''Join Inn'' is the fourth album by

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 ...

band

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 ...

. It was recorded at Studio Dierks by

Dieter Dierks Dieter Dierks (born 9 February 1943) is a German record producer, sound engineer, music publisher, studio owner and musician. He became well known as producer of the rock band Scorpions who were signed to him between 1975 and 1988. Before that ...

during breaks in the sessions for the

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� ...

album ''Tarot''. It was originally released on LP by Ohr in Berlin, catalogue number OMM 556032. Each side of the LP comprises one long track. ''Join Inn'' marks the end of the collaboration with Klaus Schulze. However, together with ''Ash Ra Tempel'', their eponymous first album, it is considered a highlight of the Krautrock movement.Guts of darkness: Ash Ra Tempel, Join Inn
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Track listing

All tracks composed by Manuel Göttsching, Hartmut Enke and Klaus Schulze. #"Freak 'n' Roll" – 19:15 #"Jenseits" – 24:18

Personnel

Hartmut Enke Hartmut Enke (20 October 1952 – 27 December 2005) was a German musician, best known as the bass guitarist in Ash Ra Tempel. Hartmut Enke formed his first band with Manuel Göttsching at his 15th birthday party in 1967. Three years later he was ...

– bass *

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 ...

– guitar *Rosi Müller – vocals (credited as 'Rosi') *

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 ...

– drums, organ, Synthi A

References

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