The Private Tapes Vol. 5 - Manuel Göttsching/AshRa/Ash Ra Tempel

In 1996, legendary German guitarist Manuel Gottsching - known both for his work on Ash Ra Tempel and for his solo career, with some albums released under the name Ashra - released a number of previously unreleased recordings dating from 1970 to 1979. Among them are totally improvised live recordings by Ash Ra Tempel, live and studio recordings by Ashra, with a few guest musicians, and studio recordings made only by Gottsching himself, some of them were used for radio broadcast by RIAS Berlin. There is also a track from Steeple Chase Bluesband, band that Gottsching and his partner Hartmut Enke were part of before forming Ash Ra Tempel with Klaus Schulze. In other words, a series that deserves a lot of attention from krautrock fans with a lot of gems that have been practically forgotten over time.

Tracklist:
1. Ultramarine (00:00:00)
2. Lotus (00:22:34)
3. Ivresse de Lune (00:42:26)
4. Ivresse de Soleil (00:44:58)
5. Ooze Away (00:48:07)
6. Interview (MG) (01:16:18)

Track 01 recorded at Studio Roma, Berlin, Germany, 1978
Track 02 recorded live in France, 1976
Tracks 03 & 04 recorded in studio, 1973, for radio airplay
Track 05 recorded live at a meeting concert with the original line-up in Cologne, Germany, on February 28th 1973
Track 06 aired on radio in 1979