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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Crystalaugur - Terranaut (1972 us, striking fuzz, psych, prog rock)



The story of Crystalaugur is a strange one: the obscure Native American band Crystalaugur recorded this album in Singapore between 1972 and 1973, orginally pressing a mere 200 copies for a private label (Warped Rec) and the ridiculously small pressing made the original album an unbelievable rarity.  The fuzz guitar and space rock vocals definitely put this LP in the psychedelic realm with an interesing primitive backdrop.

This is reissue of the 1974 release  by BMI SINGAPORE of a one-off album done as highschool project by 4 Americans in Singapore, that only has been sold to classmates, family and friends. A weird mix of Kaleidoscope / Velvet. Underground and eastern vibes with fuzz-guitar all over! Sorta prog-folk-garagy vibe, hypnotising and repetitive. A great psych rock fuzz album .


Tracks
1. Terranaut (Kim Bengs) - 5:18
2. I'll Remember (Kim Bengs, Howard Kukla) - 4:07
3. Cosmic Journey (Howard Kukla) - 4:21
4. You've Got to Rap (Howard Kukla) - 3:11
5. Uppachit Creek (Kim Bengs) - 2:22
6. Easy Term Pleasure (Howard Kukla, Kim Bengs) - 4:41
7. Pam's Song (Howard Kukla) - 4:42
8. Number 4 (Kim Bengs) - 5:00
9. Goodbye (Kim Bengs, Watson) - 1:25

The Crystalaugur
*Kim Bengs - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Piano, Vocals
*Howard Kukla - Rhythm Guitar
*Bryan Hall - Drums
*Guy Rittger - Bass Guitar

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11 comments:

  1. AnonJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    Never listened but very attractive review made to try it. Thanks for share.

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  2. HotroderJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Thanks man,this is fantastic,great to get this in flac.
    Great blog.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    A lovely blog if he used MULTIUPLOAD would be perfect!

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  4. SergeyJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Thanx, friend! Great thing.

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  5. pimponJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Qué tendra la música durante estos años que me encanta.
    La guitarra especula intercambiando notas con el batería.
    Realmente ilustrativo y arriesgado.
    Gracias nuevamente por este regalo llegado de tu mano.

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  6. kounelarhontasJanuary 27, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Το είχα βρει με χαμηλής ποιότητας artwork και το προσπέρασα...
    Πολλές ευχαριστίες Μάριε.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    Hi I,m Ainoordin from Malaysia,Singapore is my neighbour never heard of this band only the famous like Octobr Cherries,Straydogs and few more bands from Singapore but not this,well I,llgive it a try thanks

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Glad to replace my mp3 version. Thank you.

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  9. sikesJune 12, 2016 at 7:14 PM

    Any chance this could also be reupped, would be greatly appreciated, thanks

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  10. AnonymousMay 1, 2022 at 6:21 PM

    any chance for a reup? thanks

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  11. MariosMay 1, 2022 at 8:23 PM

    Anonymous, "Crystalaugur - Terranaut", repaired...

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