Tetragon were formed out of Trikolon with the addition of a new guitarist plus a drummer replacement. The music formula largely stayed the same, and this is most evident on the 16 minute Bach rendition opener 'Fugue'. It's jamming the classics essentially. Tetragon began to carve out their own identity on 'Irgendwas', a fascinating interplay with plenty of rhythmic organ against heavy guitar soloing. This brings back the other Trikolon influence, that of Brian Auger. The title track also has a cool jazz undertone that once again allows for extended jamming. I've had it in my mind for many years that Tetragon were a bit more composed, but this revisit confirms that the group had many great ideas but didn't take the time to arrange them before diving into improvisation mode. It's a difficult album to pigeonhole. It's not jazz rock or fusion; it most certainly isn't Krautrock; nor hard rock. It ultimately falls into progressive rock, though it's not as compositionally sophisticated as that may imply, though the individual players most certainly are. Last night's listen resulted in a -1, though it's still in the keeper category.
Ownership: CD: 1995 Musea. Purchased new upon release. This was my introduction to the album some 28 years ago. Jewel box release with the usual excellent historical liner notes. Also includes one 14 minute unique live track that is very similar to the album itself (and sounds great). Original LPs have always been super expensive since I started collecting in the 80s. For music such as this, a CD is more than adequate for me.
3//95; 4/25/10; 4/16/13; 8/29/23 (new entry)
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