Cosmic Couriers
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| - | '''ZYX Music''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[record label]] which was founded in 1971 by [[Bernhard Mikulski]]. | ||
| - | The company was called ''Pop-Import Bernhard Mikulski'' up to [[1992]], when it was renamed to ''ZYX Music''. The label was specialized in disco and early house music. Founder Bernhard Mikulski is said to be the inventor of the term ''Italo Disco'' in the [[1980s]]. Since the death of Bernhard, his wife [[Christa Mikulski]] took over in [[1997]]. | + | '''Cosmic Couriers''' (also known as Cosmic Music, Kosmische Musik and Kosmische Kuriere) was a German experimental/space-rock label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1973 following his association with [[Ohr (record label)|Ohr]] and [[Pilz (record label)|Pilz]]. A number of influential records in the [[Krautrock]] genre were released on Cosmic Couriers, including [[Klaus Schulze]]'s 'Cyborg' and [[Ash Ra Tempel]]/[[Timothy Leary]]'s 'Seven Up'. |
| - | ZYX Music is headquartered in [[Merenberg]], [[Germany]] and has offices in the USA and several European countries. ZYX releases records in a number of different genres, including [[electronica]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[funk]], [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Pop music|pop]]. Noteworthy is that ZYX nowadays holds many rights from some legendary German [[Krautrock]] labels like [[Ohr (label)|Ohr]], [[Pilz (label)|Pilz]], and [[Kosmische Kuriere]], and is also responsible for reissuing many albums from the [[free jazz]]/[[avant garde]] label [[ESP-Disk]]. Formerly, it held the manufacturing license for [[Fantasy Records]] in Europe, an arrangement which ceased at the end of [[2005]]. | + | Cosmic Couriers released many important Krautrock titles by artists including [[Klaus Schulze]], [[Ash Ra Tempel]], [[Manuel Göttsching]], [[Wallenstein]], [[Popol Vuh (German band)|Popol Vuh]], and others, including [[Walter Wegmüller]]'s 'Tarot'. However Kaiser got into trouble when he started releasing albums under the name of the [[Cosmic Jokers]], a [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] made up of artists who did not even realise they were participating in such a project: Kaiser had taken recordings of informal jams by various artists from the label and had released them under the Cosmic Jokers name without their knowledge. The musicians affected - and in particular Klaus Schulze - were far from impressed with Kaiser's release of this material and took legal action. As a result of this and his involvement with Timothy Leary, Kaiser's contracts with his bands were voided by the German courts thus spelling the end for the Kosmische Musik label. |
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| + | ==Releases== | ||
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| + | * Timothy Leary & Ash Ra Tempel - ''Seven Up'' | ||
| + | * [[Sergius Golowin]] - ''Lord Krishna Von Goloka'' | ||
| + | * Walter Wegmüller - ''Tarot'' (2LP) | ||
| + | * [[Witthüser & Westrupp|Witthüser+Westrupp]] - ''Live *68-*73'' (2LP) | ||
| + | * Klaus Schulze - ''[[Cyborg (album)|Cyborg]]'' (2LP) | ||
| + | * Wallenstein - ''Cosmic Century'' | ||
| + | * Ash Ra Tempel - ''[[Starring Rosi]]'' | ||
| + | * The Cosmic Jokers - ''The Cosmic Jokers'' | ||
| + | * Popol Vuh - ''[[Seligpreisung]]'' | ||
| + | * Galactic Supermarket (Cosmic Jokers) - ''Galactic Supermarket'' | ||
| + | * Various - ''Sci-Fi Party'' (conceptual sampler) | ||
| + | * Sternenmädchen - ''Gilles Zeitschiff'' | ||
| + | * The Cosmic Jokers & Sternenmädchen - ''Planeten Sit-In'' | ||
| + | * Wallenstein - ''Stories, Songs & Symphonies'' | ||
| + | * Ash Ra Tempel ([[Manuel Göttsching]]) - ''Inventions For Electric Guitar'' | ||
| + | * [[Mythos (band)|Mythos]] - ''[[Dreamlab]]'' | ||
| + | * Popol Vuh - ''[[Einsjäger und Siebenjäger]]'' | ||
| + | * Various - ''Take Your Headphones'' (promo sampler) | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Krautrock]] | ||
| + | * [[Psychedelic music]] | ||
| * [[List of record labels]] | * [[List of record labels]] | ||
| + | * [[List of electronic music record labels]] | ||
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Cosmic Couriers (also known as Cosmic Music, Kosmische Musik and Kosmische Kuriere) was a German experimental/space-rock label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1973 following his association with Ohr and Pilz. A number of influential records in the Krautrock genre were released on Cosmic Couriers, including Klaus Schulze's 'Cyborg' and Ash Ra Tempel/Timothy Leary's 'Seven Up'.
Cosmic Couriers released many important Krautrock titles by artists including Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel, Manuel Göttsching, Wallenstein, Popol Vuh, and others, including Walter Wegmüller's 'Tarot'. However Kaiser got into trouble when he started releasing albums under the name of the Cosmic Jokers, a supergroup made up of artists who did not even realise they were participating in such a project: Kaiser had taken recordings of informal jams by various artists from the label and had released them under the Cosmic Jokers name without their knowledge. The musicians affected - and in particular Klaus Schulze - were far from impressed with Kaiser's release of this material and took legal action. As a result of this and his involvement with Timothy Leary, Kaiser's contracts with his bands were voided by the German courts thus spelling the end for the Kosmische Musik label.
Releases
- Timothy Leary & Ash Ra Tempel - Seven Up
- Sergius Golowin - Lord Krishna Von Goloka
- Walter Wegmüller - Tarot (2LP)
- Witthüser+Westrupp - Live *68-*73 (2LP)
- Klaus Schulze - Cyborg (2LP)
- Wallenstein - Cosmic Century
- Ash Ra Tempel - Starring Rosi
- The Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic Jokers
- Popol Vuh - Seligpreisung
- Galactic Supermarket (Cosmic Jokers) - Galactic Supermarket
- Various - Sci-Fi Party (conceptual sampler)
- Sternenmädchen - Gilles Zeitschiff
- The Cosmic Jokers & Sternenmädchen - Planeten Sit-In
- Wallenstein - Stories, Songs & Symphonies
- Ash Ra Tempel (Manuel Göttsching) - Inventions For Electric Guitar
- Mythos - Dreamlab
- Popol Vuh - Einsjäger und Siebenjäger
- Various - Take Your Headphones (promo sampler)
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