Here comes the 2nd Limbus album (their even more obscure debut from 1969, under the name Limbus 3, has been bootlegged on CD by Germanofon & is legitimately available on LP via the Batschong label), which was originally issued by OHR in 1970. A fantastic dose of early 70s German freeform weirdness and an essential reissue for the tuned-out community. Formed in 1968, Limbus were a most unusual band who grew a unique music out of jazz, folk and avant-garde roots. As the more varied instrumental quartet Limbus 4, with swirling organ, studio effects and a most bizarre use of kazoos, Mandalas has perplexed and confused many. Limbus 4 were certainly one of a kind.
Limbus 4 are:
Odysseus Artnern, Bernd Henninger, Matthias Knieper & Gerd Kraus (piano, bass, cello, viola, violin, flutes, percussion, tablas)
Tracklist:
1. Dhyana
2. Kundalini
3. Heiku
4. Plasma
Great,different music.
very interesting.
I’m officially a new fan of their music, thank you so much.
love krautrock
Awesome shit overall
might appeal to fans of Floh De Cologne, Anima and Hoelderlin.
The first track is a load of pretentious bunk to my ears… the other tracks are interesting to some degree. I’m really new to the Krautrock thing. I don’t get how this is anything like what I’ve heard from Can.
As an alternative to this, check out anything by Jon Hassell… he’s really good at the ambient primitive thing, and really is a distinct trumpet player.