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Starring Rosi

The last Ash Ra Tempel album with Göttsching, built on shorter songs than the earlier long jams.
Manuel Göttsching, 1973

Released as Kosmische Musik KM 58.007. Göttsching produced, Dieter Dierks engineered with Heiner Friesz assisting, and Rosemarie Müller sang, played vibes and concert harp, and wrote the lyrics. Harald Grosskopf played drums; Göttsching played guitars, bass, electric piano, mellotron, synthesizer and congas. Side one runs "Laughter Loving" (8:00), "Day-Dream" (5:21), "Schizo" (2:47) and "Cosmic Tango" (2:06); side two "Interplay of Forces" (8:58), "The Fairy Dance" (3:07) and "Bring Me Up" (4:33). Wikipedia describes tighter song structures than the earlier jams and a turning point for Göttsching; AllMusic (John Bush) gave three stars.

Track listing

  1. Laughter Loving8:00
  2. Day-Dream5:21
  3. Schizo2:47
  4. Cosmic Tango2:06
  5. Interplay of Forces8:58
  6. The Fairy Dance3:07
  7. Bring Me Up4:33

More from Manuel Göttsching

Ash Ra Tempel (1971), Schwingungen (1972), E2-E4 (1984), Dream & Desire (1991), Die Mulde (2005)

Sources

  1. Starring Rosi, Wikipedia
  2. Day-Dream recording, MusicBrainz