Nice 7" this. Not come across anything on Kraak before but if this is what they are into then they're good lads in my book. The Alien Radio and Ducktails tracks are exclusives and are certainly worth a listen but it's the Kohn and Peaking Lights tracks that deliver the surprises (more on them in a minute). So the Alien Radio tune is a total mutant Radiophonic Workshop style effort with some crazy clangers style tones. The Ducktails contribution is kinda straight up indie pop by comparison to previous solo efforts but it's pitched really weirdly and has an otherworldly feel you'd expect from Mr. Mondanile. Now, the Kohn tune ploughs a similar terrain as Alien Radio but they do a way better job of capturing the classic space synth atmosphere. A total belter! Finally we got Peaking Lights who come of sounding like a mix of Forest Swords and Zola Jesus and craft a fine post-punk style tune, steeped in reverb and lo-fi hiss. Aceness! Comes in a handsome screenprinted sleeve featuring Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge of Star Trek - Next Generation. Yo!
Hot on the heels of Kraak’s Meet The Philly Elite 4-way split, another excellent compilation EP that bundles Asmus Tietchens/Conrad Schnitzler-styled melancholy synth work from Kohn, slow-burning electro-psych from the always amazing Peaking Lights, wiggy outer space keyboards from Alien Radio and some happy/sad psychedelic pop from Ducktails. Packaged in a fold-out poster sleeve.
Wat te verwachten van een plaat met als frontcover een slechte zwart-wit afdruk van één of andere droogstoppel van Star Trek? Een prachtschijf natuurlijk. Het telt 4 nummers en minstens de helft is dik in orde. Het heeft de sfeer van de glorierijke jaren 70 in Duitsland: experimentele muziek, de pil, blondjes zonder schroom; de gehele krautrockscene doet mijn innerlijke boeddha-gong bonzen als een dolgedraaide torpedo-raket in een onontgonnen koraalrif. Leuke plaat dus, vooral de nummers waarop gezongen wordt. Psychedelisch, interessant, een zeer goede sfeer: mooi mooi mooi.
Hot on the heels of Kraak's Meet The Philly Elite 4-way split, another excellent compilation EP that bundles Asmus Tietchens/Conrad Schnitzler-styled melancholy synth work from Kohn, slow-burning electro-psych from the always amazing Peaking Lights, wiggy outer space keyboards from Alien Radio and some happy/sad psychedelic pop from Ducktails. Packaged in a fold-out poster sleeve.