2012 is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Brain label, so what better time to release a double album of classic seventies kraut rock, motorik rhythms, acid jams and kosmische sounds, including covers of classic tracks by Can, Neu!, Amon Duul and Kraftwerk? On sale mid-April 2012, we're cramming in over 90 minutes of great music for you, with all-exclusive tracks Fruits de Mer artists old and new - including The Bevis Frond, Electric Moon, Vibravoid, Language of Light, Dead Sea Apes and Frobisher Neck ...AND we even have a mad spoken-word intro to the album from Grobschnitt's legendary drummer Eroc!!! Track listing in full:
side one Intro - Eroc Waterfall (Jane) - Johnny Vines Paramechanical World (Amon Duul I) - Earthling Society Surrounded By The Stars (Amon Duul II) - Jay Tausig Madrigal Meridian (Tangerine Dream) - Electric Moon Trans Europe Express (Kraftwerk) - Anla Courtis
side two Nearby Shiras (Kalacakra) - Vibravoid Lila Engel (originally by Neu!) - Palace of Swords I Want More (Can) - Saturn's Ambush Silver Cloud (La Dusseldorf) - Frobisher Neck Heads South By Weaving Ruckstoss Gondoliere (Kraftwerk) - Dead Sea Apes
side three Mushroom (Can) - Language of Light Bayreuth Return (Klaus Schulze) - Black Tempest Mantra II (Popol Vuh) - Zenith:Unto The Stars Negativland (Neu!) - Temple Music
side four Schizo (Ash Ra Tempel) - Frobisher Neck Dino (Harmonia) - Vert:x Lied An Zons (Arno Clauss) - Electric Orange China (Electric Sandwich) - The Bevis Frond
There'll be a maximum of 850 copies, on colour vinyl (no CDs or downloads!) and don't expect them to hang around for long. email keith@fruitsdemerrecords.com and I'll explain how to place an order to be sure of your copy Oh, and the sleevenotes will be by Ulrich Klatte, who wrote the essential guide to original krautrock releases, The 'Cosmic Price Guide'.