Cosmic Dreams at Play - Stoned Circus radio show - Free

With Diez, but without Burmeister, the band went in the studio to record 2nd in July 1973. This
time music was more subdued and meditative in a sophisticated way. The eastern flavour was not
so distinctive this time, but the musical quality was certainly intact! "First Communication''
started the album off with white noise, wind and a distant bouzouki played by Ulbrich. A
harmonic melody line on guitar slides slowly in and builds up a really great track, almost
predating some of Fichelscher's guitar work with Popol Vuh. "Dialogue And Random" was a
short synthesizer experiment by Honig, not bearing any resemblance to his solo albums. The
tuneful two part "Laila" finished side one. Electronic bird sounds on "In The Silence Of The
Morning Sunrise" opened the other side. The track built up to fragile, jazzy rock almost in the
melodious Terje Rypdal vein. "A Quiet Walk" included more atmospheric, electronically created
environment sounds, before bouzouki and treated guitar introduced melody lines. "Haunted
Island" finished the album in a dramatic vein with a heavy rhythm, mellotrons and Burghard
Rausch's treated recitation of an Edgar Allan Poe poem.
Shortly after 2nd, Diez quit and the band's activities now decreased. For a last tour of France In
January 1974 Gustav Lutjens was engaged as Agitation Free's new second guitarist. Their last
studio work was a recording of a Erhard Grosskopf composition ("Looping IV") in February
1974. This would fill up the second side of the Last album, which was only released in France
posthumously in 1976. It was a nice testament to a superb band. They performed a few concerts
during the Summer of 1974 and then disbanded after a final goodbye concert in Berlin,
November 1974.
Lutz Ulbrich teamed up with Manuel Gottsching in 1976 for several Ashra-projects. He has also
made scene music for some theatres in Berlin. Michael Honig, as Franke had done five years
before him joined Tangerine Dream, but was with them for just two months (including a tour in
Australia) in the Spring of 1975. Before that he had a short collaboration with Klaus Schulze
(doing concerts in Brussels, Zevenaar and Paris in November and December 1974). It was also
planned that Honig should join Ashra for a tour in November 1976, but this didn't happen.
Agitation Free was one of the best groups to appear in Germany in the early seventies, and their
albums are obligatory in any German rock collection!
AINIGMA
Personnel:
• WILLI KLUTER kb,v
• WOLFGANG NETZER g,b,v
• MICHAEL KLUTER d,v
ALBUM:
"Diluvium" (Arc ALPS 151715) 1973
NB:A limited edition counterfeit was released ca. 1988. This has exactly the same black and white cover as the original, which had an
insert with information and lyrics. In 1991 yet another counterfeit re-issue appeared. Little Wing re-issued it legally in 1992 with new
stunning cover artwork and one extra track.
Ainigma's sound is "no compromise" heavy progressive rock, with fuzzy guitars and a very
distinct organ sound. This uncomplicated instrumentation is often associated with the sixties
American garage punk, in fact Ainigma sound very much like a psychedelic punk rock band from
the late sixties and could very well be included on compilations like "Acid Dreams" or "Beyond
The Calico Wall". Their album was recorded from April to May 1973 at PFS studio in four days.