The Cosmic Jokers - 1974 - Planeten Sit-In

The Cosmic Jokers

1974

Planeten Sit-In

01. Raumschiff Galaxie startet (1:04)

02. The planet of communication (0:55)

03. Elektronenzirkus (0:37)

04. Der Narr im All (1:16)

05. Raumschiff Galaxie fliegt in die Sonne (2:12)

06. Intergalactic nightclub (4:38)

07. Loving frequencies (3:18)

08. Electronic news (3:56)

09. Intergalactic Radio Guri broadcasting (4:24)

10. Raumschiff Galaxy gleitet im Sonnenwind (0:40)

11. Interstellar rock: Kosmische Musik (3:11)

12. Raumschiff Galaxy sanst in die Lichtbahnen (0:44)

13. Die Planet des Sternenmädchens (8:21)

- Dieter Dierks / bass

- Jürgen Dollase / keyboards, vocals

- Manuel Göttsching / electric guitar

- Harald Großkopf / drums

- Klaus Schulze / synthesizers

This album has some quite experimental elements, but the tracks build up quite logically and evolve as an nice cosmic journey for the listener accepting the invitation. The listener is wakened up with strong drones, opening up a voyage trough the hallway of mirroring illusions, leading to a calm, large musical void. Heavy experimental zones follow up, leading to an acid rock jam building over pulsing synths and introducing a nice piano riff. Calm sequences resembling Tangerine Dream's "Rubycon" are presented, before the music fades to a romantic piano playing. Hovering cosmic corridors lead to more longer progressions in abstract electronic space, and a free form architecture of sounds is revealed. The long closing track has quite much similar elements than Pink Floyd's "Saucerful of Secrets", which influence to the sound of these musicians is evident.

I think this album is a compromise of the long logical space jams of the self title master piece, and the less coherent "Gilles Zeitschiff" recording, being more pleasant than the later but not as great as the first one. Quite interesting record still,