this is session 6 of the music series -- KRAUTROCK 101, by antonio ramos. all mp3s are available for educational purposes only. if you like it, buy the rest of the record. thanks! - mgt.

1. annexus quam - osmose 1 [mp3]
2. harmonia - manza (rauf und runter) [mp3]
3. achim reichel & the machines - beautiful babylon [mp3]

i know very little about Annexus Quam. this is their first record 'Osmose', one of the earliest releases on ohr. amazing, long building, beautifully textured tracks, kinda like Godspeed/Do Make Say Think but with flute, trumpet, sax, organ and guitar and about 30 years ahead of their time. jazz psych fusion at its best.

as mentioned earlier Harmonia was Michael Rother joining Cluster's Roedelius and Moebius. sounds like you would expect, 1/3 neu!, 2/3 Cluster. this is from the second and last album, Deluxe -- awesome stuff.

Achim Reichel was a big force in 60's german rock originally in a beatles knock-off called 'Rattles' then doing heavier stuff in 'Wonderland'. This is his first solo project 'Die Grune Reise' from '70, also check 'Echo' -- both were pretty awesome then he did some odd pop stuff thats not so great. lots of echoing, looping guitar and that nice german pre-techno bounce.