OHM Collector's Set

This just in.....this new Collectors set will be released in Canada via DISTRIBUTION FUSION , i would think the same time as the US, on October 25th..

EARLY GURUS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC

This just in....also releasing in October, is a special Collectors edition of "OHM" Early Gurus of Electronic Music 3CD set, this time expanded to include a DVD of some of the key artists of the genre, including of course, Robert Moog.

Coming October 25th from the fine people @ Ellipsis Arts.

BRAND NEW KLAUS SCHULZE ALBUM !

It's been a while.....but in between all the fantastic re-issues, the ever prolific Klaus Schulze has recorded a new album.....cover below, due out in the US on October 25th, 2005

New Klaus album, to be released in the US October 25th, 2005 

And then here's the "other side of the coin".....

apparently.......this is also attributed to Plato and perhaps is eerily reminiscant of what we experience today...

" any musical innovation is full of danger to the whole state, and ought to be prohibited "

Well..here's another quote....

This one came from PLATO...commenting on the subject of Music..

"Music is Moral Law. It gives Soul to the Universe, Wings to the mind, flight to the Imagination.
.....It is essence of Order and leads to all that is good, true and beautiful"

you gotta dig it.......

Robert Moog R.I.P

Sad News to report.....Electronic Music Pioneer Robert Moog passed away yesterday @ the age of 71. He was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year . He died in his home in Asheville, N.C.

To read more straight from the source, go to : www.moogmusic.com

Remasters can be good...

I just finished listening to the remastered versions of Can's Future Days, Unlimited Edition, Landed and Soon Over Babaluma.(thanks Hansi!!) Boy, they sound goooood. It's like listening to them for the first time all over again. Also the CD edition of Neu!'s first, listening to Hallogallo reminded me that it was that song that Peter was playing on Alien Soundtracks one day in 1990 or so, which prompted me to phone the station and the rest is history. (I had a vinyl copy of Neu! '75 which I bought at Tower Records in Buenos Aires of all places, and loved it.)

KLAUS RE-Issues 

Klaus Schulze....Happy Birthday !

The first 12 Klaus Schulze re-issues out now....all with extensive Bonus Tracks & Liner Notes...DIG IT has the STAHLSYPMONY BONUS DVD....a must have !!
Capsule reviews on eurock.com or completee track details are on insideout.de REVISITED web site.

It's available now.... 

Krautrock Meeting 2005 DVD

It's finally available here in NTSC Format......
The DVD of some of the legendary Kraut Rockers re-uniting for the german Rock Palast TV show.....
The DVD gives a hint of how great they must have been in their heyday, but overall does not dissapoint. The standout performance in my opinion is the GURU GURU....this band still fronted ( or pushed from behind his drum kit ) by Mani Neumeier, is full of vitality and drive...and, they perform a killer version of "Der Elektrolurch"
Amon Duul 2 are a bit of a dissapointment on the first couple of songs, but all is forgiven by the time they launch in to "DEUTSCH NEPAL"
EPITAPH, JANE, BIRTH CONTROL & KARTHAGO all turn in inspired Rock performances, you can tell they are having Fun after all these years.
There is lot's of Bonus material on this 2 DVD set, over 217 minutes of material, including band biographies and Interviews with Mani & Chris Karrer & others.
Should be available in Canada as an Import via most Music stores or from SPV.de
Not sure if he has it posted yet, but make sure you also visit Archie @ www.eurock.com where you will also find all the Popol Vuh and Klaus Schulze re-issues

More news about the Can re-masters from the Spoon Newsletter

CAN - Remastered!!! Spoon Records, in collaboration with Warner Music (for Germany/ Austria/ Switzerland) and Mute/ EMI Records London (for the rest of the world, excluding Japan), is releasing remastered versions of the classic CAN albums. Included are exclusive unseen photos from the time and new sleeve notes. The albums were all remastered from the original master tapes and were overseen and attended by Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt and Jono Podmore, so that they finally sound on CD how they were always intended to sound. These releases follow the recent success of the DVD release, CAN DVD, which marked the 35th anniversary of the founding of the group. Spoon Records has signed an agreement with P-Vine Records for a domestic release in Japan. P-Vine will release all the remastered albums with a faithful reproduction of the original vinyl cover as paper sleeve. The first 8 albums were released in july 2005, the rest will follow in blocs. Spoon Records will try to make this very special Japanese edition available for fans via mail order on the Spoon site. Release phases: 1.Phase October 2004 "Monster Movie" "Soundtracks" "Tago Mago" "Ege Bamyasi" 2. Phase July 2005 "Future Days" "Soon Over Babaluma" "Landed" "Unlimited Edition" 3. Phase winter 2005 "Flow Motion" "Saw Delight" "Can" "Delay 1968" 4. Phase spring 2006 "Rite Time" “CAN Live“ double CD Compilation double CD All 14 remastered albums will play on CD players, SACD players and SACD compatible DVD players (except Japanese release: CD only!)