Ash Ra Tempel was a German space-rock band that released four albums between 1971 and 1973 on Ohr. Guitarist/keyboardist Manuel Göttsching made a 1975 solo album then trimmed the name to Ashra for a late-Seventies run on Virgin Records. Members: Manuel Göttsching (guitar, vocals, electronics), Hartmut Enke (bass, guitar, electronics, 1970-73), Klaus Schulze (drums, steel […]
Ashra was the solo vehicle of German electronic musician and Ash Ra Tempel mastermind Manuel Göttsching. Under the Ashra name, he made the 1976/77 albums New Age of Earth and Blackouts. He formed a trio with keyboardist Lutz Ulbrich and drummer/synthesist Harald Grosskopf for the 1979/80 Ashra albums Correlations and Belle Alliance, all on Virgin […]
Manuel Göttsching is a German guitarist who rose to prominence as the mastermind behind Ash Ra Tempel during the early 1970s. In 1975, he debuted as a solo artist with the album Inventions for Electric Guitar on Kosmische/Ohr. The following year, he resumed band activity in the electronic combo Ashra, which released four albums on […]
Inventions for Electric Guitar is an album by German guitarist Manuel Göttsching, released in 1975 on Kosmische Musik. Concurrent issues on Orh (France) and PDU (Italy) credit the album to his band, Ash Ra Temple, despite this being an entirely solo recording. “Echo Wave” – echoey arpegiated multi-notes in E (1-5-1)…dark low-E bass sound underlies […]
Blackouts is the second album by German guitarist/keyboardist Manuel Göttsching issued under the moniker Ashra. The album was released in September 1977 on Virgin Records. Tracklist: A1. 77 Slightly Delayed (6:42) A2. Midnight on Mars (6:50) A3. Don’t Trust the Kids (3:30) A4. Blackouts (4:18) B1. Shuttle Cock (8:25) B2. Lotus Parts I-IV (16:58) Credits: […]
