Echo: part 1

Achim Reichel's second album from 1972 is a double released the year after «The Green Journey». This isn't as good in my opinion and despite the fact there are a lot of guests helping out it doesn't feel like it. It's not really that samey and repetitive (although there is that) but it does have the same mood and vibe throughout. It's somewhat spacey with acoustic and electric guitars leading the way with percussion. There are vocals at times including Klaus Schulze of all people. We get clarinet, sax, jew harp, orchestration and samples. «The Green Journey» was love at first listen while this one is less dynamic and more hypnotic and trippy. — Mellotron Storm.