Oldish Psych and Prog

Gibraltar:
Top-flight German space-rock featuring synthesist Michael Hoenig and future Ashra guitarist Lutz Ulbrich. Both Malesch and Second are excellent space excursions worth taking, featuring droning and warbling synths, wailing guitars and the like, but with a strong rock rhythm section giving it more drive than your average space-rock band. Malesch has a strong Middle-Eastern feel to it, incorporating some taped street-sounds apparently recorded live in Cairo into the music. Second is more Euro-folk inflected, with a stronger use of acoustic guitars and (on one track) bouzouki! I haven't heard Last. If I had to compare them to anyone, it would be Ash Ra Tempel, but they really defy comparison. 

Mike Ohman

01 - River of Return 8:25
02 - 2 Part 2 5:46
03 - Fame's Mood 4:09
04 - Susie Sells Seashells at the Seashore 10:01
05 - The Obscure Carousel 5:17
06 - Nomads 7:07
07 - Das Kleine Uhrwerk 5:04
08 - 177 Spectacular Sunrises 13:08
09 - Keep On 3:56

Drums - Burghard Rausch
Guitar - Gustl Luetjens , Lutz Ulbrich
Synthesizer - Gustl Luetjens , Lutz Ulbrich , Michael Günther