Guest the anonymous forumite Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 This is a Krautrock masterpiece!!! This cd reissue of the 1975 debut release by Eroc has totally floored us. Eroc's the solo project of Joachim Heinz Ehrig, who was the drummer in Grobschnitt. He used his solo project as a way to explore electronics, cutups and sound collage all surrounding totally beautiful & harmonic instrumental pieces. Of the albums he made under the Eroc moniker this is the one that shimmers with the most beauty while still showing his crazy range and unpredictability. From the blissed out to the abizarre, Eroc 1 is one of those records that you can't believe you've never heard before, and one that once heard will surely go down as one of your favorite psych/kraut/prog gems of the '70s. Every time this plays in the store, someone in the back inevitably comes up front to see what the heck is playing. And often they begin to think that if this keeps up, they just might just have a new favorite record. Striking the perfect balance between experimentation and melody, Eroc melded the use of modular synthesizers, tape, overdubs, sound generators, guitars and percussion into an incredibly forward thinking, densely layered, crazily original sound. There is a golden sonic glow reminiscent of the best moments of Cluster / Harmonia, every track is fantastic and original, each one drives us wild, and the four bonus tracks on this collection are just as good as any of the tracks on the album proper! You can hear the early blueprints of so many musical movements that would take shape in the decades following Eroc's 1975 debut. Moments of dreaminess that foreshadow Durutti Column, glimmering electronics that anyone on Morr Music would kill for, and an integration of so many elements that sonically predate groups like Fridge by decades! http://silveraintr.blogcu.com/eroc-eroc-1975/4781447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Cool thread. I've had this on my wishlist for some time, actually, but haven't heard it. Grobschnitt are cool, at least based on the live album I've heard. Your link though...prompted my Windows Security Center to take action. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the anonymous forumite Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sorry about the link, it worked fine for me. Here is a track from the album posted above. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMHlXqrttU] Now this week's recommendation: A 1999 hiphop classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjhxW5yDJXw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGyC5yMTqQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBprnsBeGKw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 this is my thread i hope you have a lot of fun with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 this is my thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr12000 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wow, a very serious thank you for Eroc. I love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the anonymous forumite Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wow, a very serious thank you for Eroc. I love this. Listen to the track posted' above on mushrooms and you wil understand the perfection of nature, sound and god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the anonymous forumite Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Many of you may know this, but anyway James Ferraro - Clear Tropical drones, post-Beach Boys meets Phillip Jeck in lo-fi, heavily filtered. One of my favourite records of 2009. http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=170746 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 cool stuff. Ive been looking for some new music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the anonymous forumite Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Terry Riley - A rainbow in curved air excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apxuRKWmEJs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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