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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Gäa – Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus – Space Rock (Germany, 1974)

A psychedelic, organ-heavy album to come out of West Germany in 1974, Gäa's debut also gives this blog its name.  (Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus is German for "On the train to Uranus.")  This album has all the trappings of a classic space rock album:  Ethereal, reverb-heavy passages with narration; Heavy flange and distortion applied to the guitar; (what I'm going to assume are) Cosmic lyrics; Vocal harmonies; And the ability to skillfully switch between driving psychedelic rock and sparser atmospheric passages.
Track Listing:
1)  Uranus (9:38)
2)  Bossa Rustical (4:05)
3)  Tanz Mit Dem Mond (7:23)
4)  Mutter Erde (6:57)
5)  Welt Im Dunkel (6:59)
6)  Gäa (7:33)

3 comments:

  1. Wow! Over five years after this post and the link is still working! This is such an incredible album and it is great to have a decent rip of it at last.

    Many thanks.

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