Cosmic Dreams at Play - Stoned Circus radio show - Free
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• GEFF HARRISON v<br />
• CAGEY MROZECK g<br />
• STEVE ROBINSON [RAINER GEYER] kb, vibes, synth, mellotron, v<br />
• VEIT MARVOS kb, vibes, synth, mellotron, v<br />
• DIETER BAUER b<br />
• KONSTATIN BOMMARIUS d<br />
ALBUM:<br />
"Reflections On The Future" (United Artists UAS ) 1972<br />
The group cre<strong>at</strong>ed this uncommon name by adding thousand years to the historic b<strong>at</strong>tle of<br />
Hastings in 1066. Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, their lifespan was r<strong>at</strong>her short: from Spring 1971 to Summer<br />
1972.<br />
Their one and only album is nothing short of an all time classic: Reflections On The Future<br />
(1972), recorded during Autumn 1971 <strong>at</strong> the Dierks Studio, Stommeln near Cologne. This album<br />
contained five long heavy progressive tracks with a dram<strong>at</strong>ic mood and a quite unique German<br />
styling. "At My Home", a fast tempo opener, kicked off the album with stunning heavy guitars,<br />
swirling hammond organs and Geff Harrison's gre<strong>at</strong>, though slightly soul-influenced vocals. The<br />
next track "Autumn" brought in the topics of de<strong>at</strong>h and desintergr<strong>at</strong>ion. The melancholic lyrics<br />
pred<strong>at</strong>ed Pink Floyd's "Time":<br />
"The clock is ticking faster<br />
Life is getting shorter<br />
Sands of time are running<br />
The autumn of a lifetime<br />
Is when the sun is dying<br />
Sands of time are running out<br />
With the wind"<br />
(From "Autumn")<br />
"Butterking" had weird, trippy lyrics dealing with the arrival of the Butterking (??) - the king of<br />
butterflies! The track is an uncommon masterpiece, fe<strong>at</strong>uring jungle sound effects, very slow and<br />
heavy organ and guitar riffs interrupted by perverted "ragtime" piano interludes. The 15 minute<br />
title track offered some gre<strong>at</strong> instrumental excursions, ending with a psychedelic space flight!<br />
"How Do You Feel" rounded off the album in a marvellous way, fe<strong>at</strong>uring a haunting vocal<br />
arrangement. The original version of this song (recorded some months prior to the album<br />
sessions) lasted for 13 minutes! The musicians of the group excelled throughout the album.<br />
Engineer Dieter Dierks ensured gre<strong>at</strong> sound quality and added his p<strong>at</strong>ented "cosmic" phasing<br />
effects. (Those who have heard the Kosmische Kuriere albums will know wh<strong>at</strong> I'm talking<br />
about!) Due to poor sales and a ruined economy, one of Germany's best groups had a prem<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
de<strong>at</strong>h only months after the album's release. A projected 1972 single was never released. Their<br />
legacy is an album th<strong>at</strong> should be in every serious German rock collection! It's quite rare th<strong>at</strong> so<br />
many talented musicians are assembled in one group. They were l<strong>at</strong>er involved in many other<br />
projects: Geff Harrison and Cagey Mrozeck joined Kin Ping Meh, in time for their third album<br />
(released on Zebra). Steve Robinson (his real name was Rainer Geyer!) played with Nine Days'<br />
Wonder and Aera. Veit Marvos recorded with Emergency, Tiger B. Smith and Midnight <strong>Circus</strong>.<br />
Konst<strong>at</strong>in Bommarius played drums for Abacus and on Karthago's Rock'n'Roll Testament. None
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