A.R. & Machines - " A. R. IV" (Zebra ‎– 2949 008) 1973

Krautrock-fusion with a hint of Soft Machine 'Third' onwards......and whats wrong with that? Was the rhetorical question.

Tracklist:

1. Vita (22:13)
2. Aqua (23:12)

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A.R. & Machines - "AR3" - (Zebra Records) 1972

I may change my mind tomorrow but, I reckon this is the best one of the Reichel and Machines albums.Sounds like more of a group effort than the others,hypnotic and even rocking at some points.The birth of Shoegaze I suggest,or Glenn Branca before Branca? Theoretically, theoretical before the Theoretical Girls were even Girls? Keine Deutsche Welle (thanks Walter) or Deutsche No Wave?..... or probably just standard German early seventies motorik space rock?......with echo_boxes.
Yes, I Like It!?

Tracklist:

1.Warum Peter Nur Noch Ferien Macht 7:26
2.Tarzan’s Abenteuer Im Sommerschlußverkauf 5:20
3.10 Jahre Lebenslänglich 7:26
4.Die Tochter Des Frostriesen 2:19
5.Die Eigentümer Der Welt 6:46
6.Heute Ist Es Wärmer Als Draussen 3:15
7.Auf Deutsch Heisst Das Gewissensbisse 3:49
8.Wie Ich Mir So Ich Dir 2:20
9.Alles Geht Nach Goa 5:20

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A.R. & Machines - "Echo" (Polydor) 1972

Time for more Kraut echo box rock that you can march to if you're so inclined,but more likely you can pass your smoking drugs around at your slacker party and lose yourself in the swirling repetition.
The Nazis were on the wrong drugs,they took 'Pervitin' en masse apparently,which was an over the counter Meth-Ampethamine that turned one into a sleepless, fearless, fighting machine.Not the kind of Machine that Reichel uses,and definitely NOT to be taken listening to this;But for invading and over-running a neighbouring state with a daring pincer movement in a few days, its perfect.
Hypnotic stuff indeed,except for the inevitable parts where Achim vocalizes into his machine,which is supremely irritating. ...but supposedly intended to amuse?.....wrong!

Tracklist:

1 Einladung (Invitation)
2 Das Echo Der Gegenwart (The Echo Of The Presence)
3 Das Echo Der Zeit (The Echo Of Time)
4 Das Echo Der Zukunft (The Echo Of The Future)
5 Das Echo Der Vergangenheit (The Echo Of The Past)

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A.R. & Machines ‎– "Die Grüne Reise - The Green Journey" (Polydor ‎– 2371 128) 1971

A.R.,also known as Achim Reichel (dunno if he's related to Hans Reichel or not?), bought his echo box in around 1970,and never put it back in the cupboard for at least four years at the start of the seventies.Most people just fart around with their effects in private in their bedrooms,but not Achim....he farts around on magnetic tape, and released it all on vinyl.
You can do virtually anything through an Echo effect and it'll sound great.Something that was discovered early on by Elvis and Sun Records, then later in the eighties by legions of Industrial bedroom dwellers.
Nowadays, everyone has a vast collection of effects pedals,shiney Fender Jazzmasters,and 128 track digital recording facilities, so don't bother buying the deluxe editions of these albums,just do it yourself,and please....keep it to yourself!
The Green journey in this case, is downloading music files as the only Green way to consume music.No packaging, no plastic used,no greenhouse gas producing delivery.....feel smug as you're not part of the problem anymore.Saving the planet by sharing stuff that only exists as 1's and zero's.Lets pat ourselves on the back as the Amazon Rainforest burns,and we listen to some German Hippies get self-indulgent with some effects....that they bought from some music emporium no doubt?...CONSUMERS!!!!

Tracklist: 

1.Globus
2.In The Same Boat
3.Beautiful Babylon
4.I'll Be Your Singer. You'll Be My Song
5.Body
6.A Book's Blues
7.As If I Have Seen All This Before.
8. Cosmic Vibration (An Afternoon Concert)
9. Come On, People
10.Truth And Probability (A Lexicon For Self-Knowledge)

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