Ash Ra Tempel VI: Inventions for Electric Guitar

by Manuel G枚ttsching

Ash Ra Tempel VI: Inventions for Electric Guitar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Kosmische Musik
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 46:02
  • Community rating: 4.79/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released as both the final Ash Ra Tempel album and Manuel G枚ttsching's solo debut, 'Inventions for Electric Guitar' marks a pivotal turn towards minimalism, inspired by composers like Terry Riley. The work was constructed entirely by G枚ttsching, who used a four-track tape machine to layer intricate, electronically-treated guitar parts, creating hypnotic and ambient soundscapes that redefined the instrument's role in electronic music.

Genres

Descriptors: ambient, guitars, repetitive, minimal, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Echo Waves 1 - Mixed (6:15)
  2. Echo Waves 2 - Mixed (7:16)
  3. Echo Waves 3 - Mixed (4:18)
  4. Quasarsphere (6:37)
  5. Pluralis 1 - Mixed (5:01)
  6. Pluralis 2 - Mixed (5:05)
  7. Pluralis 3 - Mixed (4:07)
  8. Pluralis 4 - Mixed (7:24)

Credits

  • Manuel G枚ttsching - electric guitar, arranged by, composed by, performer, producer, remastered by, effects, recorded by, liner notes, quadro-mixing
  • Peter Geitner - design, artwork
  • Heiner Friesz - quadro-mixing, recording engineer
  • George Bockem眉hl - photography
  • SST (8) - lacquer cut by

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