This massive double album is cosmic Krautrock at its finest hour, as visionary Walter Wegmuller leads a tour through the entire major arcane of the Tarot deck while the Cosmic Couriers -- basically Ash Ra Tempel, Wallenstein, and whoever else producer Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser could rope in -- create a remarkable soundtrack encompassing space rock, folk music, funk, psychedelia, and electronic music. Wegmuller's album followed in the footsteps of Timothy Leary's Seven Up, Ash Ra Tempel, and Sergius Golowin's Lord Krishna von Goloka, backed by Wallenstein, the duo Westripp-Witthuser, and keyboardist Klaus Schulze. Tarot, with almost all these musicians on the roster, is the culmination, a bizarre roller coaster ride through sonic soundscapes, while Wegmuller intones in his deep voice, sometimes augmented by more effects, though he often remains silent for long instrumental stretches. From the opening track, a funky number with blazing guitar and rolling piano over which a circus-barker voice announces the band with grand élan, to the side four track's nonstop blast into hallucinogenic after-burn, this one is a monster all the way. Shimmering Ash Ra Tempel guitar freakouts blend with Wallenstein's more rollicking psych rock, Schulze's deep space keyboards, and Westripp's cosmic folk to create strange blitzes of electronic weirdness. This album provide an incredible pallet of styles that all seem to gel in a cohesive mass of pure mystical wonder. ~ Rolf Semprebon
01. Walter Wegmüller - Der Narr (Remastered) (3:56)
02. Walter Wegmüller - Der Magier (Remastered) (4:39)
03. Walter Wegmüller - Die Hohepriesterin (Remastered) (4:18)
04. Walter Wegmüller - Die Herrscherin (Remastered) (4:16)
05. Walter Wegmüller - Der Herrscher (Remastered) (2:58)
06. Walter Wegmüller - Der Hohepriester (Remastered) (3:11)
07. Walter Wegmüller - Die Entscheidung (Remastered) (3:52)
08. Walter Wegmüller - Der Wagen (Remastered) (5:16)
09. Walter Wegmüller - Die Gerechtigkeit (Remastered) (3:02)
10. Walter Wegmüller - Der Weise (Remastered) (4:03)
11. Walter Wegmüller - Das Glücksrad (Remastered) (3:38)
12. Walter Wegmüller - Die Kraft (Remastered) (3:28)
13. Walter Wegmüller - Die Prüfung (Remastered) (4:58)
14. Walter Wegmüller - Der Tod (Remastered) (1:17)
15. Walter Wegmüller - Die Mässigkeit (Remastered) (4:45)
16. Walter Wegmüller - Der Teufel (Remastered) (3:36)
17. Walter Wegmüller - Die Zerstörung (Remastered) (4:02)
18. Walter Wegmüller - Die Sterne (Remastered) (6:15)
19. Walter Wegmüller - Der Mond (Remastered) (2:50)
20. Walter Wegmüller - Die Sonne (Remastered) (3:04)
21. Walter Wegmüller - Das Gericht (Remastered) (2:04)
22. Walter Wegmüller - Die Welt (Remastered) (8:40)
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