Ash Ra Tempel VI: Inventions for Electric Guitar

by Manuel Göttsching

Ash Ra Tempel VI: Inventions for Electric Guitar cover art

Released as both the final Ash Ra Tempel album and Manuel Göttsching'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 Göttsching, 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

  • Progressive Electronic
  • Krautrock

Tracklist

  1. Echo Waves 1 - Mixed
  2. Echo Waves 2 - Mixed
  3. Echo Waves 3 - Mixed
  4. Quasarsphere
  5. Pluralis 1 - Mixed
  6. Pluralis 2 - Mixed
  7. Pluralis 3 - Mixed
  8. Pluralis 4 - Mixed