Golem - Orion Awakes (1973) {2009, Reissue}

Epic early- to mid-1970’s psychedelic space-rock from the lost Pyramid Records archive, said to be pseudonymous after-hours studio sessions featuring the biggest names on the Krautrock scene; heavy drums, jamming guitars and Hammond organ: in short, an amazing improvised free-form trip of impressive magnitude, on par with the music of Krautrock heavyweights like Neu! and Gila. An adventurous atmosphere thoughout, whether the result is hallucinogenic and jazzy (’Jupiter’), the heavy freak and roll of ’The Returning,’ with crushing guitars and a massive, repetitive almost funky rhythm, or the Jimi Hendrix-inspired 'Godhead Dance.’ An explosive record, still fresh despite the years… and meant to be played loud. Booklet essay examines the controversy surrounding this and other recordings first made known to the world via Virgin Records' three disc ”Unknown Deutschland" series of compilations.