Walter Wegmüller and The Cosmic Jokers – Tarot (Vinyl)
This massive double album is cosmic Krautrock at its finest hour, as visionary Walter Wegmuller leads a tour through the entire major arcane of the Tarot deck while the Cosmic Jokers -- basically Ash Ra Tempel, Wallenstein, and whoever else producer Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser could rope in -- create a remarkable soundtrack encompassing space rock, folk music, funk, psychedelia, and electronic music.
Wegmuller's album followed in the footsteps of Timothy Leary's Seven Up, Ash Ra Tempel, and Sergius Golowin's Lord Krishna von Goloka, backed by Wallenstein, the duo Westripp-Witthuser, and keyboardist Klaus Schulze.
Tarot, with almost all these musicians on the roster, is the culmination, a bizarre roller coaster ride through sonic soundscapes, while Wegmuller intones in his deep voice, sometimes augmented by more effects, though he often remains silent for long instrumental stretches.
Shimmering Ash Ra Tempel guitar freakouts blend with Wallenstein's more rollicking psych rock, Schulze's deep space keyboards, and Westripp's cosmic folk to create strange blitzes of electronic weirdness.
2 x Vinyl, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold
Tracklist:
A1 Der Narr 3:55
A2 Der Magier 4:38
A3 Die Hohepriesterin 4:17
A4 Die Herrscherin 4:16
A5 Der Herrscher 2:58
A6 Der Hohepriester 3:10
B1 Die Entscheidung
B2 Der Wagen 9:06
B3 Die Gerechtigkeit 3:01
B4 Der Weise 4:01
B5 Das Glücksrad 3:38
B6 Die Kraft 3:26
C1 Die Prüfung
C2 Der Tod 6:12
C3 Die Mässigkeit 4:44
C4 Der Teufel 3:35
C5 Die Zerstörung 4:00
D1 Die Sterne
D2 Der Mond
D3 Die Sonne
D4 Das Gericht
D5 Die Welt 23:00
This massive double album is cosmic Krautrock at its finest hour, as visionary Walter Wegmuller leads a tour through the entire major arcane of the Tarot deck while the Cosmic Jokers -- basically Ash Ra Tempel, Wallenstein, and whoever else producer Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser could rope in -- create a remarkable soundtrack encompassing space rock, folk music, funk, psychedelia, and electronic music.
Wegmuller's album followed in the footsteps of Timothy Leary's Seven Up, Ash Ra Tempel, and Sergius Golowin's Lord Krishna von Goloka, backed by Wallenstein, the duo Westripp-Witthuser, and keyboardist Klaus Schulze.
Tarot, with almost all these musicians on the roster, is the culmination, a bizarre roller coaster ride through sonic soundscapes, while Wegmuller intones in his deep voice, sometimes augmented by more effects, though he often remains silent for long instrumental stretches.
Shimmering Ash Ra Tempel guitar freakouts blend with Wallenstein's more rollicking psych rock, Schulze's deep space keyboards, and Westripp's cosmic folk to create strange blitzes of electronic weirdness.
2 x Vinyl, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold
Tracklist:
A1 Der Narr 3:55
A2 Der Magier 4:38
A3 Die Hohepriesterin 4:17
A4 Die Herrscherin 4:16
A5 Der Herrscher 2:58
A6 Der Hohepriester 3:10
B1 Die Entscheidung
B2 Der Wagen 9:06
B3 Die Gerechtigkeit 3:01
B4 Der Weise 4:01
B5 Das Glücksrad 3:38
B6 Die Kraft 3:26
C1 Die Prüfung
C2 Der Tod 6:12
C3 Die Mässigkeit 4:44
C4 Der Teufel 3:35
C5 Die Zerstörung 4:00
D1 Die Sterne
D2 Der Mond
D3 Die Sonne
D4 Das Gericht
D5 Die Welt 23:00
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