Alex Oriental Experience - Tales Of Purple Sally

Unfortunately there is very little in English about this band on the net, but as far as I can gather, this German dude named Alex Wiska is really taken with the "Turkish" sound. This is a compilation of tracks from the early 70's, and this is some very tasty Turkish-sounding stuff! Appearing on most if not all of the tracks are Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, and Michael Karoli of the band Can. The other musicians seem to be well-known in their fields too. This really needs to be checked out - wish I knew more about it.

Line-Up
- Holger Czukay
- Jaki Liebezeit
- Michael Karoli
- Gerd Dudek
- Alex Wiska
- Cem Karaca
- Huseyn Sultan Oglu
- Seyhan Karabey
- Ünol Buyükgönenc

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Charge - Charge (1973)

Charge was a studio band that only did a few gigs to support this album, which did not sell well. Two of the better known musicians on this are Neil Hubbard and Ric Grech. My only complaint is that it is so short - half the album is a 17 minute piece called 'Child of Nations'. The second track, 'To My Friends' is maybe one of the coolest thing I've heard lately. One reviewer says this is a "loud, blistering sonic attack that rarely relents" - OK it's probably not all that 'blistering' but it's pretty damn good. My rip 320 w/covers.

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Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen (1972)

Ash Ra Tempel's second album is an all time classic. Hypnotic, inspiring, experimental, dreamy and psychedelic.

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Mon Dyh - Murderer (1980)

The first album from German band Mon Dyh, like their other two albums, is just about flawless in my opinion. Not krautrock - just good old blues-based rock. Simple lyrics sung in English with soul and conviction, great basslines, subdued yet powerful drumming, and the guitar playing of Andreas Pröhl is stellar. Great stuff all around. My rip @ highVBR w/covers.

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