E2-E4, released in 1984, is a solo recording by German musician and Ash Ra Tempel founder Manuel Göttsching. The album consists of one minimalistic, hour-long electronic track that Göttsching recorded in one take using a sequencer, with improvised keyboards, metallic percussion, and guitar playing. The album is named after the most popular opening chess move 1. e2-e4 (which is expressed in long algebraic notation).
Arranged By, Composed By, Producer – Manuel Göttsching. Design – Peter Geitner. Guitar, Effects, Recorded By, Liner Notes – Manuel Göttsching. Lacquer Cut By – SST (8). Mixed By – Heiner Friesz, Manuel Göttsching. Photography By – George Bockemühl.
Recorded July-August 1974, Inventions for Electric Guitar is Manuel Göttsching's first solo album, however it was released with the subtitle Ash Ra Temple VI technically making it the sixth and final album under the Ash Ra Temple name. This is essentially a Manuel Gottsching solo album as he really gets help from no one else, but this was also billed as an Ash Ra Tempel album. Perhaps he wasn't sure if he could still legally use the Ash Ra Tempel name or not.
A true pioneer of electric guitar and ambient music. This is listed as one of the top ten greatest ambient albums of all time. The Uncouth YouthVor year. Alberto SaldiviaVor year. I saw ashra at the roundhouse in 1975 where manuel gottsching with another guitarist played inventions for electric guitar, it was hypnotic & amazing. On the same bill were magma & franco battiato, also great. rob gorneyVor 3 Monate. wow that must have been incredible. Phil bellVor 5 Monate. You lucky so and so :) I think if I had been there my brain would have fried.
MANUEL GÖTTSCHING - INVENTIONS FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR CD NEW+ Condition: Brand New. Time left: 3d 3h 7m 21s. Ships to: Worldwide. GOTTSCHING, MANUEL - INVENTIONS FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR NEW VINYL RECORD Condition: New. Time left: 7d 16h 27m 47s. The best album by Manuel Göttsching is E2-E4 which is ranked number 1565 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,472. Manuel Göttsching album bestography. Higher ranked (1,565th) This album (10,901st) Lower ranked (23,640th) E2-E4Inventions For Electric GuitarThe Best Of The Private Tapes. Members who like this album also like: Hunky Dory by David Bowie, Deluxe by Harmonia and Tonight's The Night by Neil Young. Listen to Inventions For Electric Guitar on YouTube. Inventions For Electric Guitar track list.
Recorded over two months in 1974, Inventions for Electric Guitar is a cinematic soundscape built around layered, electronically treated guitars and innovative time-delay manipulations and rudimentary looping. Groundbreaking and virtuosic. Manuel Göttsching New Age of Earth (Isadora LP, 1976)
Manuel Göttsching Hartmut Enke Klaus Schulze Wolfgang Müller Rosi Müller. Ash Ra Tempel was a German rock group active from 1970 to 1976, Manuel Göttsching's first prominent musical output. Ash Ra Tempel featured revolving members. Göttsching retired the use of the Ash Ra Tempel name after he became the sole remaining member. His first solo album Inventions for Electric Guitar was the last album to bear the Ash Ra Tempel name. Göttsching later began using the name Ashra for his solo output as an homage to his former group.
Inventions for Electric Guitar is Manuel Göttschings first solo album, recorded: July-August 1974. The album was written and performed entirely by Göttsching on electric guitar, hence the title. Manuel played his guitar and used a 4 track TEAC A3340, Revox A77 for echoes, WahWah pedal, volume pedal, Schaller Rotosound and Hawaiian steel bar. Last Copy! 1. 9 EUR . 2. 30% Discount.