Even though Krautrock is often seen as something secondary to prog, the German genre started somewhat earlier than that, continental experimentation with sound preceding the fleshing out of British psychedelia, which why the fact of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, one of kosmische musik’s prime movers, turning 90 years of age on October 26th shouldn’t come as a surprise. Only it does, and the man behind such classics as CLUSTER’s second album HARMONIA’s “Deluxe” celebrates his anniversary in style – with a series of concerts and a four-LP box set.
The collection titled simply “90” which will be out on October 25th is comprised of previously unreleased material preserved on 2-track Revox tapes between 1968 and 1980, so it’s not a retrospective per se – especially given Achim’s very vague memories of when a particular piece got recorded and with whom. Still, such an approach – and the numeric marking of the tracks – works wonders for blending the result into a mind-trip the veteran’s a master of.
90
LP 1:
1. 322 40
2. 221 37
3. 217 09
4. 54 30
5. 443 09
6. TB13 16 37
7. TB6 35 49
8. TB13 36 49
9. 357 41
10. TB36 2 14
11. 3704 90
12. TB34r 13 37
13. TB6 25
LP 2:
1. 332 05
2. 222 13
3. TB36 6 47
4. TB36 9 18
5. TB38 58 56
6. TB38 149 43
7. TB39 69 45
8. TB41 35 58
9. TB11 34 20
10. TB11 29 15
11. TB6 43 47
12. TB4 8 57
13. TB36 69 23
14. TB6 101 30
15. Moebi Speaks
LP 3:
1. 774 02
2. TB33 116
3. TB11 144 24
4. TB35 21 24
5. 647 32
6. 131 33
7. 792 43
8. TB10 76 16
9. TB6 55 03
10. 776 665 54
11. TB41 38 28
LP 4:
1. 633 09
2. 384 57
3. 1027 35
4. 934 19
5. 154 32
6. Fostex 58
7. 430 15
8. 587 18
9. 897 00
10. 663 20
