A true masterpiece of Krautrock, this one won’t get the attention of a lot of other heavy hitters. There are moments on this record where you’ll swear you’re listening to Ash Ra Tempel. Yeah, I said it. I believe it. It’s that good. It seems like collectors are coming around on it too, as when I first started getting into this album it could be found for $200-$300, and now copies are stretching up towards $750 on a regular basis. You can settle for the CD copy if you’re not a schmuck who will pay top dollar just to have an original. The Second Battle LP version is probably commanding good money now as well, as all their titles seem to. That My Solid Ground reissue on Second Battle sells for like $100 now!
Ahem.
“Gila recorded one of the finest cosmic classics of Pink Floyd inspired space-rock. GILA is a mainly instrumental trip and feels much like one suite per side. Superbly conceived, it featured an amazingly innovative music that took hints from all the classic Pink Floyd inventions, and went further, blending in ethnic textures with the complex multi-guitars of Conny Veit, and superb percussive fired space drives. Naturally, it’s widely regarded as one of the finest Krautrock albums. Gila were an extraordinary band, at the peak of the Krautrock ladder, and it’s a shame that this original incarnation only made the one album. Gila had a vast repertoire, and concerts would include jams in excess of 20 minutes, covering a range from weirder Guru Guru realms to the most ethereal Agitation Free kind of trips.”
Gila
Gila (aka Free Electric Sound)
(BASF, 1971)
MediaFire DL Link
01. Agression [MP3]
02. Kommunikation
03. Kollaps
04. Kontakt
05. Kollektivität
06. Individualität
