Cosmic Couriers / Cosmic Music (also known as by its German name Kosmische Kuriere / Kosmische Musik) was a German experimental/space-rock label set up by

Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser (born June 18, 1943) is a German writer and record producer. He is best known as the founder of the Ohr, Pilz, and Cosmic Couriers record labels. These labels released many of the earliest Krautrock albums in the early 1970s, a ...

in 1973 following his association with

Ohr ''Ohr'' ("Light" he, אור; plural: ''Ohros/Ohrot'' "Lights" ) is a central Kabbalistic term in the Jewish mystical tradition. The analogy of physical light is used as a way of describing metaphysical Divine emanations. ''Shefa'' ("Flow" an ...

and Pilz. A number of influential records in the

Krautrock Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments ...

genre were released on Cosmic Couriers, including

Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers ...

's ''Cyborg'' and

Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel was a West German krautrock group led by guitarist Manuel Göttsching that was active from 1970 to 1976. Their debut album '' Ash Ra Tempel'' was released in 1971. Following the band's demise, Göttsching released music under the nam ...

Timothy Leary Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from bold oracle to publicity hound. He was "a her ...

's ''Seven Up''.Cope, Julian (1995). "Krautrocksampler," pp.86-88. Head Heritage, Great Britain Cosmic Couriers released many important Krautrock titles by artists including

Manuel Göttsching Manuel Göttsching (9 September 1952 – 4 December 2022) was a German musician and composer. As the leader of the groups Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra in the 1970s and 80s, as well as a solo artist, he was one of the most influential guitarists of ...

Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...

Popol Vuh ''Popol Vuh'' (also ''Popol Wuj'' or ''Popul Vuh'' or ''Pop Vuj'') is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people, one of the Maya peoples, who inhabit Guatemala and the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and ...

, and others, including

Walter Wegmüller Walter Wegmüller (25 February 1937 – 26 March 2020) was a Swiss painter and recording artist. As a recording artist, he was best known for the Krautrock album ''Tarot'', which was released on the Cosmic Couriers label in 1973. Biography Wegm� ...

's ''Tarot''. However Kaiser got into trouble when he started releasing albums under the name of the Cosmic Jokers, a supergroup made up of artists who did not even realise they were participating in such a project: Kaiser had taken recordings of informal jams by various artists from the label and had released them under the Cosmic Jokers name without their knowledge. The musicians affected - and in particular Klaus Schulze - were far from impressed with Kaiser's release of this material and took legal action. As a result of this and his involvement with Timothy Leary, Kaiser's contracts with his bands were voided by the German courts thus spelling the end for the Kosmische Musik label.

Releases

The following albums were released on the Cosmic Couriers label:Freeman & Freeman (1996). "The Crack In The Cosmic Egg", p.223. Audion Publications, Leicester. * Timothy Leary & Ash Ra Tempel - ''

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'' (KK 58.001) * Sergius Golowin - ''Lord Krishna von Goloka'' (KK 58.002) * Walter Wegmüller - ''Tarot'' (2LP) (KK 2/58.003) * Witthüser+Westrupp - ''Live *68-*73'' (2LP) (KM 2/58.004) * Klaus Schulze - ''

Cyborg A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.

'' (2LP) (KM 2/58.005) * Wallenstein - ''Cosmic Century'' (KM 58.006) * Ash Ra Tempel - '' Starring Rosi'' (KM 58.007) *

The Cosmic Jokers The Cosmic Jokers were a German krautrock supergroup, though they were never a proper ensemble per se; their music was created from sessions put together by label head Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser and Gille Lettman in early 1973, without the performers' k ...

- ''

'' (KM 58.008) * Popol Vuh - '' Seligpreisung'' (KM 58.009) * Galactic Supermarket (Cosmic Jokers) - ''Galactic Supermarket'' (KM 58.010) * Various - ''Sci-Fi Party'' (conceptual sampler) (KM 58.011) * The Cosmic Jokers & Sternenmädchen - ''Gilles Zeitschiff'' (KM 58.012) * The Cosmic Jokers & Sternenmädchen - ''Planeten Sit-In'' (KM 58.013) * Wallenstein - ''Stories, Songs & Symphonies'' (KM 58.014) * Ash Ra Tempel/

- ''

Inventions for Electric Guitar ''Inventions for Electric Guitar'' is the first solo studio album by electronic artist Manuel Göttsching. However, it was released with the subtitle Ash Ra Tempel VI, technically making it the sixth and final album under the Ash Ra Tempel name. ...

'' (KM 58.015) *

Mythos Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrati ...

- '' Dreamlab'' (KM 58.016) * Popol Vuh - ''

Einsjäger und Siebenjäger ''Einsjäger und Siebenjäger'' is the fifth album by Popol Vuh (German band), Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1974 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004 SPV GmbH, SPV re-released the album with two bonus tracks. "Wo bist Du?" was originally rele ...

'' (KM 58.017) * Various - ''Take Your Headphones'' (promo sampler)

References

External links

* The Cosmic Jokers at Progarchive

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