Saat [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)] [SHM-CD]

this is a very spacey krautrock album from 1972, this was a very unnoticed scene over here in the us as it made great headway in germany and other parts of europe but not quite here in the us, the closest this comes to sounding like anything that had done well here at this time is tangarine dream or maybe some stuff can and faust did, regardless this is what was called space rock here back in the 70s and it is hard to describe in full, the vocals are very soft and the jams can be a bit long and other parts are just speced out organ themed sounding, this can be very soothing is the best way to describe this, i call it a cross between healing music and acid/space rock, that is the best description you will get from this yankee, i happen to be a big fan of the krautrock scene so i really like this cd, try to find snippets of it on the net if you are not sure, this as with all the other japan papersleeves comes with a replica of the original german lp and the original 6 tracks that appeared here, there is no bonus extras, the remastering is fantastic!!!!! i love this band emtidi, i have had a european copy of this for years but this is by far a much better sounding disc......

A beautiful, dreamy album by German folk rockers Emtidi! This one belongs to Pilz catalogue (where have been signed all the best of German "acid" folk at the beginning of the 70's). A similar experience to Hoelderlin's "Traum" with its entire enchanting, calm and "pastoral" atmosphere. The omnipresence of the deep, fragile and emotional voice of the female singer provides a delicate touch of poetry. The instrumental accompaniment is very classic: a textural world of acoustic sounds from medieval to Celtic, always played with serenity. A few tracks include keyboards' arrangements as in the celestial; epic and organ dominated "Touch the Sun". Generally not very "trippy" for fans of kraut-folk (Witthuser & Westrupp, Emma Myldenberger...) but a consistent, sensitive work. A sound of perseverance and contemplation. [progarchives.com] Personnel: * Maik Hirschfeldt - vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizer, flute, cymbals, vibraphone, Muzzle drums * Dolly Holmes - vocals, organs, electric piano, piano, Mellotron, electric spinet * Dieter Dierks - percussions, bass and help with Mellotron 01. Walkin' in the Park (6:27) 02. Traume (3:15) 30. Touch the Sun (11:42) 04. Love Time Rain (2:43) 05. Saat (4:07) 06. Die Reise (10:04)