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| New Age of Earth | ||||
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 Cover art of the 1977 Virgin edition | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 (Isadora) 1977 (Virgin) | |||
| Recorded | March–June 1976 | |||
| Genres | Ambient,[1][2] new-age, electronic,[3] space music[4] | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Labels | Isadora, Virgin | |||
| Ashra chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
New Age of Earth is a solo album by Manuel Göttsching. While originally released under Göttsching's name and Ash Ra Tempel in 1976,[5] the releases that followed in 1977 and onward were under the name Ashra.[6] It was the first album to be released under the name Ashra.[7] Although a solo album by Manuel Göttsching recorded after the dissolution of his band Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra later evolved into a full band. It was released in 1976 on Isadora Records. New Age of Earth has been listed as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums of All Time.[1] In 2016, Pitchfork ranked it #31 on their list of the 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time.[2]
Music
[edit]Mark Richardson of Pitchfork said: "Backgrounding his guitar work and focusing on synthesizers, Göttsching crafts a new kind of space music, one that feels less about traveling through the cosmos and more about what it might feel like to contemplate existence while meditating on another planet."[8]
Track listing
[edit]Personnel
[edit]- Manuel Göttsching - Farfisa Compact, Farfisa Syntorchestra, EMS Synthi A, EKO Computerhythm, Gibson SG Guitar [6][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Jeff Towne; Peter Manzi (Jan 27, 2009). "The 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums Of All Time". RockBox - archived version. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018.
- 1 2 "The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Sep 26, 2016.
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "New Age of Earth - Ashra | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ Listed in "A Classic Space Music Countdown to Liftoff: 10 Essential classic space music albums, counting down from 10 to 1" Time Warped in Space by Echoes Radio producer and host, John Diliberto Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ New Age of Earth (1976, Ash Ra Tempel) at Discogs
- 1 2 3 New Age of Earth (1977, Ashra) at Discogs
- ↑ Ashra discography at Discogs
- ↑ Pitchfork (2016-09-26). "The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- 1 2 "Ashra: New Age of Earth". Ashra. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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