Cosmic Couriers / Cosmic Music (also known as by its German name Kosmische Kuriere / Kosmische Musik) was a German experimental/space-rock label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1973 following his association with

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and

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. A number of influential records in the

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genre were released on Cosmic Couriers, including

Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Joke ...

's ''Cyborg'' and

Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel was a West German krautrock group led by guitarist Manuel Göttsching that was active from 1970 to 1976. Their debut album '' Ash Ra Tempel'' was released in 1971. Following the band's demise, Göttsching released music under the nam ...

Timothy Leary Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from bold oracle to publicity hound. He was "a her ...

's ''Seven Up''.Cope, Julian (1995). "Krautrocksampler," pp.86-88. Head Heritage, Great Britain Cosmic Couriers released many important Krautrock titles by artists including

Manuel Göttsching Manuel Göttsching (9 September 1952 – 4 December 2022) was a German musician and composer. As the leader of the groups Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra in the 1970s and 80s, as well as a solo artist, he was one of the most influential guitarists of ...

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, and others, including

Walter Wegmüller Walter Wegmüller (25 February 1937 – 26 March 2020) was a Swiss painter and recording artist. As a recording artist, he was best known for the Krautrock album ''Tarot'', which was released on the Cosmic Couriers label in 1973. Biography Wegm ...

's ''Tarot''. However Kaiser got into trouble when he started releasing albums under the name of the

Cosmic Jokers The Cosmic Jokers were a German krautrock supergroup, though they were never a proper ensemble per se; their music was created from sessions put together by label head Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser and Gille Lettman in early 1973, without the performers' kno ...

, a

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made up of artists who did not even realise they were participating in such a project: Kaiser had taken recordings of informal jams by various artists from the label and had released them under the Cosmic Jokers name without their knowledge. The musicians affected - and in particular Klaus Schulze - were far from impressed with Kaiser's release of this material and took legal action. As a result of this and his involvement with Timothy Leary, Kaiser's contracts with his bands were voided by the German courts thus spelling the end for the Kosmische Musik label.

Releases

The following albums were released on the Cosmic Couriers label:Freeman & Freeman (1996). "The Crack In The Cosmic Egg", p.223. Audion Publications, Leicester. * Timothy Leary & Ash Ra Tempel - '' Seven Up'' (KK 58.001) * Sergius Golowin - ''Lord Krishna von Goloka'' (KK 58.002) * Walter Wegmüller - ''Tarot'' (2LP) (KK 2/58.003) * Witthüser+Westrupp - ''Live *68-*73'' (2LP) (KM 2/58.004) * Klaus Schulze - ''

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'' (2LP) (KM 2/58.005) * Wallenstein - ''Cosmic Century'' (KM 58.006) * Ash Ra Tempel - ''

Starring Rosi ''Starring Rosi'' is the fifth and technically final album released by Ash Ra Tempel, as it is the last to feature Manuel Göttsching. It was recorded at Studio Dierks, Stommeln by Dieter Dierks. It was originally released on LP by Ohr under thei ...

'' (KM 58.007) *

The Cosmic Jokers The Cosmic Jokers were a German krautrock supergroup, though they were never a proper ensemble per se; their music was created from sessions put together by label head Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser and Gille Lettman in early 1973, without the performers' kn ...

- ''

'' (KM 58.008) * Popol Vuh - '' Seligpreisung'' (KM 58.009) * Galactic Supermarket (Cosmic Jokers) - ''Galactic Supermarket'' (KM 58.010) * Various - ''Sci-Fi Party'' (conceptual sampler) (KM 58.011) * The Cosmic Jokers & Sternenmädchen - ''Gilles Zeitschiff'' (KM 58.012) * The Cosmic Jokers & Sternenmädchen - ''Planeten Sit-In'' (KM 58.013) * Wallenstein - ''Stories, Songs & Symphonies'' (KM 58.014) * Ash Ra Tempel/

- '' Inventions for Electric Guitar'' (KM 58.015) *

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- '' Dreamlab'' (KM 58.016) * Popol Vuh - '' Einsjäger und Siebenjäger'' (KM 58.017) * Various - ''Take Your Headphones'' (promo sampler)

References

External links

* The Cosmic Jokers at Progarchive

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