Exponent Upside Down 1974Germany Symphonic Prog

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Exponent - Upside Down (1974),Germany ,Symphonic Prog • • Well... here's the next big thing for archival progressive rock collectors (recorded in 1974). Imagine Spektakel as played by Eloy. Oh... did I get your attention there? Good, that was the plan. This is more German symphonic than classic Krautrock, and I know many of you are nodding your head, saying yep - know wha'cha mean, Tom . This is definitely a dream for keyboard fans, and there's oodles of organ, Moog, electric piano, and mellotron to absorb and treasure. While there is guitar, it definitely plays second banana to the awesome banks of keyboards. And, as indicated prior, the album is geared more towards the symphonic progressive genre with plenty of meter breaks and compositional acumen. This is not a atmospheric Krautrock zone out. Side 2 is a bit more of a blues based jam, and also possesses a slightly lesser sound quality, but still no less awesome of a listening experience - perhaps calling out a more classic German sound ala Sixty-Nine here. Yes, there's been a Sixty-Nine sighting (look them up) Sixty-Nine. On the topic of sound quality, it's very good for an archival recording, but hardly Abbey Road Studios standard, so be sure to keep expectations in check. Top drawer this one goes in. • ---------------------------------------- • Reminded me of sharp-edged EILIFF or ZWEI, a keyboard-based psychedelic Krautrock on a regular basis. EXPONENT have been founded as an unknown, short-lived Wuppertaler rock quartet in 1974 and disbanded in 1976. They recorded some material for only one album titled Upside Down veiled in a horrible sleeve in 1974 (not released in those days sadly) and the tracks saw the light as an LP via an independent / personal label named Korusuro in 2014, and as a CD via Garden Of Delights in the following year. • From the very beginning quiet, surrealistic atmosphere with no good voices we can receive ... in every track, pop and dreamy, a tad danceable (usually swift) mellotron works are thrilling and delightful in a sense but simultaneously we get tired with greasy, sticky, and stubborn phrases like tons of butter rice. Sometimes complex components blended with colourful rhythmic accents can be touched as old-fashioned psychedelia. On the other hand, aggressive, repetitive, and helical melody convolutions with massively complicated pitch deviations should remind us of German Psych in early 1970s. • Although not enough Neues we can feel via this album, it might be our slight pleasure such an obscurity we find. The sleeve is addictive too.Review by DamoXt7942 • • 01. Duplicate (0:00) • 02. Last Spring (8:20) • 03. Thoughts (16:39) • 04. Dream (23:14) • 05. Thoughts (live)[bonus track] 41:50 • Braune, Rüdiger (2) (drums) • Cannabis India • Fleck, Dirk (2) (bass) • Cannabis India • Köhmstedt, Martin (4) • (guitar) • • Gate Martin, Frank (1) • (vocals, keyboard, flute)

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