Cafe Exil – New Adventures In European Music 1972-1980 – Ace 2LP

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.

tracklist:
Rubba – Way Star
Annette Peacock – Pony
Focus – Tommy
Amon Duul II – A Morning Excuse
Edgar Froese – Epsilon In Malaysian Pale

Steve Hillage – Octave Doctors
Faust – Jennifer
Michael Rother – Feuerland
Streetmark – Eileen

Toni Esposito – L’eroe Di Plastica
Brian Eno – No One Receiving
Popol Vuh – Huter Der Schwelle
Soft Machine – Penny Hitch

Jan Hammer Group – Don’t You Know
Piero Umiliani – Canoe
Cortex – Troupeau Bleu
Cluster – Sowiesoso