"Germania" is an homage to the sounds of early 1970s German experimental music. The artists referenced include Edgar Froese, Manuel Göttsching, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze and Popol Vuh. The recording is meant to be a tribute and a reference back to their trailblazing styles, but not an attempted imitation of their precise sounds. The final track is an affectionate tribute to Popol Vuh’s Florian Fricke, a primary musical influence (with a nod to Popol Vuh guitarist Daniel Fichelscher). All sounds by The Gateless Gate. The lyrics to “Auf Wanderung” are a poem by Hermann Hesse. Cover photo is a satellite photo of Berlin. This album is exclusively available for download (free) via the fine BATENIM NETLABEL: www.batenimnetlabel.net/BN_LP007_12_13.html User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.