V/A - Cafe Exil - New Adventures In European Music 1972-1980 2LP (Ace)
V/A - Cafe Exil - New Adventures In European Music 1972-1980 2LP (Ace)
When David Bowie and Iggy Pop escaped LA to go Interrailing in the mid-70s, they heard a new European music that was largely devoid of Anglo-American rock influence: the German motorik sound, flashes of jazz, experimentation and electronica. In West Berlin, one of their favourite haunts was Kreuzberg’s Cafe Exil, a smoky hang-out for beats and intellectuals. This is its imaginary soundtrack.
Side 1
01 Way Star - Rubba
02 Pony - Annette Peacock
03 Tommy - Focus
04 A Morning Excuse - Amon Düül II
05 Epsilon In Malaysian Pale - Edgar Froese
Side 2
01 Octave Doctors - Steve Hillage
02 Jennifer - Faust
03 Feuerland - Michael Rother
04 Eileen - Streetmark
Side 3
01 L'Eroe Di Plastica - Toni Esposito
02 No One Receiving - Brian Eno
03 Hüter Der Schwelle - Popol Vuh
04 Penny Hitch - Soft Machine
Side 4
01 Don't You Know - Jan Hammer Group
02 Canoe - Piero Umiliani
03 Troupeau Bleu - Cortex
04 Sowiesoso - Cluster
