43 Minuten is the followup album to Os Mundi's debut Latin Mass. There's really nothing to tie these albums together beyond personnel. While the debut took the Electric Prunes styled rockin' church mass to its logical extreme, 43 Minuten was more in line with the Krautrock movement going on in 1972. In fact, one could easily see this album as the successor to Nosferatu's debut, with its hard driving guitar, and flute/sax driven melodies. It possesses a similar high energy as well. Other guideposts would be the same era UK groups such as Raw Material, Aquila, and Diabolus. And the patented studio phasing of Conny Plank recalls Thirsty Moon's debut. In short, it's the perfect Krautrock stew. And while it's not one of the more memorable albums of the scene, on repeated listens it clearly goes into the indispensable category, especially for hardcore Krautrock fans of the 1972 variety.
Ownership: LP: 1972 Brain; CD: 1998 Repertoire. Scored the original gatefold about a decade ago and have upgraded it since. The Repertoire CD is really great, with a lengthy history in both German and English, plus the original gatefold inner reproduced. They even emulated the original green label on the disc face (minus Metronome...).
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