This is a remastered and expanded edition of an album that was originally released in 1980. The group is a due made up of Jürgen Rosenthal and Detlev Schmidtchen. The two of them had previously played together in Eloy. The album has a great electronic music meets space and more vibe. Comparisons to Tangerine Dream are heard throughout, so I didn’t really mention that in the track by track, instead calling to mind other things. This disc includes five bonus tracks, one of which is an epic number that might be my favorite thing here.

A voice in German starts things here. Music comes in from there with a cool rock sound. It runs through then comes near ending before being reborn. The track shifts out toward some serious space rock. There is a spoken vocal. Then sung vocals join after that. This makes me think of what you might get if you merged Eloy with Hawkwind and Nektar. It’s so classy. Around the half-way mark it drops to a percussion dominated movement. What sounds like some kind of variety talk show is heard over the top. As that section ends, we get some killer synth jamming. Then a spoken German section is heard. Eventually it shifts to sung vocals and English.

There is a spoken introduction here that feels like it was lifted from a movie, but it also gets a line that seems psychedelic. Then some music is heard and more spoken German stuff comes over the top. The track gradually evolves with trippy elements at play. Driving hard rocking space leaning stuff eventually takes control. The track continues to shift and change as it continues. It’s got large instrumental sections, and what vocals are there are in German.

This also has some spoken German stuff early. Keyboards bring it in from there. The cut shifts toward driving rock sound as it continues. This is definitely keyboard dominated, but it has a driving rock energy. Musically this makes me think of both Synergy and Kraftwerk to some degree. The vocals land in more standard space rock territory, though.

A child singing in the background along with some other things like found sound start this. Keyboards rise up to take control from there. A whispered voice delivers German lyrics over the backdrop as the cut continues to evolve. It remains keyboard dominated. Mike Oldfield seems a valid reference point here in some ways.

Feeling a bit more mainstream, this tune is all class. Roxy Music comes to mind here along with other more space rock like acts. This is another keyboard heavy arrangement, and I really love some of the keyboard sounds on this thing.

Farm sounds give way to more found sound stuff. Then we get more of a space rock jam that ensues from there. Three are some voices among the tapestry of found stuff that is heard over top, but otherwise this is an instrumental. It also features some tasty electric guitar work as it continues to evolve. Mechanical (perhaps a pinball machine) sounds come over the top later. A rhythmic element along with the sound serves to close out the number.

I dig the electronic groove behind this as it gets going. A clip of a conversation comes over the top as the number continues to evolve. More dialog stuff comes over the top later, but there are no vocals other than those things.

Sounds of some kind of large wheeled machine going by starts this track. The rocking textures come in from there bringing some space rock to bear. We hear that machinery at times as it evolves. I really dig the melodic electric guitar work on this. As the vocals join the space rock vibes are all over this thing. This gets pretty trippy at times. There are also some hints of funk at points.

Another movie-type clip gets this going while some atmospheric keyboards are heard in the backdrop. Bouncy electronic music takes command as the tune works out from there. Synthetic voices are heard. This makes me think of things like The Buggles. There are some real vocals on this number, too. There are also some Kraftwerk like leanings in place.

This comes in trippy and very space rock oriented, but also keyboard dominated. This is a rather freaky, but also very cool, instrumental number. I dig the tuned percussion late. The cut feels like it’s ending, but then a different, darker sort of vibe takes over for a short time.

Now, this feels like a cross between Kraftwerk and Gary Numan to me with some goofy space rock added to the mix. It is bouncy and fun.

There is a plenty of electronic texture here. We get a lot of samples of found sound, too. Synergy and Kraftwerk are both valid references. The vocals are processed through a synthesizer. Lots of layers are placed over the top of this arrangement as it continues.

Rising up gradually with trippy electronics in place, this cut is an epic that runs for more than 19 minutes. It evolves very slowly. There are some sounds early that seem like monkey recordings. The echoey sort of jamming that ensues is a little funky, but also rather like early Pink Floyd in some ways. Guitar definitely begins to take on a more prominent role. As it does that Pink Floyd reference becomes more apt. There is some smoking hot guitar soloing as it continues. After a time it shifts to more tuned percussion oriented music with the guitar taking on more of a droning in the backdrop role. Still some guitar soloing is heard at times amongst that. Keyboards rise up from there at times as it keeps evolving. Then some bombastic percussion is heard as the keys really start to rise up. There is a voice that is mostly spoken in German. At times it’s understated. At others it seems near a shout. The cut starts to get edgier, while still maintaining that early Pink Floyd thing. Around the 10-and-a-half minute mark it launches into a hard-edged, space rock style jam. Eventually the percussion takes the forefront as this continue. Even so, some rocking guitar is still heard. Then it all drops away as mellower keyboards drive the number. A kettle drum makes its presence known amidst those atmospherics. Other things rise and fall as the track continues. Dramatic, but still rather mellow, keyboards take over and that kettle drum lends something to it. Then more melodic keyboards emerge as the percussion falls away. It eventually works out to more rocking territory with the keys still holding it. That movement peaks and then drops out. Mellower, textural keys take over with an almost soundtrack sound from there. It continues to evolve from there, and some bombastic keyboard stuff emerges after a time. Then a fast=paced piano jam emerges. The track becomes almost jazzy in a mainstream pop rock way. That sort of disintegrates to end the track and the CD.