band with uniformly inventive and evolving guitar driven psychedelia. This album has to be one of the most perfect and excellent psychedelic guitar rock albums I have heard.

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