Crystalaugur / Terranaut-'72 OBSCURE surf rock-new CD

Crystalaugur / Terranaut

(Dodo DDR 516)

NEW CD

1972. Not much is known about this obscurity. The campfire version is these were burned out US GI¿s who recorded a psych album in Singapore in the early 70s.

The album,  would be difficult to get any more simple than this. A basic rhythmic backbone, almost surf rock in texture (especially the guitar leads), sometimes with vocals, sometimes not. It sounds like it was half finished, then possessed by a tax dodge label (in the days when unlimited losses were allowed by the IRS) and released in a small quantity years after it was recorded. Probably the band name and title were made up ¿ which might explain the lack of info.

for fans of obscure basement recordings.

Crystalaugur ‎– Terranaut
Label:
Out-Sider ‎– OSRCD047
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:
Spain
Released:
04 Jul 2016
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Rock
Terranaut (CD, Album, Reissue)

Tracklist

1     Terranaut

    Written-By – Bengs*

    
2     I'll Be Remembered

    Written-By – Kukla*, Bengs*

    
3     Cosmic Journey

    Written-By – Kukla*

    
4     You've Got To Rap (......)

    Written-By – Kukla*

    
5     Uppachit Creek

    Written-By – Bengs*

    
6     Easy Term Pleasure

    Written-By – Kukla*, Bengs*

    
7     Pams Song

    Written-By – Kukla*

    
8     Number 4

    Written-By – Bengs*

    
9     Goodbye

    Written By – WatsonWritten-By – Bengs*

    
Credits

    Artwork – Lyra (7)
    Bass Guitar – Guy Rittger
    Crew, Other [Cook] – Cara Smith
    Drums – Bryan Hall (2)
    Engineer [Sound Engineer], Technician – Grem Kemp
    Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Piano, Noises [Extraneous Noises], Vocals – Kim Bengs
    Liner Notes – Jeremy Cargill
    Producer – Brian Hull (2), Guy Rittger
    Rhythm Guitar – Howard Kukla

Notes
First ever legit reissue done with the band's involvement.

Booklet with rare photos and detailed liner notes by Jeremy Cargill ([Invalid Label], Ugly Things), explaining the story behind Crystalaugur and debunking many myths and false rumours about the band and their only album.