![]() The rhythmic structures are vaguely Beefheart-like, delivered by two percussionists, with the lead instruments being flute and violin (the latter presumably by Werner Knauser). It's a mostly instrumental album (approximately 35 minutes of it), with a couple of tracks featuring very strange songs with almost unintelligible (to these ears) German lyrics. This is an extraordinary slice of underground Krautrock. The recording is in fact a session recorded for SWF radio. We first encountered them via (what were told was) a copy of their unreleased debut (only issued on cassette and sold at concerts) which dates from 1972. " Not to be confused with another German Tortilla Flat (and some other band with the same name, American I think, or the Dutch hard-rock band Tortilla) this obscure 1970's German band from Aachen are highly praised and ridiculously obscure! About 6 years ago, I was in touch with one of the Tortilla Flat members and he provided me all the data." Tom ![]() ![]() " This SWF Session is from December 20, 1973, recorded in Baden-Baden. ![]()
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