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Wegmuller was a mystic, artist and eccentric Gypsy. A sort of Swiss new age hippy. Some of the best artists of the cosmic Krautrock era backed him up on his one album, ‘Tarot’, which is generally considered a masterpiece of the genre. It pre-dates the Cosmic Joker releases by a year or two; having been recorded before those sessions.
A contemporary and friend of Sergius Golowin and visual artist H.R. Giger, he met and hung out with Timothy Leary in the early seventies when Leary was hiding from U.S. authorities. Around this time Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, head of a new label, Kosmische Musik,had the idea of having various vocal (mostly spoken word) pieces by these gurus. Kaiser recorded ‘Seven Up’, which included Ash Ra Tempel with Leary in the Fall of 1972. Then work began on the second and third records, by Golowin and Wegmuller. By now Kaiser had gathered the cream of the German psychedelic-era musicians, which included members of Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein, Walter Westrupp, Jurgen Dollase,and Klaus Schulze. In various different lineups, the work on these various projects became known as the “Cosmic Couriers”. In the following two years several others were recorded (mostly under the “Cosmic Jokers” banner).
Wegmuller’s own self-designed set of handmade Tarot cards formed the concept for the album.
A contemporary and friend of Sergius Golowin and visual artist H.R. Giger, he met and hung out with Timothy Leary in the early seventies when Leary was hiding from U.S. authorities. Around this time Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, head of a new label, Kosmische Musik,had the idea of having various vocal (mostly spoken word) pieces by these gurus. Kaiser recorded ‘Seven Up’, which included Ash Ra Tempel with Leary in the Fall of 1972. Then work began on the second and third records, by Golowin and Wegmuller. By now Kaiser had gathered the cream of the German psychedelic-era musicians, which included members of Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein, Walter Westrupp, Jurgen Dollase,and Klaus Schulze. In various different lineups, the work on these various projects became known as the “Cosmic Couriers”. In the following two years several others were recorded (mostly under the “Cosmic Jokers” banner).
Wegmuller’s own self-designed set of handmade Tarot cards formed the concept for the album.
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Teyzo1 wrote:
Good stuff
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Lefouauflingue wrote:
oh man
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AcidAmelie wrote:
Du bist der Magier. Du spielst auf der Spielbühne der Natur. Du spielst Zuschauer und Spieler zugleich. Sowie du gespielt hast, die Gegenwart ins Vergangene, so spielst du die ewige Zukunft, im Zeichen der unendlichen 8.
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IanAR wrote:
Added to Streamable Track Wants » Discussions » Artist Connections Overflow
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ladieshopie wrote:
loooooooooooooooove you, best krautrock all over the worrld, jawollja!!!
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minimalnoize wrote:
!!!
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DennisKrokodil wrote:
best krautrock album ever!
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shkunk wrote:
sexy guy, his music is far sexier
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lunarmountains wrote:
the best album ever!
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Flusternn wrote:
ok? semblable to you.
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IAJP wrote:
great album and all that but has no-one thought to comment on the atrocious mullet wegmuller has, in every picture of him ever? "walter wegmullet".
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lunarmountains wrote:
ace
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FarahSabz wrote:
Tarot- the best album in the world ;)
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TheInternet wrote:
owns
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Roncsipar wrote:
I'm going to pop my acid cherry with this very album. ^^
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conducter wrote:
;o) joh da Walti het sie's beschti geh ;o)
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Pands wrote:
quatsch!
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voegeliwohl wrote:
Ich bin gluecklicher besitzer eines hand signierten original LP set mit Tarot Karten von Walter Wegmueller. Der Trip war irre.....
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TeenageCreep wrote:
"Die Welt"'s a great closer for the album, the 2nd CD is way better and this project's cult status will be forever praised.
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Matilus wrote:
Tarot - the best krautrock album in the world!
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