Langsyne is a German trio which released one album in its whole career. Self titled, their first only effort was recorded in 1976. The music is a consistent mixture between folk rock and eastern influences with lot of acoustic guitar, sitar elements. The presence of the electric organ provides to the relative "pastoral" and "ethnic" mood a spacey felt. Advanced instrumental improvisations & interludes are combined with a couple of structured songs with English lyrics. This experimental, peaceful folk rock can sometimes resonates with early kraut folk bands as Witthuser & Westrupp, Hoelderlin, and Broselmaschine. This is in most part an acoustic, contemplative journey deliberately orientated to additional "world" instruments, musical arrangements and imaginary inspired by the eastern, India "raga"universe.
Credits
Banjo – Matthias Mertler
Flute – Ulrich Naehle
Glockenspiel – Matthias Mertler
Guitar – Egbert Froese, Matthias Mertler
Organ – Egbert Froese
Percussion – Matthias Mertler
Sitar – Egbert Froese
Vocals – Egbert Froese, Matthias Mertler, Ulrich Naehle
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