Various Artists / (The Microcosm) : Visionary Music Of Continental Europe, 1970-1986 – 2CD

Description

• In depth liner notes by Douglas Mcgowan and Jason Patrick Woodbury
• 2xCD with 40-page booklet and rare photos

Track Listing:

CD 1
1. Vangelis Cration du monde
2. Ralph Lundsten Bn 5 – Frlt Oss Vra Skulder = Prayer 5 – Forgive Us Our Trespasses
3. Ash Ra Tempel Le sourire vol
4. Popol Vuh Brder Des Schattens – Shne Des Lichts (Abridged)
5. Ariel Kalma Orguitar Soir
6. Bernard Xolotl Cometary Wailing (Valley Plateau)
7. Peter Michael Hamel Einklang

CD 2
1. Francesco Messina Untitled
2. Roedelius Wenn Der Sdwind Weht
3. Deutsche Wertarbeit Der Grosse Atem
4. Robert Julian Horky Dance For A Warrior
5. Karl Schaffner & Lothar Grimm Caravan
6. Suzanne Doucet & Christian Buehner Shivas Dance
7. Enno Velthuys Morning Glory
8. Deuter Spirales
9. Gigi Masin Ship Beetel

The follow up to Light In The Attics game-changing I Am The Center box set is finally here. The Microcosm: Visionary Music Of Continental Europe, 1970-1986 is the first major overview of key works from cosmically-taped in artists needing little introduction Vangelis, Ash Ra Tempel, and Popol Vuh and unknown masterpieces by criminally overlooked heroes like Bernard Xolotl, Robert Julian Horky and Enno Velthuys.

Whereas I Am The Center called for a reconsideration of an entire maligned genre, The Microcosm requests nothing more than an open mind to consider this ambient, new age, neuzeit, prog, krautrock, cosmic, holistic stuff, whatever one calls it as a pulsating movement unto itself, a mirror refracting the American new age scene in unexpected, electrifying ways, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt the universality of the timeless quest to express the Ineffable through music.

Drawing from major label budgets and homemade cassette distributed circumstances alike, The Microcosm demonstrates a depth of peace profound to behold, and clearly expands the boundaries. Lovingly conceived and lavishly presented by producer Douglas Mcgowan (Yoga Records) and liner notes contributor Jason Patrick Woodbury (Pitchfork, Aquarium Drunkard), The Microcosm features stunning cover paintings by tienne Trouvelot, and labels by Finnish savant Aleksanda Ionowa.