Echo Waves

Rigorously disciplined and also a free-form freakout.

I think that every sound on this album is guitar-originated.

As a guitarist, I often dislike listening to guitarists. Especially rockers. Especially rockers who use a lot of pedals to adjust their sound, and frequently zoom into needly-noodly squealy land. Fuck those jerks.

This guy is an exception. I'll listen to him any time. Something about the krautrock rockers that is especially true here: they knew how to play guitar solos in such a way that they actually sound ego-less. They're not showing off, they're blasting off. And they're taking you along.

Often this almost sounds like techno, only guitar-based. Intense krautrock jammy techno.

Enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/5s64e7yuvkj5lv8/Manuel%20G%F6ttsching-%20Inventions%20for%20Electric%20Guitar.zip

What's the Price of Your Love?

This is for Jonathan, so that he understands why I was fascinated by the drumbeat of that one Wilco song.

Mixtapes for Mason- Through The Spinal Cord and Nerves- Krautrock

Krautrock! In the continuing series of mixtapes.

If you're just tuning in now, this series of mixes was originally put together for a teenager, so the content is designed to do a little educating and also a little aesthetic whomping. That is, the two goals were: shine a light on some of the musical giants who came before, and, make a listening experience that'll show why they matter.

In this case, my knowledge of Krautrock is pretty slim: I've listened to a bunch of Can and Faust, and a handful of other albums in the genre. And once in the 90s I read Julian Cope's "Krautrocksampler"... anyhow, this ought to be a fun mix despite my limitations.

These were formatted to fit on cassette, so each 'side' will be around 42 minutes.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zj4mx3lz1mf/VA- Through The Spinal Cord and Nerves- Krautrock.zip

Up nest: punk rock.

Sing, for Song Drives Away Wolves

Cosmic teutonic folk music, super-heavy bliss and beauty.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jxbyjgmzznz/Popol Vuh- Coeur de Verre.zip