VA - Electric Junk, A Journey Through Deutsche Rock, Psych and Kosmische 1970-1978 [2025] (4 x CDs)

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VA - Electric Junk, A Journey Through Deutsche Rock, Psych and Kosmische 1970-1978 [2025] (4 x CDs)

If you're intrigued by the boundary-pushing sounds of 1970s German rock, then Electric Junk: A Journey Through Deutsche Rock, Psych and Kosmische 1970-1978 is a deep and rewarding listen. This 4-CD box set, curated by Cherry Red Records, a sonic archive, mapping the evolution of krautrock and experimental music during a time of cultural upheaval and artistic revolution.

This set brings together an impressive lineup, featuring Tangerine Dream, Faust, Popol Vuh, and Klaus Schulze, alongside lesser known yet equally visionary acts such as Guru Guru, Eloy, Jane, and Electric Sandwich. These musicians weren’t merely performers; they were sonic architects, building vast soundscapes that transcended conventional rock. Their work blurred genres, weaving together elements of psychedelia, jazz, ambient, and avant-garde electronics, resulting in a uniquely German countercultural movement.

One of the most compelling aspects of this box set is its extensive liner notes, which serve as a guided tour through this pioneering scene. It’s an intellectual exercise as much as a listening experience; an invitation to explore how music can challenge perceptions, expand consciousness, and redefine artistic expression.

If you appreciate music that dares to be different, this collection is a fascinating document of a movement that reshaped the sonic landscape. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Guru Guru - Electric Junk 11:05

02 Jane - Early in The Morning 5:25

03 Brainticket - Black Sand 4:04

04 Kraan - Head 18:39

05 Karthago - Why Don't You Stop Buggin' Me 5:01

06 Epsilon - She Belongs to Me 5:36

07 Eloy - Daybreak 2:41

08 Message - Dreams and Nightmares (Dreams) 12:42

09 Nosferatu - Highway 4:16

10 La Düsseldorf - Silver Cloud 8:02

CD2

01 Klaus Schulze - Satz Gewitter (Energy Rise, Energy Collapse) 5:41

02 Lava - Piece of Peace 10:09

03 Tangerine Dream - Movements of A Visionary 7:50

04 Roedelius - Regenmacher 6:34

05 Conrad Schnitzler - Wild Space 6 4:07

06 Nine Days' Wonder - Moment 8:03

07 Faust - Jennifer 7:13

08 Novalis - Dronsz 4:55

09 Agitation Free - You Play for Us Today 6:16

10 Silberbart - Brain Brain 16:23

CD3

01 Edgar Froese - Epsilon in Malaysian Pale 16:27

02 Cluster - Georgel 5:35

03 My Solid Ground - The Executioner 3:32

04 Popol Vuh - Ah! 4:46

05 Klaus Schulze - Some Velvet Phasing 8:26

06 Triumvirat - March to The Eternal City 8:49

07 Tangerine Dream - Ultima Thule Pt 1 3:22

08 Embryo - A Place to Go 4:10

09 Faust - On The Way to Abamae 2:43

10 Electric Sandwich - China (Single Version) 3:07

11 My Solid Ground - Dirty Yellow Mist 13:06

CD4

01 Ramses - La Leyla 7:29

02 Frame - Frame of Mind 4:15

03 A.R. & Machines - Als Hätt Ich Das Alles Schon Mal Gesehen (As If I Had Seen All This Before) 5:31

04 Janus - Red Sun (2013 Remix) 8:56

05 Guru Guru - Stone In 5:45

06 Hoelderlin - Schwebebahn 7:22

07 Orange Peel - We Still Try to Change 10:07

08 Pell Mell - City Monster 8:46

09 Os Mundi - A Question of Decision 7:42

10 Sweet Smoke - Darkness to Light 12:50

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