The third album from the essential Krautrock power trio
Guru Guru's early forays is as essential to the avant-rock collector as
Faust's Faust Tapes,
Can's
Tago Mago, and the early experiments of
Kraftwerk and
Neu! Dating from 1972, it's an unprecedented display of drone-rock on the heavier, psychedelic side of the '70s German underground.
Guru Guru's lineup changed periodically, and throughout the '70s, the project took contributions from
Conny Plank and
Hans-Joachim Roedelius, among others, and were tightly connected with the
Kraftwerk off-shoot
Harmonium. This album is undoubtedly one of their greater works, alongside
UFO and
Hinten recorded by the essential trio of
Ax Genrich on guitar,
Uli Trepte on bass, and leader
Mani Neumeier on drums and keyboards. ~ Skip Jansen