Munju's final album is a highly creative work combining their Kraut Fusion roots with 80's X-Wave music. At this point, Munju were jamming with Sweden's Von Zamla, and they were clearly influenced by the era in which they existed. Neue Deutsche Welle and other experimental electronic forms of the time are present and accounted for. Michel Berkmans of Univers Zero guests on bassoon, playing a decidedly more upbeat music than his own outfit. Munju are a long way from High Speed Kindergarten on Le Perfectionniste. Gives us a snapshot of what Embryo may have accomplished had they stayed with modern trends versus going all-in world jazz. Roman Bunka would have fit perfectly here. This album has aged wonderfully for me, and resulted in a +1 listen last night.
Ownership: LP: 1984 Ixthuluh (Austria). Single sleeve with detailed insert. Online acquisition (2002). To this day, inexpensive copies can be found. Never been reissued, primarily because the master tapes are presumably lost.
2002; 12/30/22 (new entry)
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