There is a
mist around this record that probably begins at the cover. An inexpressive
building at the top of a hill. A building where the windows are also inexpressive,
like muted windows. It starts with rail
station announcements, just as Agitation Free’s “Malesch” starts with a
proposal to fly: “You drive the aeroplane, I play the drums”. What follows is
indeed a trip, but a quiet trip. On the second track, a low plane flies above
us. The music starts. It is just an exploration, it could be a home jam. The quality
of the recording is not great. Nevertheless, it has that obscure flavor of a
private session; something you were not supposed to witness but slipped out in
a form of and 8-track tape. Then you realize that the musicians come from such groups
as FRUMPY, THIRSTY MOON, XHOL, TOMMORROW'S GIFT and OUGENWEIDE. For the newbie
in German 70’s progressive music, they are not the most shiny ones on the pack.
But they ensure great diversity. And as you listen, you notice a sense of
adventure, side by side with the sense of abandonment. Side 2 begins with
Fender Rhodes and flute that are not faraway from the first Return to Forever
album. Then you read the comments on the back cover “don’t take it too seriously”.
This could be the Sinatra’s “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” in a parallel
dimension. This could be Nina Hagen’s children lullaby. This could be a frozen
Earthbound. This could be a new wave of Soft Machine’s Fourth. This could be
something that you are not meant to listen. But you did. And so…
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