Kalacakra was a 1970s

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formed by the duo Claus Rauschenbach and Heinz Martin. Their sound carried a heavily eastern influence, with a lot of

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and

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, and their style has been described as "mantric acid folk." "Kalacakra" refers to a

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concept of " time-cycles." The band released its only album, ''Crawling To Lhasa'', in 1972. They recorded in

. The album was re-released on CD in 2001 by Garden of Delights, featuring two bonus tracks absent from the 1972 release. In 2002 after a gap of 30 years another album was released by the reformed band
The album
was called "Peace" and contained a more New Age fare compared to the 1972 Krautrock.

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