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Edited Jun 04, 2023, 14:44
Sternenmädchen: GILLES ZEITSCHIFF 2 (2023)
Jun 04, 2023, 14:40
BEWARE.

This recent release of recordings by Sternenmädchen and associates made in Milan (1972) and Köln (1974) with the assistance of Jürgen Dollase and Harald Grosskopf from Wallenstein; Stephen Kaske (Mythos), Roberto Cacciapaglia and a few appearances by Sternenmädchen Gille show the whole Kosmischen Kuriere trip as it finally fell apart.

The tracks "Tutenchanamun," "Leonardo," "Beethoven" and "Tarot" reflect Gille's then-current obsessions, as noted in a Cosmic Couriers press release from the time:

"Our favorite composer is Ludwig van Beethoven. Our aesthetic orients itself about Tutench-Amun. Our star is Leonardo da Vinci, who showed the world for the first time that everything is possible."

Since Italian classical musician Roberto Cacciapaglia released an album on Kosmische Kuriere called SONANZE (1975), it would seem to indicate that the classical elements found on GILLES ZEITSCHIFF 2 would be from his hand.

Ultimately, one is left with the feeling that these sessions were not finished.

But if they were, then what one is left with is a lot of promise with no payoff whatsoever. Parts of the first track, "Overtüre," held the most promise but by album's midpoint, an overwhelming sense of underwhelment grew. Was it the middling and sehr unkosmische classical vamping? The hamfisted Elton John piano block chording courtesy of the Wallenstein geezer? Or becoming tired of counting the scant appearances of Gille Sternenmädchen?

A Cosmic Jokers/Sternenmädchen album without any Klaus Schulze or Ash Ra Tempel involvement shows exactly how astonishing their contributions were on those original albums from 1973-1974.

Don't expect an album approaching this (let alone the original GILLES ZEITSCHIFF) and you will not be disappointed.
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