Momentaufnahme 1

Originally part of 2021’s Faust Box Set release commemorating the band's 50th anniversary, Momentaufnahme I and II are now released as stand-alone releases by popular demand. This is for all those that missed out on the limited edition box set release.

They collect together music recorded at the band's studio - a converted schoolhouse in rural Wümme between 1971 and 1974, in a similar vein to the way in which 'The Faust Tapes’ (released in 1973) was assembled. These two albums range from minimal electronic pulses, ambient dreamscapes, vocal collages to heavy drone, ritualistic percussion, and psychedelic grooves.

Highlights include the hypnotic space jams of ‘Vorsatz’ and ‘Rückwärts Durch Die Drehtür’, the delicate acoustics of ‘I Am… An Artist’ and the radiophonic workshop-esque 'Weird Sounds Sound Bizarre‘.