From a musical perspective, Haze are a typical 1971 blues based hard rock band from Germany - not really progressive - but definitely fits the all-encompassing Krautrock tag, especially the era of its origin. The addition of wailing flute and pounding organ help tremendously when considering the otherwise standard g-b-d format. The vocals are all over-the-top exaggerated, loud, and... insane. Which is the pure essence of Krautrock. Since when did we have an expectation that we are to be objective in our evaluation of the genre?
Ownership: LP: 1972 Bacillus / Bellaphon. Single sleeve with transparent plastic-film die-cut and rounded corners. Picked this up at the Rocky Mountain Record Show (2022). Not cheap, but less than online prices. This version is the second press, as the original 1971 release sports a white label Bacillus imprint.
This copy replaces the Long Hair LP that offered nothing else, not even liner notes, unusual for the label.
My first copy was also the original LP, bought at a record store in Arlington called The Crate... in 1985! I had no idea what I had. It wasn't in the best condition, and it wasn't much to my taste so I traded it out (can't remember which original pressing).
1985 (first listen); 1/7/12 (review / new entry); 4/20/23
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