TRIKOLON — Cluster (1969-2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Trikolon were a very gifted trio from Osnabrück. As precursor of Tetragon, they played a very varied progressive rock. They even were influenced by classic and blues. Their only LP “Cluster” was already released in 1969. It was edited by themselves in a number of 150 copies. Thus it had been one of the most earliest works of this kind. Correspondingly modest were the means with which it was recorded, and here lies its only weak point. But whoever, for example, is listening to “Blue Rondo à la Turk”, will be excited about the true firework performed on organ, accompanied by racing drums. Hendrik Schaper on keyboards, the creative element of the band, performs brilliantly. As well do Ralf Schmieding on drums and Rolf Rettberg on bass – the latter nowadays a professor for music in Berlin. The bonus track of 22 minutes was recorded live. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    In Search Of The Sun 14'31
Arranged By – Hendrik Schaper
Written-By – Ambrose
2.    Trumpet For Example 7'22
Written-By – Hendrik Schaper
3.    Hendrik's Easy Groove 11'05
Written-By – Hendrik Schaper
4.    Blue Rondo 10'30
Arranged By – Trikolon
Composed By – Mozart
- BONUS TRACKS -
5.    Fuge 22'22
Arranged By – Trikolon
Composed By – Bach
Credits :
Bass – Rolf Rettberg
Drums – Ralf Schmieding
Organ, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals – Hendrik Schaper

THE SHIVER — Walpurgis (1969-2004) Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

The Shiver are for sure the most renowned psychedelic band of Switzerland. Their one and only LP "Walpurgis" is legendary and hardly affordable. So, evidently, a lot of bootleg versions appeared on the market over the years, but all of them very poorly done. The CD on Garden of Delights is produced, as usual, with a detailed band story, a lot of illustrations, a detailed discography inclusive label and cover repros, and, last but not least, three bonus tracks. Two of those are taken from the very rare compilation "1. Schweizer Rhythm and Blues Festival". The early version of "Repent Walpurgis" comes from a so-called split single from 1968, where you can find The Etc on its flip side. Thus, the complete released works of  The Shiver can be found on this CD. The fold-out cover artwork designed by H.R. Giger was taken over unchanged. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Repent Walpurgis    7:10
2.    Ode To The Salvation Army    0:38
3.    Leave This Man Alone    5:15
4.    What's Wrong About The Blues    5:15
5.    Hey Mr. Holy Man    3:15
6.    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood    4:40
7.    No Time    2:50
8.    The Peddle    4:45
- BONUS TRACKS -     
9.    You Don't Love Me    3:00
10.    Hear My Plea    4:05
11.    Repent Walpurgis    7:21
Credits :
Artwork – H.R. Giger
Bass Guitar, Flute, Vocals – Mario Conza
Drums, Vocals – Roger Maurer
Guitar, Harmonica – Dany Rühle
Keyboards – Jelly Postorini
Vocals – Peter Robinson 

ICE — Opus 1 (1980-1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although a late opus of the German progressive rock this album is entirely related to this tradition. Some tracks only with strings, piano or guitar are a bit out of place but don’t interfere too much. Unfortunately the master tapes are missing, thus "Opus 1" was recorded from vinyl to CD without being remastered. However surface noises can hardly be heard as it was directly recorded from an unplayed vinyl record to DAT. Maybe in the future both Ice singles as well as some so far unreleased tracks will be released on CD. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Bad News For The Dolphin
2.    To A Fair Young Lady
3.    Happy And Free
4.    Willie The Pincher
5.    Wintertime
6.    Intro
Cello – Ulrike Lindner
Viola – Ulrich Holkenbrink
Violin [1.] – Dietmar Kiwitt
Violin [2.] – Mathias Brantzen
7.    The Big Sleep
8.    Passagaglia
Piano – Manuel Russ
9.    Choires Of Bright Beauties
10.    Preludium No 1
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Hubert Benz
Drums – Alexander Russ
Guitar, Vocals – Heinz Gerber

YGGDRASIL — Yggdrasil (1972-2009) Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Yggdrasil from Munich named themselves after the world ash or yew tree of the Germanic tribes and played progressive rock of a calmer nature, with flute, violin, and English lyrics. They are hardly known, as their own LP, recorded in the Robert Meilhaus Studio, didn’t get beyond the so-called metal acetate, a pre-state which can be played. In summer 1972, only 10 copies were produced by Meilton; they have never appeared in collector circles. These records could probably be sold for a four-digit amount today. The CD contains the five LP tracks plus eight instrumentals from 1970, then soundtrack to the TV series “Sommer in Sizilien” [Summer in Sicily], as well as five demo tracks recorded in the rehearsal room. Fortunately, there was still a copy of the LP master tape. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Something On My Mind 5:11
Music By [Musik], Lyrics By [Text] – Werner Vill
2        Birds Still Flyin' In The Rain 7:48
Lyrics By [Text] – Uli Weiß, Walter Waidosch
Music By [Musik] – Walter Waidosch
3    Mothers And Seeds 7:14
Lyrics By [Text] – Uli Weiß
Music By [Musik] – Walter Waidosch
4    I'm Getting Old 4:39
Music By [Musik], Lyrics By [Text] – Werner Vill
5    Lizzy's Song 4:40
Lyrics By [Text] – Werner Vill
Music By [Musik] – Fred Beck, Walter Waidosch, Werner Vill
- BONUS TRACKS -
6    Harmonie I 1:38
Written-By – Jakob Fischer, Yggdrasil
7    Harmonie II 3:32
Written-By – Jakob Fischer, Yggdrasil
8    Sommer In Sizilien 2:28
Written-By – Walter Waidosch 
9    Maultrommelpiece 0:13
Written-By – Reinhold Fries, Yggdrasil
10    Stille Tage 3:33
Written-By – Yggdrasil
11    Fliegende Fische 2:27
Written-By – Yggdrasil
12    Lizzy's Song 1:57
Written-By – Fred Beck, Walter Waidosch, Werner Vill
13    Chaos Blues 1:21
Written-By – Yggdrasil
14    Timeless Time 5:50
Lyrics By [Text] – Werner Vill
Music By [Musik] – Fred Beck, Walter Waidosch, Werner Vill
15    A Long Distance Call 4:24
Arranged By [Arr. By] – Yggdrasil
Written-By – Muddy Waters
16    Things And Steps Ahead 3:36
Written-By – Fred Beck
17    Today It Just Seems 2:53
Written-By – Fred Beck
18    It's Up To You, Lizzy 2:40
Lyrics By [Text] – Werner Vill
Music By [Musik] – Fred Beck
Credits :
Drums [Schlagzeug] – Reinhold Fries
Flute [Querflöte] – Peter Jakob
Guitar [Gitarre], Bass [Baß] – Uli Kellner
Guitar [Gitarre], Flute [Querflöte] – Fred Beck
Violin [Geige], Recorder [Blockflöte], Bass [Baß] – Walter Waidosch
Vocals [Gesang] – Werner Vill

VIRUS — Revelation (1971-2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Virus, from the Bielefeld area in Westphalia, were the best and most famous local progressive group in the early seventies. In 1970, they won the well-known competition in the Recklinghausen Vestlandhalle – still under their old name of Man’s World. The first prize: Recordings for their first own LP, under the direction of sound magician Conny Plank. That LP, "Revelation", was released in 1971 and is partly reminiscent of the early Pink Floyd, e. g. in the final part of "Endless game". On the CD edition on Garden of Delights, the two songs of the first Virus 7” single have been added as bonus tracks. The second Virus LP, "Thoughts", which was released on Pilz at the end of 1971, will soon be available as CD on Garden of Delights as well, again providing two bonus tracks. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Revelation    12:11
2.    Endless Game    12:14
3.    Burning Candle    5:24
4.    Hungry Loser    10:28
5.    Nur Noch Zwei Lichtjahre     7:50
- BONUS TRACKS -
6.    Confusion    3:14
7.    Facts Of Death    3:37
Credits :
Bass Guitar – Reinhold Spiegelfeld
Drums – Wolfgang (»Dicken«) Rieke
Flute – Bernd Hohmann
Organ – J. Dieter Krahe
Rhythm Guitar – Werner Monka
Vocals – Bernd Hohmann

VIRUS — Thoughts (1971-2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Virus, from the Bielefeld area in Westphalia, were the best and most famous local progressive group there in the early seventies. Their first LP, “Revelation”, was released in 1971 and is partly reminiscent of the early Pink Floyd. The second and last Virus LP, “Thoughts”, was recorded with a different line-up, again under the direction of Conny Plank, and it was released on the legendary Pilz label at the end of 1971. The LP is no longer as twisted as the first one had been, and its tracks are shorter. It certainly, however, meets the expectations inspired by the Pilz label. The CD edition has been provided with two bonus tracks, which are now to be heard on a Virus CD for the very first time. The 32-page booklet leaves nothing to be desired. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    King Heroin    5:37
2.    Mankind, Where Do You Go To?    5:00
3.    Theme    0:21
4.    Old Time Movie    4:16
5.    Butterflies    4:26
6.    Take Your Thoughts    6:13
7.    Sittin' And Smokin'    2:56
8.    Going On    4:32
9.    Deeds Of The Past    2:13
10.    My Strand-Eyed Girl    4:13
- BONUS TRACKS -    
11.    Mary Meets Tarzan    1:05
12.    X-mas Submarine    3:26
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Jürgen Schäfer, Werner Vogt
Drums – Wolfgang Rieke
Guitar – Bernd Rösner
Keyboards – Dieter Krahe
Percussion – Axel Nieling

VIRUS — Remember (1973-2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1971 the well-known Virus from the area of Bielefeld released two LPs: "Revelation" on BASF and "Thoughts" on Pilz. When the Pilz label went down the drain, they needed to restrict themselves to live gigs only. One of those took place on 4/28/1973 at the largest studio of the radio station WDR in Cologne. The gig at the "Großer Sendesaal" was later transmitted on a radio show and can be heard now on the CD "Remember". Except for "King Heroin", which was already known from "Thoughts", only fresh tracks can be found, which are not known from other LPs. Here Virus don't seem to be as flourished as on "Revelation", but played more rock - a development which was already suggested on "Thoughts". In the adjunctive booklet you can find the band's story in detail, every cover and label as repros, a complete discography etc. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Everybody Knows That I've Got That Feeling    4:03
2.    This Is No Anarchy    4:44
3.    Remember    5:22
4.    Rock 'n' Roll    3:38
5.    In Any Way    4:59
6.    Settle Down    3:58
7.    Living In The Country    7:25
8.    King Heroin    5:11
9.    Woods Fun    10:07
Credits :
Drums – Wolfgang Rieke
Guitar – Reinhard Iffländer
Keyboards – Jörg-Dieter Krahe
Percussion – Axel Nieling
Saxophone – Jürgen Dose
Vocals, Bass – Jürgen Schäfer, Werner Vogt
Written-By – G. Rübenstrunk (tracks: 8), Virus 

THINK — Variety (1973-2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Think from Marl in the Ruhr area released only one LP. It was titled "Variety" (Menga MEL 3301). In mint condition you would have to pay up to 500 DM today. The title stands for their main virtue. All the band members - three Germans, two from Hungary and one Czech - were and are very able musicians. The man playing violin and keyboards even played in the Philharmonia Hungarica and conducts his own orchestra today. In 1974 Think also worked together with Moondog. In the 1990’s the LP was re-issued (Little Wing of Refugees LW 1018), but it is off the market for years now. For the production of the CD, the master tape has been used and it contains two so far unreleased bonus tracks, one of them sounding very much like Pink Floyd. The booklet of 32 pages is full of photographs, illustrating the spirit of that time very nicely. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Variety    6:36
2.    Watercorps    5:04
3.    Drops    7:15
4.    Draw Conclusions From...    14:00
5.    Last Door    3:15
- BONUS TRACKS -
6.    More Drops    6:50
7.    All That I Remember    7:50
Credits :
Bass Guitar – Ricky Ramor
Composed By [All Titles Composed By] – Think
Drums, Percussion – Frank Wördehoff
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Gerd Pohl
Flute, Effects – Frank Voigt
Violin, Viola, Piano, Organ, Percussion, Effects – Kajo Sandrik
Vocals, Percussion – Rodrigo Ramor

SAFFRAN — Blue In Ashes (1975-2004) Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

The five musicians which can be associated with Out of Focus played a progressive rock reminding slightly of Gentle Giant. Regarding their instruments you can find as well flute and sax. But their tracks with flute don’t sound folky and the ones with sax don’t sound jazz-like. Although their tracks didn’t carry away very often, they really knew how to play. Thanks to their single of 1974 Saffran were known with collectors. Yet their LP of 1975 had to remain unreleased, because they couldn’t interest a label, then. Now the LP is available on CD including the two tracks of their single. Almost all songs were written by the band apart from “Eleanor Rigby” which is by Lennon/ McCartney and a text by the medieval poet François Villon which appeared in translation. The front cover shows from left to right Wolfgang, Rainer, Hans, Günther, and Hilmar. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Blue In Ashes    3:43
2.    On Your Funeral Pile    3:46
3.    Eleanor Rigby    3:23
4.    Heavy Maggie    4:00
5.    Uzahrade Saffranu    7:58
6.    For You    9:49
7.    Doris    3:14
8.    Floating    4:57
- BONUS TRACKS -
9.    Die Jungen Dinger    6:30
10.    January    6:00
Credits :
Bass, Flute [Querflöte] – Günther Hasinger
Drums – Hilmar Binder
Guitar – Wolfgang Göhringer
Keyboards – Hans Glinka
Vocals, Saxophone, Guitar – Rainer Wagner

LEVEL π — Entrance (2006) Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Level p is a new one-man project from the Rhineland, stylistically related to the early Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, or Klaus Schulze. The person behind this is a certain Uwe Cremer, born in Düsseldorf in 1965, who is playing all the instruments himself, especially the guitar and the synthesizer. Spherical sounds above which a lonely electrical guitar is majestically floating. Quiet, but not boring. One of the tracks (“Bad weather”) contains English speech-song; the others are doing without any vocals. A completely well-played and -recorded CD, without any flops. Its first part sounds rather psychedelic, later it becomes more electronic. One who doesn’t know what he wants? Rather someone who is displaying his versatility. Uwe Cremer regards his CD as homage to the days when Krautrock was still young and Pink Floyd still wrote music. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    No Cello    12:00
2.    King Arthur's Mantra    7:33
3.    Hubble's Dream - The Beginning    9:24
4.    Hubble's Dream - Dream Without End    9:07
5.    Bad Weather    6:33
6.    Level π - Part 3,1    4:34
7.    Level π - Part 3,14    10:43
8.    Level π - Part 3,1415    5:11
Credits :
Written By, Arranged By, Performer – Uwe Cremer

ERLKOENIG — Erlkoenig (1973-2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Erlkoenig, named after the famous Goethe poem and originating in Helmstedt on the former inner-German border, played powerful and inventive symphonic rock with occasional lyrics in English. Keyboarder Eckhardt Freynik, author of all the tracks, was the creative head of the band, and one would wish that he had received more recognition for his work as it seems that the world has lost an incredibly gifted musician. The guitar is also highly remarkable. Erlkoenig’s only LP appeared in early 1973 with a circulation of 1000 copies (Resco TST 77678) and is basically known to collectors only. This CD contains four so far unreleased bonus tracks, partly in a different style. Details on the band, who unfortunately failed to make it, are to be found in the 24-page colour booklet. We are proud to say that we have managed to save their work from oblivion. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Erlkoenig Impression    6:20
2.    Tomorrow    5:02
3.    Thoughts    9:31
4.    Castrop-Rauxel    7:13
5.    Blind Alley    5:07
6.    Divertimento    8:04
- BOMUS TRACKS -
7.    The Lad In The Fen    7:26
8.    Love Is Truth    2:30
9.    Run Away    3:10
10.    Monday Morning    4:51
Credits :
Bass Guitar [Baßgitarre] – Günter Armbrecht
Composed By [Alle Kompositionen], Arranged By [Arrangements] – Eckhardt Freynik
Drums, Vocals – Michael Brandes
Guitar [6- Saitige Gitarre], Twelve-String Guitar – Friedrich Krüger
Lyrics By [Texte] – Eckhardt Freynik, Klaus Koch
Organ, Piano, Grand Piano [Flügel] – Eckhardt Freynik

TWOGETHER — A Couple Of Times (1973-2004) Two Version | WV + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Twogether from Dusseldorf had quite an eventful and vivid past before they released their two only records. At the beginning of the seventies, the best musicians of The Beathovens, Blue Squad and The Crew decided to found BBC for being able to play blues-rock. When in 1973 three of them quit the band, Reinhard Fischer and Klaus Bangert refused to look for substitutes and instead went on in two. Consequently, they named themselves Twogether and played only with drums and keyboards. At the end of the year they brought on the market the LP "A couple of times" and a single. Both records were released on their own. Because of the very small number of copies, the records are hardly available at all - and when found they are hardly affordable. On this CD you can find them both, an appealing and atmospheric work. Klaus Bangert died from a heart disease already in 1983. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    Percussion    3:25
2.    Don't Cry    2:55
3.    Out Of Range    4:10
4.    Make Me Feel Alright    2:20
5.    On The Move    3:30
6.    Toss-Up    2:55
7.    I Look Around    4:40
8.    Meet Me Every Day    3:25
9.    Bolero    2:40
10.    Cathedral    3:40
11.    Fusion    3:50
- BONUS TRACKS -
12.    I Was Away Too Long    2:29
13.    I've Found A Love Again    2:56
Credits :
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer – Reinhard Fischer
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer – Klaus Bangert
Written-By – Twogether

SUNDOME AND THE NIGHT — In Lean Hours (1993-2004) Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Playing neo-psychedelic, the band formed in Coesfeld in 1986, is a bit beyond the scope of this label. So far they released a single ("I ran for you" / "So the good will last") in 1991, a mini album ("Details of possession") in 1988, an album "Reverend Ripov’s media meltdown") in 1994 and this CD "In lean hours". After playing more than 100 gigs all over Germany, they are still on-going. GOD
Tracklist :
1    I Ran For You    5:00
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
2    Melville    3:41
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
3    Codine    5:30
Written-By – Buffy St. Marie
4        R.O.C.I.    4:58
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
5        There Was A Time    3:52
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
6        Borderline    6:41
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
7        Cool, Calm And Collected    5:26
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
8        Prometheus    6:00
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
9        Never Be Going Away    4:47
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
10        Colourblind    2:38
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
11        Hello    3:49
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
12        She    1:00
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
13        Memphis    9:18
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
14        It's Alright    4:19
Written-By – Christian Peirick / Uwe Feldhaus
Credits :
Bass, Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Wegmann
Drums – Pete 9
Guitar, Organ, Piano – UC Kuhlmann
Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Design [Design By], Artwork By – Christian Peirick
Lead Vocals – Uwe Feldhaus
Other [Tapes] – Rainer Czogalla (pistas: 14)
Violin – Bettina Lorson (pistas: 14)
Voice [Second Voice] – Achim Wischermann (pistas: 14)

MINOTAURUS — Fly Away (1978-2002) Two Version | APE + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

The LP "Fly away" was released in two different covers: initially (and that’s the version of this CD) with the legendary bull-headed creature from ancient Crete and, subsequently, with a rather plain airplane. The overall circulation was 1000 copies. The six musicians from Oberhausen played symphonic rock in the style of early Genesis or Yes, which, at a time when punk rock hit the scene, was a bit outdated and bound to die. In 1992, Lost Pipedreams released a CD, unfortunately taken from the record. The final Garden of Delights release used the newly found master tapes and a so far unreleased track recorded in the rehearsal room. It is, by the way, purely co-incidental that this band shares the same name with the folk band Minotaurus, who released an LP entitled "Rain over Thessalia" in 1970 (Thorofon ATH 112). As usual, the CD booklet has 32 pages. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    7117    6:47
2.    Your Dream    5:40
3.    Lonely Seas    4:42
4.    Highway    3:20
5.    Fly Away    12:15
6.    The Day The Earth Will Die    4:40
- BONUS TRACKS -    
7    Sunflowers    3:59
Credits :
Bass – Bernd Maciej
Drums – Ulli Poetschulat
Guitar – Lucky Hofstetter, Micky Helsberg
Organ, Mellotron, Clarinet, Synthesizer – Dietmar Barzen
Vocals – Peter Scheu

COSMIC CIRCUS MUSIC - Wiesbaden 1973 (1973-2013) Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Cosmic Circus Music from Goettingen in Lower Saxony played some extremely long spacey improvisations in the manner of the early Ash Ra Tempel without, however, trying to copy them. Although it is completely instrumental it never becomes boring. As they didn’t release any records back then – one MC on Andromeda Press had been planned for 1973 which then, however, didn’t appear – they have hardly been known to the public as yet. There has only been one longer report on them, namely in “Sounds” issue 55 from September 1973. The CD at hand is full to the brim and includes a gig taking place in a Wiesbaden hall called Wartburg on July 14th, 1973. The stereo sound is not perfect but acceptable. During the second part of their gig, the band was joined by guest musician Tim Belbe from Xhol (Caravan), playing the transverse flute. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Sternenmaskerade, Teil 1    37:34
2    Sternenmaskerade, Teil 2    44:24
Credits :
Bass – Karl-Heinz Keffer
Drums, Synthesizer – Ulrich Maßhöfer
Guest, Flute – Tim Belbe
Guitar – Bernd Diesner
Recorded By – Muck Krieger

TROYA — Point Of Eruption (1976-2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Great symphonic rock featuring mellotron and flute, excellent keyboard playing and a fine guitar, no weak passages. Three of the six tracks are instrumentals. In his book "Cosmic dreams at play" (Glasgow 1996), the Norwegian Dag Erik Asbjørnsen lists "Point of eruption" among the ten best Krautrock LPs of all time, and quite rightly so. The only drawback is its short playing time. Thanks to the smallness of the edition (only 200 copies), the record is now worth between 1000 DM and 2000 DM (US$500-1000) among collectors. It’s a pity that this is the only work the band from Werne an der Lippe, at the north-eastern edge of the Ruhr Area, has ever released. It is surely one of the best CDs on our label, besides Lightshine, Sub, Gäa, Epidaurus, Agitation Free, Try, et al. With 28-page coloured booklet. GOD
Tracklist :
1.    She    5:49
2.    Battle Rock    8:01
3.    Chromatik    4:09
4.    Festival    3:50
5.    Sinclair    5:00
6.    Choke    5:57
Credits :
Bass Guitar [Bassgitarre] – Wilhelm Weischer
Drums, Bells, Vocals – Klaus Pannewig
Guitar, Flute, Vocals – Elmar Wegmann
Music By, Lyrics By [Texte] – Troya
Organ, Mellotron [Melotron], Electric Piano – Peter Savelsberg

TETRAGON — Stretch (1971-2009) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tetragon, successor of Trikolon, were founded in Osnabrück (Lower Saxony) in the spring of 1971. They released their first and only LP, “Nature”, in that very year. It came out as CD on Musea in 1995. At the end of 1971, Tetragon recorded in a Hamburg studio five long tracks in their well-proven style for their second LP, the release of which, however, failed. Fortunately, the master tape has survived until the present day, so that now, 38 years past schedule, the work is released on CD. Three of the five songs have been written by the band itself, one by Eddie Harris (“Listen here”) and one by John McLaughlin (“Dragon song”). The two latter ones had already been worked on by Brian Auger. Especially remarkable are Hendrik Schaper’s exceptional play on keyboards and Jürgen Jaehner’s hot guitar play. The other two, however, are their equals in skill and talent. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Snowstorm 7'50
Written-By – Schaper, Jaehner
2    Listen Here 11'00
Written-By – Eddie Harris
3    The Light 9'10
Written-By – Tetragon
4    Hovering Stones 6'20
Written-By – Schaper
5    Dragon Song 7'50
Written-By – John McLaughlin
Credits :
Bass – Rolf Rettberg
Drums – Joachim Luhrmann
Guitar – Jürgen Jaehner
Keyboards – Hendrik Schaper

TETRAGON — Agape (1973-2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tetragon from Osnabrück in Lower Saxony played organ-driven instumental jazz-rock and were thus somewhat reminiscent of Colosseum. Their first LP, "Nature", was released in 1971 and is today scarcely affordable. Their second album, "Stretch", was recorded in the optimally equipped Hamburg Windrose Studios at the end of 1971. At that time, however, its release failed so that a CD edition appeared only in 2009 and an LP in 2011. Some other immaculate and as yet unreleased studio recordings from the end of 1973, originally just intended for broadcasting purposes, have now been released as CD "Agape". Three of the six tracks were written by keyboarder Hendrik Schaper, one by all band members together, one by Eddie Harris, and the last one by Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson from The Nice. A spotless CD, made by undisputable musical talents and drawn from the master tapes. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Stage Fright Train 6'50
Written-By – Tetragon
2    Agape 13'25
Written-By – Hendrik Schaper
3    Hurry On Down 6'46
Written-By – Hendrik Schaper
4    A German Western 10'31
Written-By – Hendrik Schaper
5    Freedom Jazz Dance 9'38
Written-By – Eddie Harris
6    For Example 16'38
Written-By – Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson
Credits :
Bass, Percussion – Norbert Wolf
Drums – Joachim Luhrmann
Guitar, Percussion – Jürgen Jaehner
Keyboards, Percussion – Hendrik Schaper

JOY UNLIMITED — Schmetterlinge (1971-2005) Two Version | APE + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Who does not know Joy Fleming? Less known is the fact that in the early seventies she and her band Joy Unlimited released highbrow LPs that cannot be compared with what she is doing today. “Schmetterlinge” (butterflies) was released on the Pilz label in 1971. The CD edition comes with four bonus tracks from 1971: first the “Neckarbrücken-Blues” in an early radio version of Joy Unlimited; the master tape was provided by SWR Media. Then “All heaven and all earth” from the Pilz LP “Heavy Christmas” that makes fun of the Christmas cult. And finally “Silvergun” and “Peace train” from their fourth single. GOD
Tracklist :
I. Contacts
1    Rudiment 4:27
Written-By – Herkenne, Nagel, Höfgen, Heck
2    Connection 1:30
Written-By – Metz, Kindl, Strube
3    That's The Key 2:32
Written-By – Kindl, Köthe, Herkenne, Höfgen
4    For You And Me 1:40
Written-By – Kindl, Köthe, Herkenne, Höfgen
II. Manifestations    
5    Suppression 2:55
Written-By – Köthe, Heck
6    Rankness 2:37
Written-By – Strube, Heck
7    Face Of War 3:28
Written-By – Köthe, Höfgen
8    Free 2:08
Written-By – Metz, Kindl, Nagel
9    Sensual Impressions 7:14
Written-By – Köthe, Nagel
10    Quintessence 2:35
Written-By – Metz, Strube, Köthe, Heck
III. Emotions    
11    Eden Park 2:58
Written-By – Metz, Kindl, Nagel, Heck
12    Metamorphosis 3:08
Written-By – Kindl, Strube, Herkenne, Höfgen
13    In Search For The Last Word 1:59
Written-By – Herkenne, Nagel, Höfgen, Heck
14    Rising Mind 2:55
Written-By – Kindl, Köthe, Herkenne, Höfgen
15    Eden Park Again 1:44
Written-By – Metz, Kindl, Nagel, Heck
- BONUS TRACK -
16    Neckarbrücken-Blues 3:20
Lyrics By – Erna Strube
Music By – Albin Metz, Roland Heck
17    All Heaven And All Earth Are Silent 8:13
Written-By – Kindl, Köthe, Traylor, Heck
18    Silver Gun 4:32
Written-By – Swin Pord, Köthe, Traylor, Derrin
19    Peace Train 3:58
Written-By – Stevens
Credits :
Drums, Percussion – Hans
Electric Bass [E-Bass], Electric Guitar [E-Guitar], Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Dieter
Electric Guitar [E-Guitar], Woodwind, Timpani [Tympany], Percussion, Flute – Klaus
Organ, Piano, Electric Piano [E-Piano], Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Percussion, Vocals [Vocal] – Roland
Producer [Produced By], Arranged By [Arrangements] – Joy Unlimited
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Gerd
Trumpet, Electric Bass [E-Bass] – Albin
Vocals [Vocal] – Joy

JOY UNLIMITED — Reflections (1973-2007) Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

1973 singer Joy had already quit the group and Ken Traylor had joined instead. As Joy Unlimited consisted of highly talented and accepted musicians, they were offered an appointment for another ballet work, this time at the Mannheim Nationaltheater. The final result of this project was the album ”Reflections”. As the Pilz label did not exist any more, the LP was released on BASF. According to the Freeman brothers it is redolent of Raw Material and Gravy Train. There are to be heard jazz, blues, and a few folk influences, the thread through the work, however, is progressive rock. With flute, saxophone, and a lot of keyboard sounds. A Russian bootleg CD was released in 2004, with a fusty sound and without any bonus tracks. This legal release now contains ten bonus tracks, two from their 1972 single and eight as yet unreleased tracks from 1971 and 1972, all of them of a crystal-clear sound quality. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Reincarnation 4:38
Written-By – Köthe, Traylor, Heck
2    Ocean Of Ruins 5:06
Written-By – Köthe, Herkenne, Traylor
3    King Richard's Court Jester 2:34
Written-By – Kindl, Heck
4    Colossus Of Steel And Iron 2:29
Written-By – Metz, Köthe, Nagel
5    Crystal Palace 4:09
Written-By – Metz, Herkenne, Heck
Motion Is Movement / Hate Nine And Ten    (5:46)
6a    Motion Is Movement
Written-By – Kindl, Traylor, Nagel
6b    Hate Nine And Ten
Written-By – Nagel, Herkenne
7    The Search For Father Time 6:47
Written-By – Köthe, Heck
8    Silently Sung 4:03
Written-By – Kindl, Herkenne, Traylor
9     Question 4:30
Written-By – Metz, Kindl, Traylor
- BONUS TRACK -
10    Believe Me 5:26
Written-By – Herkenne, Traylor
11    Peters Zeitmaschine 2:50
Written-By – Metz, Heck
12    Navigationen 2:10
Written-By – Metz, Köthe, Nagel, Heck
13    Mosaik 3:37
Written-By – Köthe, Nagel, Heck
14    Fracesco's Horse 4:23
Written-By – Köthe, Herkenne, Traylor
15    Sister Christine 3:47        
Written-By – Faylon, Herkenne, Traylor
16    One Small Step 3:36
Written-By – Köthe, Herkenne, Traylor, Nagel, Heck
17    Highway Affair 2:36
Written-By – Kindl, Herkenne, Traylor
18    Early Morning Moanin 3:18
Written-By – Traylor, Heck
19    Proud Angelina 2:58
Written-By – Kindl, Herkenne, Traylor
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass – Dieter Kindl
Arranged By [Arrangements], Producer [Produced By] – Joy Unlimited
Bass, Percussion – Albin Metz
Drums, Percussion – Hans W. Herkenne
Organ, Piano, Electric Piano – Roland Heck
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute [Flute, E-Flute], Woodwind [Woodwinds] – Gerd Köthe
Trumpet – Albin Metz (pistas: 10 to 16)
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ken Traylor