Agitation Free
Formed in 1967 as Agitation, this Berlin group was integral to the
scene that also birthed Tangerine Dream. But unlike Tangerine
Dream, they had to wait until 1972 to release their debut album, Malesch.
Its recording followed a tour of Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus and
Greece and the striking cover shows five long-hairs lounging amid
the rubble at the base of an Egyptian pyramid beneath some Arabic
script.
Returning to Germany filled with eastern modality, they headily
mixed early Floyd vibes with middle eastern voices and song, along
with market square percussion and piercing guitar.
Their less eastern-slanted second album was titled, simply,2nd.
Agitation Free were unfortunately destined to
ultimately be a Kraütrock footnote.
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