Ash Ra Tempel - Friendship CD reissue

Ash Ra Tempel's Friendship album has been given a CD reissue and below is some info from the Manuel Göttsching Fan Group about how you can get a copy. Stay tuned for another exciting announcement about my MG book. Coming soon!

TODAY IS THE OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE
of Ash Ra Tempel`s CD - Friendship
This is only a little reminder to all fans of the music from Manuel Göttsching to
buy this CD for a price only EURO 16,00*

Previously available on Manikin in 2000, this wonderful recording has been out of print for many years, but it is now remastered for your pleasure in 2014!
Track List:
01. Reunion (30:40 min)
02. Pikant (21:40 min)
03. Friendship (26:30 min)
Label: MG.ART
Cat. No.: MG01222 / MG.ART 121
digi pak release
*The Price excl. shipping and possible paypal costs is: EURO 16,00
(This offer is available from Nov 14 till - Dec 31, 2014)
Please order your CD at: order@ashra.com
MG.ART`s complete catalogue find at: http://www.ashra.com/shop/shop.htm
Payment information:
It is possible to pay with paypal or with European banktransfer to our account.
Shipping costs for one or two items:
Germany: EURO 2,00
Europe: EURO 4,00
Outside Europe: EURO 5,00
Paypal fee: EURO 2,00

Finish line no longer in the Deep Distance...

Hi there. Here's another progress report regarding my forthcoming Manuel Göttsching book and a few words from a fellow music writer. There are a total of 15 chapters and Stephen Iliffe, who is currently proofreading the text (and is now deep into chapter 12), has this to say: "This is going to be the ideal guide to Manuel's life and music. I've already purchased an additional three albums of his as a result of reading it, which is exactly what a good music book should do, and it has deepened my appreciation of the Manuel Göttsching and Ashra albums that I already own."

Given that Stephen's Hans-Joachim Roedelius biography, Painting with Sound is one of the finest books I have ever read I'm very heartened by his words. I'm also very grateful indeed for his work with the proofing.

I will let you know when this process is complete as we head towards the finish line. Stay tuned.

Nearly there now

Hi everyone. I'm busy working on the final stages of the book. Today I'm sending the photographs with credits to the graphic designer over in Australia. The reference section is checked and complete and the finish line really doesn't seem so far away now.

In the meantime here's a cool clip of Walter Wegmuller, presenting some of his art. Enjoy! More soon.

http://www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=ZeduPJ1VbHI

Coming soon!

It has been a while so here is an update on my Manuel Göttsching book in progress. We are all systems go and approaching a finished product. Over the last few weeks I have been busy checking that all of the names in the book (whether those belonging to people, places or pieces of music) are correct. Soon I will be doing the same with all of the dates. I have just completed the references section and this afternoon I will be double checking that this is all correct. In the meantime my good friend Stephen Iliffe (Hans-Joachim Roedelius biographer and CD sleeve note writer extraordinaire) is proofreading my draft chapter by chapter at a rate of knots, as and when time allows. Thank you, Stephen!

Whilst all of this is going on I have enlisted the services of a graphic designer for the cover and all of the layout. Believe it or not he lives in Australia (thank goodness for e-mail communication). His work is excellent and I look forward to sharing it with you when it is available. The link with this graphic designer was forged by a mega Manuel Göttsching fan, who fortuitously also happens to be a book publisher. While my book doesn't fall within the genre categories that his inprint deals with he has been incredibly helpful in linking me with the aforementioned contact but also with organising links to printers that I will need to get the book self-published. Thank you also, Robert!

When everything is checked and the layout is complete and spot on I will probably be setting up a Kickstarter account with a view to funding a limited print run of the book. You will be able to see the cover art, perhaps a few sample pages and bag yourself a copy by pre-ordering. 

There have been a few slow laps along the way but I can promise you that this is the last one. After what I can honestly tell you amounts to well over five years of writing during weekends and holidays Manuel Göttsching book is almost there and I'm getting rather excited about it. If I had to predict when you will be able to get your mitts on it I'd say the final quarter of this year. I'm moving house soon, which may slow things slightly for a month or two but this is almost there. Coming soon...

MG live in Gorlice, Poland 2013

Hello everyone! Firstly, here's wishing you a Happy New Year! Hope you had a great Christmas and I also hope the year ahead is a fantastic one for you too. 

This is just a quick message to let you know that MG's July 2013 show live in Gorlice, Poland will be available to watch online, courtesy of the Polish station RTVG until 6th January 2014. This is a really fantastic show (the best MG concert I have seen) with a nice mixture of the contemporary and the classic, the analog and the digital. Great guitar playing, nice keyboard work. Extra special and a must see! Check it out here while you can:

http://www.rtvg.pl/main?f=3181&data

Enjoy!

More news on the book as and when I get it. Things are moving forward....