Kosmische Psychédélique (Motorik, Astral and Avant-Garde Musik from Deutschland and Beyond 1970–2025) [CD]

Various Artists - Kosmische Psychédélique (Motorik, Astral and Avant-Garde Musik from Deutschland and Beyond 1970–2025) [CD]

Kosmische Psychédélique takes you on a journey through the hypnotic world of Kosmische Musik, from the pioneering motorik beats, electronic experimentation and psychedelic sounds of early-1970s Germany to the contemporary artists still exploring its astral, ambient and avant-garde possibilities today.

It opens with La Düsseldorf's "Silver Cloud" before NEU!'s "Neuschnee" and Harmonia's "Deluxe (Immer Wieder)" show how radical simplicity could sound. Cluster, Brainticket, Klaus Schulze, Popol Vuh, Agitation Free, Faust, Tangerine Dream, Cosmic Jokers and Annexus Quam capture the freewheeling spirit of the original scene, while Komischer Läufer, Boards Of Canada, Turzi, Tortoise, Pale Blue Eyes and The Early Years show how those ideas have kept mutating into post-rock, shoegaze and electronica.

Like the rest of the Psychédélique series, this isn't a crate-digger's collection of obscurities, just a celebration of the music: made for late-night drives, headphones and some serious horizontal listening.

The CD comes in a digipak with 18 tracks; the Guru Guru and Beak> tracks are exclusive to the vinyl edition.

Track Listing:

La Düsseldorf - Silver Cloud
Neu! - Neuschnee
Harmonia - Deluxe (Immer Wieder)
Cluster - Caramel
Brainticket - Black Sand
Klaus Schulze - Georg Trakl
Popol Vuh - Morgengruß
Agitation Free - Ala Tul
Faust - It's A Rainy Day Sunshine Girl
Tangerine Dream - Ultima Thule Pt. 1
Cosmic Jokers - Kinder Des Alls I
Annexus Quam - Osmose II
Komischer Läufer - In Der Stadt Und Auf Dem Land
Boards Of Canada - Sundown
Turzi - A
Tortoise - Axial Seamount
Pale Blue Eyes - How Long Is Now (Instrumental)
The Early Years - All Ones And Zeros