kamasutra - an unreleased soundtrack from 1968 by irmin schmidt and the inner space better late than never? a good four decades after its making, a rare gem is up for release: the soundtrack to kobi jaegers erotic and educational epic kamasutra - consummation of love composed and recorded by irmin schmidt & the inner space. a precursor to krautrock pioneers can, schmidts 1968 recording assembles cans original line-up - michael karoli, jaki liebezeit and malcolm mooney - who later went on to craft the bands seminal debut, monster movie. the film kamasutra - consummation of love switches between india and germany and stars bruno dietrich and barbara schÐne. a prime example of late 1960s german erotica and the so-called sexual revolution, it liberated the subject of sex from dingy red light cinemas and whisked it away to the exotic far east, to the realm that - more than a millennium earlier - had spawned the erotic teachings of the kamasutra. fast-forward to the present day and you will find the films well-intentioned, in parts pedagogical approach bristling with (un)intentional comedy. many bands and composers from the late 1960s were intrigued by eastern philosophy and influenced by oriental sounds. besides several laid-back, percussive instrumentals laced with flutes and sitars, the soundtrack also features two vocal tracks: >i m hiding my nightingale< (sung by margarete juvan) and >there was a man< (sung by malcolm mooney). kamasutra - consummation of love was mastered from the original analog tapes by calyx and is available as a cd digipack and limited gatefold vinyl (both by crippled dick hot wax).

composed and recorded by irmin schmidt & the inner space. a precursor to krautrock pioneers can, schmidts 1968 recording assembles cans original line-up - michael karoli, jaki liebezeit and malcolm mooney - who later went on to craft the bands seminal debut, monster movie.

limited edition - 1000 copies - coloured vinyl / gatefold cover! french soundtracks 1968 - 73
after our voyage to italy and the italian soundtracks on >beat at cinecitta< vol:1-3, we are now off to france! without a doubt, soundtracks have been the field of experimention for innovative musicians around the world, france is no exception, but definitly has its own unique certain sound to offer: somewhere between french-pop and blaxploitation-reminiscences. on this compilation of french soundtracks from mainly the 60s and 70s (only exception: >grand th?me malko< from 1982), we cover the whole spectrum, from pulsating thriller-beats to relaxed sexy grooves. the line-up of first class composers reads as follows: jean yanne, francis lai, georges garvarentz, michel magne, claude bolling and many more pump the french touch out of your speakers! young girls lose their way in the midst of the 68 riots, until they find themselves in wild clubs, taking exotique drugs, letting their hair down to the sound of the sitar. romy schneider only just escapes death, when her weekend lover crashes down the cliffs in a car full speed ! bored married couples invite you for orgies and a mental marriage-swindler drugs women senseless to make them obey. these and other stories are the ingredients of these selected films. the typical french combination of the commissioner and the psychopathic killer is well represented here as well as the absurd sex film. mysterious, sexy, or just plain funky (thank god for various disco scenes) are the tracks featured on this compilation. percussive rhythms, wild organs, psychedelic flutes, sitars and various electronic sounds will do the rest to spoil the advanced listener. the result is this explosive cocktail of casual grooves and orchestral thriller-themes!