Harmonia 76 & Brian Eno – Luneburg Heath (1976)

Closest to the whimsical side of ‘70s Eno is ‘Luneberg Heath’ (whose lyric runs “don’t get lost on / Lun-e-berg Heath…” over and over). The unidentified instrument here sounds like a synthetic tuba, but the jolly idiocy of the riff allows for surprising emotional tweaks when it changes direction – think ‘NY Conversation’ from Lou Reed’s Transformer. Eno’s vocal has the subtle menace of his own ‘Dead Finks Don’t Talk’, ‘The Fat Lady of Limburg’, and various Roxy tracks – that bad-trip moment 70s songwriters do so well, when you’re about to plunge into Wonderland, or the clown’s about to peel off his face, but you have no idea how bad it’s going to be, beneath. [Source]




Can – Bring Me Coffee Or Tea (1971)

We love Can. One of the funkiest, freakiest groups of all time, their exploratory mix of pop, psychedelia, jazz and, perhaps most importantly, rhythm, was never so potent as on their 1971 double album Tago Mago. That’s why we can’t wait for the remastered 40th anniversary edition Tago Mago – featuring a bonus CD of 50 minutes of unreleased live material from 1972 – which is now set to appear on November 14. And there’s more. Over to Mute Records… [Source]