xhol caravan - all green [1970] [part 1]

before tangerine dream, before embryo, before kraftwerk, before even the ohr label, xhol caravan released what may be the first album to rightly own the name krautrock.
very psychedelic sound.

[@victoraudiolp]

Soft Machine, but mostly Zappa/Mothers. Electronized sax sound, and early jazzy prog psychedelia, great !!! Today I bought a Xhol Altena 1970 live. Incredible, like this, with flute solo, and long tracks. Recommended stuff!!!

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very good band................................................................................................................................

[@keltyk]

If you like this you might love Brainticket's lp 'Psychonaut'- After a few listens it can get into the blood- a true classic. Trippy space-jazzrock- I think the musicians are punchingl below their weight. Not strictly Kraut- Swiss, German, Belgian members- classic female psych vocals of the genre too. Just a tip, hope you enjoy much.. probably some of it on TH-cam

[@hans-jurgenfischer2438]

Sopranosax played with Wawa-Pedal, somtimes sounding like a fiddle.Very Nice!

[@Bizarronumber4]

I've heard of these guys,but never heard their music before.Thanks for putting this on TH-cam.

[@paulhmull]

Utterly amazing. I've instantly become a fan. Thanks mate

[@mellotrongirl]

The latter half of this reminds me of Wigwam out of Finland

[@stereom]

I can see the Soft Machine influence definitely. But I also think that Zappa was as big of an influence. The Mothers did jazz-rock kind of music as early as 1967 ("Invocation and Ritual Dance" from 2nd Mothers album is a lengthy guitar and sax jam that pre-dates the SM style in 1970). I also recommend YouTubing "Zappa King Kong 1968" and then comparing the result to anything on "Noisette" album. FZ pioneered electrification of saxes and Xhol Caravan here follow suit.

[@sakalak]

Y'shouldn't be. Zappa's late 60s output was almost entirely jazz fusion (up 'til Chunga's Revenge, from then on, his work was a mix mash of silly prog, fusion, and occasionally funky hard rock).

[@lastGARYMOOREexit]

Undeniable Soft Machine flavored ?

[@StatutoryTape]

xhol caravan = ultra-flabbergasted
amazing jam & vidmix

[@Futurolvidado]

Great

[@nightimelady]

awesome post, thanks for that!

[@stereom]

Zappa and the Mothers did it even earlier than the Softs. Softs was more vocal oriented and without the saxes up to 1969. This video is from, what, like 1969-70?

[@cosmogonic5]

Magic Trip to The Xhol Moon!!

[@josedias1387]

This is so good!

[@charlessavarese]

Highly influenced by Zappa and The Mothers.

[@ksjoyjespeace]

This actually sounds a lot like early Van der Graaf Generator, I think !! Anyway, it's very good, and first hearing,so much to discover on yt !!

[@WithMyLittleSpoon]

*****Blessings To ALL Sempre&Forever

[@d.g.r7235]

que genios existira alguien que conosca los secretos de las baquetas hoy en dia

[@MegamanX4ThArmor]

Hoooooo, sind das schöne Farben. Klingen tut das schon ein bischen wie Tangerine Dream später.

[@RocknJazzer]

Sounds like they were influenced by the Soft Machine.

[@danielpinzone2800]

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[@rafzamjim]

Another great german music is Manfred Schoof quintet `Scales´ and `Light lines´ from JAPO-ECM records...now in TH-cam cHECK...

[@TerrenceNoRocsi]

sounds good

[@peasanttoast]

I think either Can or Amon Duul 2 released the first Krautrock album. Still this is great stuff.

[@moshedf]

psicodélico! e a criancinha no fim do vídeo... te monta um monte de história!

[@MarsNova]

...Yeah, you'll normally find that Krautrock is like that. LOL...

[@cosmogonic5]

Miles Davis, plz

[@berlinteo]

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