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Emtidi 1971
Saat 1972

Saat (Ohr 1972)

Album Legnth: 38:20

Recorded: 1972 Dierks Studio - Stommeln Germany

Genre: Acid Folk

Best Song: 'Touch The Sun'

Release Info: 1999 CD Reissue ZYX OHR CD 70008-2

Tracks:

1. Walkin´ in the Park 6.27
2. Träume 3.15
3. Touch the Sun 11.42
4. Love Time Rain 2.43
5. Saat 4.07
6. Die Reise 10.04

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Average Rating based on 7 votes: 3.7

Overview:

One of the great Pilz folk records, 'Saat' is a refreshing blend of cosmic acid-folk. Featuring the orgasmic English vocals of Canadian Dolly Holmes, the album contains six tracks which are destined to be a treat for sore ears. The album begins with 'Walking In The Park' which starts softly with angelic vocals and cosmicly-treated acoustic guitar, the song ends with a cosmic acid-laden guitar solo. Dierks' expertise for sound engineering shines through on this track as well as the entire album. 'Traume' is a celestial instrumental which utilizes Holmes voice as an instrument to create a serene feeling as her voice floats above the music, a technique similar to 'Great Gig In The Sky' from Dark Side. 'Touch The Sun', a cosmic favorite for many I'm sure, begins with five-minutes of cosmic flanger heavy synthesizer similar to that of vintage Klaus Schulze before maturing into an incredible folk ballad dominated by Holmes voice. The short tracks 'Love Time Rain' and 'Saat' owe more to the guitar based British folk sound; they are good songs but they lack the cosmic nature which makes the rest of the album so appealing. Finally, the energetic closing track 'Die Reise' introduces German vocals sung by Maik Hirschfeldt and a freeform rock sound which appears out of place on this album. However, the song does include a brilliant multi-layered synth section followed by a cosmic freak out containing organ, flute and electric piano. Be aware, the ZYX issue of the album contains surface noise; it was obviously mastered from a vinyl copy. There is a Spalax release which I have been told does not include surface noise.[4/5 Doug]

Musicians:

Maik Hirschfeldt - Vocals, Vibraphone, Synthesizer, Bass, Flute, Guitar, Percussion
Dolly Holmes - Keyboards, Vocals, Spinet, Mellotron, Organ, Piano
Dieter Dierks - Bass, Percussion, Mellotron