''Schwingungen'' is the second album by the
Krautrock
Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It originated among artists who blended elements of psychedelic rock, avant-garde composition, and electron ...
band
Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel was a 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 name A ...
. It was released in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
on Ohr (record label), Ohr. It has been re-released four times, most recently in 2011 on MG Art Records.
The album's first song "Light" is heavily inspired by Peter Green (musician), Peter Green's playing on Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross (instrumental), Albatross".
[Peter Stubbs, ''Future Days: Krautrock and the Birth of a Revolutionary New Music'']
Melville House Inc., July 2015, ,
Track listing
Personnel
* Hartmut Enke – guitar, bass guitar, bass, electronics
* Manuel Göttsching – guitar, organ, electronics, choir
* Wolfgang Müller – drum kit, drums, vibraphone
;Additional personnel
* Uli Popp – bongos
* Matthias Wehler – alto saxophone
* John L. – singing, vocals, jaw harp, percussion instrument, percussion
Production
* Bernd Bendig – artwork
* Dieter Dierks – engineer
* Jürgen 'Panzer' Dorrmann, Reinhard Kolms – photography
* Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser – producer
References
1972 albums
Ash Ra Tempel albums
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