Genre: Progressive Rock, Krautrock, Psychedelic/Space Rock, Hard Rock
Media: CD (Compilation, Archival)
Disc (release) country of origin: Germany
Year of publication of the original: 2019
Publisher (label): Garden of Delights
Part number: CD 185
Country of performer (group): Germany
Recording date/place: 1: Matri-Gourage Studio, Altenhundem, 1972
2-3: Studio der Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, April 1973
4: Reuter-Studio Berlin-Neukölln, August 1973
5-7: Beat-Studio Berlin, September 1973
8: Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, live April 1974
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: (tracks + .cue)
Audio bitrate: lossless
Tracklist:
1. Rondo (69) (11:41)
2. Oberflug 2:16)
3. Melancholia (3:23)
4. Soror major (06:07)
5. Interlude (3:33)
6. CA4+CB2 (06:25)
7. Flote 2 (3:02)
8. Alles auf Anfang (6:06)
Upperseption – the name being a partly nonsensical coinage – were founded in Altenhundem, located in the Sauerland in North Rhine-Westpalia, in 1970. They played progressive rock music, influenced by The Nice. The band didn't release anything back then. Only a few tapes survived, the initial ones recorded in their domestic garage and with a modest sound quality, and later ones from the studio. The Upperseption-LP, “Cornicula”, with recordings from 1970 and a sound which needs getting used to, was released in 2013. The CD “Neo Gourage” contains some more as yet unreleased tracks. The first one, “Rondo (69)”, is a musical revelation, but not for sound purists. The other pieces are recordings of an excellent sound quality from various recording studios; the last - also excellent - recording is from a live performance. The 32-page booklet contains all important details on the subject. An LP edition is not scheduled.
Personnel:
- Harald Skorepa [Os Mundi]/ piano, organ, synthesizer, flute, guitar
- Uwe Bekemeier / guitar (1)
- Benno Loser / bass (1)
- Michael Heine / drums (1)
- Günter Lietz / bass (2-4.8)
- Klaus Kluge / guitar (2-4,8)
- Wolfgang Brock / drums (2-4,8)