F/I SPACE ROCK LP RRR-PSYCH-PROG-KRAUT-AVANT-FAUST-NEU

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F/I

BLUE STAR LP

RRR Records

Necessary space psychedelic rock by american cult status group F/I on the great RRR Records label.

Some info on the release: Very rare original issue, released in Usa sometime back in 1990 by the legendary RRR Records (Blackhouse, Le Syndicat, P16.D4, Merzbow, Violent Ohnen Geisha, Masonna, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock). Limited edition of 500 copies, as with most RRR releases back from the early days. By harnessing the ghosts of Hawkwind and Blue Cheer, extracting the German avant rock scene from the early 1970's as defined by Guru Guru, Ash Ra Tempel and Agitation Free, and sifting it through industrial sounds and analog electronics, over time it has become evident that F/i have quietly influenced a whole new generation of exploratory instrumental freakers. Essential space rock for those into Alien Planetscapes, Architectural Metaphor, Quarkspace, Melting Euphoria, Pressurehed, Nucleon, Bionaut, Born to Go.

Here is a review from the web: Released on (of course) RRR in '90, Blue Star was the first album release without Franecki as current member, though he does appear on the title-track, which is actually half the album. Guitarist Wensing, bassist John Frankovic, drummer Ron Faiola and electronicist Richter are up to task on side one, which opens with a version of "Threshold" that remains my favorite, due its being the first I heard but even more for Richter's masterful synth strokes, which are agile, alive and talkative in a rare way. This (and "Ohm Twenty-One") were recorded live in Bremen, Germany. Anyway, following is "Ohm Twenty-One", a slower number with pretty mournfully melodious licks from Wensing above which Richter is set loose to meander any such way with crisp, abrasive, staccato, guitarish runs speeding up and slowing down at will, regardless of the beat. The rhythm section drops out and Wensing gets back to his beloved Dave Brock/Space Ritual-interlude guitar effects, thence he and Richter are lost to deep space for a time, before the band returns to the "Threshold" riff and a standard blitz to conclude. Back to '89 and Franecki still on bass and tronics, the 20-minute+ title-track begins in dark ambient Teutonic space before falling into hypnotic tribal rhythm in which resides a slow bass-groove unlike standard F/i but still like an epic space/kosmiche klassic. Franecki's synth proceeds thoughout with a variety of cosmic sounds, while Wensing's guitar actually wails glissando-like as the elephant, elastic and stratospheric, with the added tenderness. Sublime.

Here you can listen to the studio version of "Threshold" (the version on this album is quite different, but you get the idea):

Condition: Vinyl and cover lie in mint condition. Viny; looks super clean and plays perfectly, while cover lies in new condition, still in shrink.

Tracklist

A1 Threshold A2 Om Twenty-One B Blue Star

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