Schwingungen
The title piece of the second album, in two parts, whose chord sequence the band believed was the sound of heaven.
Ash Ra Tempel, from Schwingungen (1972)
- Written by
- Ash Ra Tempel
- Released
- 1972
- Length
- 19:00
- Album
- Schwingungen
The title track takes up side two of Schwingungen and is listed at 19:00 on Wikipedia, with sections called "Suche" and "Liebe"; another listing gives 19:23. Cope writes that it begins with Wolfgang Müller's hugely reverbed vibraphone, then organ and effects guitar, building to a great eternal chord sequence that Göttsching and Enke believed was the sound of heaven.
That sequence returns on "Time" from Seven Up. The only cover found for this album is of its opener, "Light: Look at Your Sun", by the Al Berkowitz Band, and nothing was found on live performances or samples of the title piece.
More songs by Ash Ra Tempel
Where to go next
Reference
- Schwingungen on Wikipedia Personnel and tracklist.
Fan sites and communities
- Krautrocksampler Julian Cope's chapter on the band.
Sources
- Schwingungen, Wikipedia
- Krautrocksampler, Julian Cope (1995)