New Age of Earth

New Age of Earth
Cover art of the 1977 Virgin edition
Studio album by
Ashra
Released1976 (Isadora)
1977 (Virgin)
RecordedMarch–June 1976
GenreAmbient,[1][2] new-age, electronic,[3] space music[4]
Length47:40
LabelIsadora, Virgin
Ashra chronology
New Age of Earth
(1976) 		Blackouts
(1978)
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Allmusic[3]

New Age of Earth is a solo album by Manuel Göttsching. While originally released under Göttsching's name and Ash Ra Tempel in 1976,[5] the releases that followed in 1977 and onward were under the name Ashra.[6] It was the first album to be released under the name Ashra.[7] Although a solo album by Manuel Göttsching recorded after the dissolution of his band Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra later evolved into a full band. It was released in 1976 on Isadora Records. New Age of Earth has been listed as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums of All Time.[1] In 2016, Pitchfork (website) ranked it #31 on their list of the 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time.[2]

Track listing

  1. Sunrain – 7:26
  2. Ocean of Tenderness – 12:36
  3. Deep Distance – 5:46
  4. Nightdust – 21:50 [6][8]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Jeff Towne; Peter Manzi (Jan 27, 2009). "The 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums Of All Time". RockBox - archived version. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Sep 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "New Age of Earth - Ashra | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ^ Listed in "A Classic Space Music Countdown to Liftoff: 10 Essential classic space music albums, counting down from 10 to 1" Time Warped in Space by Echoes Radio producer and host, John Diliberto Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ New Age of Earth (1976, Ash Ra Tempel) at Discogs
  6. ^ a b c New Age of Earth (1977, Ashra) at Discogs
  7. ^ Ashra discography at Discogs
  8. ^ a b "Ashra: New Age of Earth". Ashra. Retrieved June 15, 2016.



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