Inventions for Electric Guitar

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Inventions for Electric Guitar
Studio album by Ash Ra Tempel ( Manuel Göttsching )

Publication
(s)

1975

admission

July - August 1974

Label (s) ear

Format (s)

LP

Genre (s)

Krautrock , ambient , electronic , rock

Title (number)

3

running time

45 min 55 s

production

Manuel Göttsching

Location (s)

Studio Roma , Berlin

chronology
Starring Rosi
(1973) 		Inventions for Electric Guitar New Age of Earth
(1976)

Inventions for Electric Guitar ( German inventions for the electric guitar ) is the sixth music album by the German band Ash Ra Tempel . It was published in 1975 and composed, recorded and produced by Manuel Göttsching alone . Technically, this makes the album his first solo album.

Only the Gibson SG , an electric guitar made for the first time in 1961, is used on the album . Many effects such as reverberation , delay etc. as well as multi-track recording create an effect as if several electric guitars were playing together at the same time. In addition, the sound is sometimes so alienated that it is no longer like an electric guitar, but B. sounds a synthesizer from the early 1970s. This is particularly evident on Quasarsphere .

According to Göttsching, he was inspired by minimalist composers, including Terry Riley in particular , who used a similar technique in combination with a Hammond organ for several of his albums.

Track list

  • Written and arranged by Manuel Göttsching:
  1. Echo Waves - 5:45 pm
  2. Quasarsphere - 6:34
  3. Pluralis - 21:36

The pieces of music

Echo waves

This piece can mainly be characterized by the immense use of delay . In addition, the various tracks have been shifted in time, which also increases the appearance of a complicated piece. The song begins with a guitar solo played in major , which is played in the slap that is actually typical for electric bass . This makes the piece sound very percussive. Over time, more tracks are added, which are played the same, but add changed and staggered melodies. Later there are also low notes that add a bass accompaniment to the song, but have also been played with the electric guitar.

Towards the middle of the piece, the instruments are muted and a heavily alienated track is faded in, which sounds almost like a synthesizer . In addition, various percussion effects are faded in and out again.

The second part of the piece after this transition is now in minor . At first sounding similar to the first part, shortly afterwards a shredding on the electric guitar sets in , which adds elements of rock music to the piece . Also psychedelic rock elements are found. In the background, the percussion-like tracks return and vary.

The piece ends with a noise that drowns out all other tracks. A final shredding, this time completely solo, ends the piece with the use of a tremolo .

Quasarsphere

In contrast to Echo Waves , this piece is far more calm and melancholy. There is no percussion and basically only three instruments are played or imitated. Strings play calm minor chords in the background while a viola plays a calm solo in the foreground . A synthesizer-like choir also sets in in between.

The piece has strong elements of the ambient .

A quasar is the core of a galaxy, which usually contains a black hole.

Pluralis

This last piece sounds like a fusion of Quasarsphere and Echo Waves . Continuous background chords, which are held for a long time, are represented again, but also a guitar solo played in slap again, which gives the piece again percussion. There are also some synthesizer-like sounds. The piece becomes quieter in between, similar to Echo Waves , and fades out after the last part, which has excessive use of a phaser or flanger .

Professional evaluation
source rating
Allmusic

occupation

production

  • produced by Manuel Göttsching
  • Mixture by Manuel Göttsching and Heiner Friesz
  • Cover design by Peter Geitner

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FACTmagazine: Manuel Göttsching on his five classic records, from 3:37 pm. September 11, 2013, accessed October 23, 2017 .
  2. ↑ allmusic.com Album Review "Inventions for Electric Guitar" , accessed October 23, 2017
  3. ↑ https://ashra.com/disco/1b63in.htm