Friendship

by Ash Ra Tempel

Overview

Recorded in 2000, Friendship marked the return of Krautrock pioneers Ash Ra Tempel, though founding member Manuel Goettsching had been making music under the name Ashra on and off with a host of other players a few years after the 1973 breakup of the band's original lineup. Friendship saw the reunion of Goettsching and fellow Ash Ra Tempel founding member Klaus Schulze, who had spent much of the '70s, '80s and '90s amassing an impressive body of his own solo work. Working as a duo, Goettsching's fantastical guitar leads and Schulze's trademark synth pads are joined by more digital drum programming (also the handiwork of Schulze, who had originally served as the band's drummer back in their earliest days). The album is made up of three lengthy compositions somewhere between trance, deep house, and hints of the early Krautrock experimentalism the band forged in the early '70s. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2014
Label:	Made In Germany / Mg.Art
UPC:	0885513012227
Rank:	94958

Tracks

1. Reunion
2. Pikant
3. Friendship

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ash Ra Tempel   Primary Artist
Manuel Goettsching   Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Manuel Goettsching   Composer
Tom Dams   Engineer,Mixing
Klaus Schulze   Composer