During the first few minutes of the opening track, I said to myself that Dieter Dierks must be involved. And sure enough, he's the engineer here. Though Epsilon plays a mostly straightforward hard rock, Dierks signature phasing is all over this - sounding like the Cosmic Couriers walked in on a Trapeze recording session. Other than that interesting tidbit, Epsilon really aren't the type of band we associate Krautrock with. Definitely a strong UK influence is brought forth. Not that there is a dearth of ideas, and there's definitely some interesting breaks and instrumental interludes. I wouldn't consider this the highlight of the early 70s German scene, but it's a good one for deep divers.
Ownership: LP: 1972 Bacillus (France). Gatefold. Purchased from the same local seller, though this one was closer in price to what you can find online. Didn't realize until I got home it was the French press. Which is OK with me. The photos you see are this copy as I added them to Discogs. What an absolutely bizarre cover. Looking all the world like a lounge act playing in a different dimension. One of a kind that's for sure. The music unfortunately didn't follow this creativity.
8/29/22 (new entry)
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