Acid Rooster is a bit of an enigma. Their first self-titled LP was a banger that garnered loads of attention and built a solid reputation for heavy rocking psych jams. Their second release, Irrlichter, which suffered from extreme brevity, seemed like it was going in the same direction but with two of the tracks venturing into much more subdued krautrock-influenced direction. While the slower-paced tunes were fine they lacked the length to really develop into a solid vibe. Ad Astra fixes that problem. Recorded live in 2020. Two 20-minute plus extended jams of Kosmische perfection. “Zu den Sternen” starts things off with a nice drone that evolves into an almost tribal rhythm with assorted bleeps and whirls circling about as the spacey guitar works its way in for a hypnotic trance-inducing vibe. “Phasenschieber” ups the anty on the spacey vibes. With no drumming, the track is comprised of a long drone and multiple layered guitars. No freaked-out solos s or kicking jams here just a meditative trip into space. For people that really dug their first release, this may not fit the bill but if you are into classic meditative space vibes this is it.
Another three-way release. Cardinal Fuzz (UK) , Little Cloud Records (USA) and Sunhair (EU)
