Stretching from the early 1970s to the present day, this is a journey through motorik rhythms, electronic experimentation, psychedelic drift and avant-garde ambience that traces a line from the pioneering sounds of Germany's Kosmische underground to a new generation of artists still exploring the possibilities of repetition, texture and space. The journey begins with La Düsseldorf's 'Silver Cloud', immediately establishing the album's sense of forward motion and weightless euphoria, before NEU!'s 'Neuschnee' and Harmonia's 'Deluxe (Immer Weider)' remind us just how radical simplicity could sound. The hypnotic propulsion of the motorik beat is never treated as an end in itself; rather, it becomes a vehicle for exploring increasingly strange and spacious territory.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Silver Cloud

La Düsseldorf

2.Neuschnee

NEU!

3.Deluxe (Immer Weider)

Harmonia

4.Caramel

Cluster

5.Black Sand

Brainticket

6.Georg Trakl

Klaus Schulze

7.Morgengruß

Popol Vuh

8.Ala Tul

Agitation Free

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl

Faust

2.Stone In

Guru Guru

3.Ultima Thule Pt.1

Tangerine Dream

4.Kinder Des Alls I

The Cosmic Jokers

5.Osmose II

Annexus Quam

6.In Der Stadt Und Auf Dem Land

Komischer Läufer

7.Sundown

Boards of Canada

8.A

Turzi

9.Axial Seamount

Tortoise

10.Brean Down

Beak>

11.How Long Is Now (Instrumental)

Pale Blue Eyes

12.All Ones and Zeroes

The Early Years

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