Music

Atem

Released in March 1973, Atem was nominated Album of the Year by pioneering BBC Radio DJ John Peel. This album was a keystone which cleared the way into the UK market in mid-73.

“Atem refines the ideas on Zeit into something slightly more accessible. On the lengthy title-track Franke whips up a storm on the tom-toms until the piece climaxes mid-way and dissolves into a series of eerie improvisations on mellotron, VCS-3 synth and Froese's "gliss" electric guitar. The low key mood continues through the remainder of the album until the closing "Wahn", a startling experiment with voices, echo machines and percussion.”
– Ambient Music Guide

Description

Status	Studio Album
Release date	1973
All Music by	Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke, Peter Baumann

Tracklist

	01.	Atem
	02.	Fauni-Gena
	03.	Circulation Of Events
	04.	Wahn
Depending upon the medium, the indicated tracklist will vary in certain details.

You drove in a military tank to a concert in Spain – is that trash or a true story?

Answered by Edgar Froese

Trash and truth often go hand in hand as we all know, but here the story is slightly different. We played at the great sports hall of Bilbao back in 1978. In the middle of the concert something showered against the glass walls of the building. It sounded like a rain storm, only the sky was crystal clear. Suddenly, an entire unit of police came from the left and right of the stage. We were ordered not to end the concert. It was very inspiring to play a good gig with the police helping you pressing the keys. The hall became unruly. No one informed us of what was happening; we ended the set and started again from the beginning, continuing nervously. After a frightening hour we were permitted to leave the stage. We learned that we had been caught in the middle of an uprising of Spanish separatists. What thought was rain was actually been the rifle shots hitting the windows. With weak knees we were brought back to the hotel in a bullet-proof military vehicle.