Exponent - Upside Down (1974)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Garden of Delights, CD 177 | ~ 308 or 113 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 83 Mb
Progressive Rock / Krautrock
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Garden of Delights, CD 177 | ~ 308 or 113 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 83 Mb
Progressive Rock / Krautrock
A real dig, discovered only recently. Keyboard-dominated, with Mellotron, flute, and English lyrics. Very good studio recordings. The Wuppertal group – basically a successor band of Cannabis India – existed only from 1974 until 1976. Back then in 1974 they recorded some songs for an LP but did not release it. Which was a shame as it would have been a real asset e. g. on the Brain label. Only in 2014, a man from Berlin came up against it almost by chance and released it as an LP on his Korusuro label. It was received very well by the listeners and was much praised. And now finally the CD edition, drawn from the master tapes. The 32-page booklet contains a detailed band history in German and English, photographs, lyrics, etc. A highly recommended album.~ diregarden.com
Well… here's the next big thing for archival progressive rock collectors (recorded in 1974). Imagine Spektakel as played by Eloy. Oh… did I get your attention there? Good, that was the plan. This is more German symphonic than classic Krautrock, and I know many of you are nodding your head, saying "yep - know wha'cha mean, Tom". This is definitely a dream for keyboard fans, and there's oodles of organ, Moog, electric piano, and mellotron to absorb and treasure. While there is guitar, it definitely plays second banana to the awesome banks of keyboards. And, as indicated prior, the album is geared more towards the symphonic progressive genre with plenty of meter breaks and compositional acumen. This is not a atmospheric Krautrock zone out. Side 2 is a bit more of a blues based jam, and also possesses a slightly lesser sound quality, but still no less awesome of a listening experience - perhaps calling out a more classic German sound ala Sixty-Nine here. Yes, there's been a Sixty-Nine sighting (look them up) Sixty-Nine. On the topic of sound quality, it's very good for an archival recording, but hardly Abbey Road Studios standard, so be sure to keep expectations in check. Exponent is begging for a CD issue as well. Top drawer this one goes in.by ashratom, rateyourmusic
Exponent - Upside Down (1974):
Tracklist:
1. Duplicate (8:19)
2. Last Spring (8:17)
3. Thoughts (6:33)
4. Dream (19:13)
5. Thoughts (Live) (6:10) [Bonus Track]
Musicians:
- Frank Martin / vocals, keyboard, flute
- Martin Köhmstedt / guitar
- Dirk Fleck / bass
- Rüdiger Braune / drums
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Exponent / Upside Down
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EAC extraction logfile from 13. January 2016, 18:44
Exponent / Upside Down
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
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==== Log checksum 24E3D9D034295083854188B84A03CB0B39C19FD0E3D4532590DE672724E4990A ====
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log date: 2016-01-16 19:46:35
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