Ash Ra Tempel

Germany, 1970–1976

Manuel Göttsching's Berlin trio — side-long cosmic jams that dissolved into pure electronics; the bridge from acid rock to the sequenced infinity of E2-E4's author.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Ash Ra Tempel and 0 artists Ash Ra Tempel influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Ash Ra Tempel?

• Pink Floyd — Göttsching has named Piper-era Floyd the model of Ash Ra Tempel's cosmic jams — the space rock the Berliners stretched to infinity.
• Jimi Hendrix — Göttsching's guitar cosmos began in Hendrix worship — the documented root of his improvising style.