Ash Ra Tempel - Inventions For Electric Guitar. 1974 Germany

Ash Ra Tempel - Inventions For Electric Guitar. 1974 Kosmische Kourier.

+++ Reissue: 2005 Arcangelo. Japan mini. I believe Manuel has reissued these himself recently, but I haven't heard them yet.

Here's where Manuel Göttsching began his solo career, though he maintained the Ash Ra Tempel moniker for one more album. Inventions for Electric Guitar was a revolutionary album for the day and is still forward-looking over 35 years later. Creating a sound-on-sound electronic vibe using only guitars and tape loops, Manuel creates a beautiful tapestry of music that is at once intense and yet beautiful. He adds color with vicious solos while the guitar loops are bouncing in the background. Yet another brilliant work - and something entirely different for his past works.

It's been said this is the first electronic album performed entirely on electric guitar. And while Achim Reichel employed a similar tactic, his albums were group efforts. Gunther Schickert, another follower of this technique, also first released his landmark "Samtvogel" in 1974.