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Reissue of the 1976 collaboration between keyboardist Michael Hoenig (Agitation Free) and guitarist Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel).  One continuous 48 minute piece of meditative music that ebbs and flows.  Great interaction between the analogue keyboards and echo guitar.  Quite beautiful and highly recommended.From the liner notes by Manuel Göttsching:"My earliest reminiscence of Michael Hoenig goes back to the year 1970 or 1971. I entered public bus no. 4 in Berlin, and there he was, sitting at the back of the bus, clutching his 'treasure' on his knees. It was a black aquare bo that looked more like an old-fashioned attache case, but in fact it was an EMS Synthi A! He was on his way to Thomas Kessler's Beat Studio to play a session with the legendary Berlin band Agitation Free. Kessler's studio was an influeantial and well respected place in Berlin between '68 and '72. In retrospect, many bands and musicians seemed to have found their 'ear' in that studio, laying the foundation for what would later be called 'The Berlin School'. Michael, as far as I recall, played the synthesizer directly in the beginning, no keyboards, only obscure external control devices -- so you may call him a genuine electronic musician indeed. He performed and recorded with Agitation Free for several years, and then briefly with Tangerine Dream and also Klaus Schulze for some concerts, before beginning to work on his first solo recording Departure From The Northern Wasteland in 1976.That same year I was recording an album of compositions for keyboards and synthesizer, called New Age Of Earth. This production pushed me to explore new grounds, having started my musical life as a guitarist. I had found ways to extract nearly every possible sound out of a guitar, nut Michael's help in the final mix of that album was invaluable. In autumn 1976 I was asked to play a tour of France to promote the release of New Age Of Earth. Of course I invited Michael to join me, and for three weeks we rehearsed at his Aura studio. Unfortunately some of the concert dates were not confirmed in time and we had to cancel the complete tour just on the day before we wanted to leave for France. On that evening, nevertheless, we recorded our last rehearsal 'just in case'. It turned out as a flowing harmonic piece, reflecting much of the optimistic air of 1976. Michael made his 'departure' to Los Angeles in the early< eighties. He built up a new studio and now composes music for films and produces for a variety of new media. When we met again in November 1994 I proposed to release this old track of ours. Michael took the original tape to Los Angeles, lovingly restored it and -- well here it is, 19 years later, a taste of Early Water back from 1976." - Voices In The Net

This is the one - the masterpiece.  1974's Phaedra featured the classic Froese/Franke/Baumann lineup.  The music became a bit less freeform as they started to rely on sequencers, creating what would be termed the "Berlin school" sound.  Dark and mysterious - an album to be played high or straight late at night.Remastered edition from the original master tapes.  Includes 2 bonus Steven Wilson remixes.

Back in print!  2CD expanded edition of one of the great Berlin School electronic albums of all time.  This is really the album where Schulze put it all together.  Floating, drifting, pulsating sequenced music on all analogue keyboards that will take you to another dimension.  Essential!

New 2CD/DVD edition.  Includes bonus tracks, the original mix remastered (better this time), a new stereo mix, and hi-res 5.1 and stereo.The band's second album for Charisma is a dark masterpiece. It features some of their best known material like "Pioneers Over C", "Killer", etc. Robert Fripp makes a prominent appearance as well. This remastered edition comes with new liner notes and photos as well as two great bonus tracks - the 15 minute "Squid 1/Squid 2/Octopus" and the original version of "The Emperor In His War Room". Essential.