Gäa

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Not much is known about this obscure and classic band, except their sole album released on the rare and sought after Kerston label. Gäa were a typically cosmic Krautrock band, who like Mythos or Virus, infused their Teutonic art with lots of guitars, keyboards and much in the way of Pink Floyd styling. With enigmatic lyrics in German, lengthy largely instrumental tracks with all the classic moves, spaced-out organs - the works - "On the way to Uranus" is a magical album, a Krautrock classic! Named after the Greek Earth goddess, Gaa was one of the many fine and yet obscure second-string cosmic Krautrock bands, sounding something like a Teutonic Pink Floyd with a similar spacy organ sound and heavier guitar. Unlike many German bands of the time, they actually sang in their native language. Helmut Heisel, Peter "Bello" Bell, and Stefan Dorr formed the group in early 1973 in Saarland in the southwestern part of Germany. They had previously played in a conventional cover band, the Phantoms, but were now ready to expand into far more original music. Within a few months, they recruited Gunter Lackes, Werner Frey, and Werner Jungmann, and Heisel, much to his later regret, departed soon after. Within months, the five-piece was playing live and at one of these early gigs, they caught the attention of Alfred Kersten, owner of Kerston records. The enthusiastic Kersten wanted them to record an album, but by the time they showed up at his studio in Stuttgart in the summer of 1973, that en

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Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus

Alraunes Alptraum

Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus

Auf Er Bahn Zum Uranus

Alraunes Alptraum

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The Day After The Sabbath 82: Neurotic Reaction

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The Day After The Sabbath 82: Neurotic Reaction

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Psychedelic Underground 3

Auf Er Bahn Zum Uranus

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Auf Dem Bahn Zum Uranus

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1974 - Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus

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Krautrock-Music for your Brain Vol.5 CD1

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