from the LP Känguru, Brain Records, 1972Moving hazily through no less than 8 different suites of musical variety, one thing you will assuredly not be while listening to this expansive jam by German acid freak’s Guru Guru is bored; indeed, some parts fluctuate so drastically that if you don’t like what you’re hearing, just a wait a couple minutes, because it’s no indication of where things might be headed next (my favorite section is the loose vibe from 5:17 – 7:30, more cowbell!!). While some krautrock bands made their reputations sounding like the control panel on a spaceship, and others upon sounding like a prehistoric drum circle, Guru Guru always comes across to me as the most literal translation from that whole scene, in that, they sound like a bunch of Germans on LSD; mind you, this is not to take away from their abilities as musicians, only to highlight the profoundly wasted vibe they brought, noticeable even within a scene that was partially founded on drug experimentation. I don’t hesitate to call this album absolutely essential for any fans of krautrock or spacey hard rock in general.
