The Microcosm - Visionary Music Of Continental Europe, 1970-1986 (CD)

(The Microcosm) Visionary Music Of Continental Europe, 1970-1986 (Light in the Attic - 2016) follows the box set I Am The Center - Private Issue - New Age Music in America 1950-1990 (2013) and is the first major overview of works by artists with related cosmic universes - Vangelis, Ash Ra Tempel, and Popol Vuh - and unknown masterpieces by sadly neglected artists, such as, Bernard Xolotl, Robert Julian Horky and Enno Velthuys.

Conceived and produced by Douglas McGowan (Yoga Records). Liner notes by Douglas Mcgowan and Jason Patrick Woodbury (Pitchfork, Aquarium Drunkard). The cover features extraordinary paintings by astronomer and entomologist Etienne Trouvelot. Includes two compact discs and a 40 pages booklet featuring some rare photographs.

Tracklist

1-1 / Creation Du Monde – Vangelis / 1-2 / Bön 5 - Förlåt Oss Våra Skulder = Prayer 5 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses - Ralph Lundsten / 1-3 / Le Sourire Volé - Ash Ra Tempel / 1-4 / Brüder Des Schattens - Söhne Des Lichts (Abridged) - Popol Vuh / 1-5 / Orguitar Soir - Ariel Kalma / 1-6 / Cometary Wailing (Valley Plateau) - Bernard Xolotl / 1-7 / Einklang - Peter Michael Hamel / 1-8 / Untitled - Francesco Messina /
2-1 / Wenn Der Südwind Weht – Roedelius / 2-2 / Der Grosse Atem - Deutsche Wertarbeit / 2-3 / Dance For A Warrior - Robert Julian Horky / 2-4 / Caravan - Karl Schaffner & Lothar Grimm / 2-5 / Shivas Dance - Suzanne Doucet & Christian Buehner / 2-6 / Morning Glory - Enno Velthuys / 2-7 / Spirales – Deuter / 2-8 / Ship Beetel - Gigi Masin /