Cosmic Jokers

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Cosmic Jokers was a short-lived 1970s German space rock supergroup known for its improvised, psychedelic recordings featuring members of key Krautrock bands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German rock band
Krautrock band
space rock band
supergroup
activeYearsEnd 1974
activeYearsStart 1973
associatedAct Ash Ra Tempel NERFINISHED
Dieter Dierks NERFINISHED
Harald Grosskopf NERFINISHED
Jürgen Dollase NERFINISHED
Klaus Schulze NERFINISHED
Manuel Göttsching NERFINISHED
Tangerine Dream NERFINISHED
Wall of Sound NERFINISHED
Wallenstein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
cultStatus cult following among Krautrock fans
distribution initially limited to Germany
era 1970s
formedFrom members of various Krautrock bands
genre Krautrock NERFINISHED
psychedelic rock
space rock
influencedBy German experimental rock scene
languageOfLyrics mostly instrumental
legalIssue albums released without full consent of musicians
locationOfRecording Dierks Studio NERFINISHED
member Dieter Dierks NERFINISHED
Harald Grosskopf NERFINISHED
Jürgen Dollase NERFINISHED
Klaus Schulze NERFINISHED
Manuel Göttsching NERFINISHED
musicStyle cosmic synthesizer textures
extended instrumental pieces
long-form psychedelic suites
notableCharacteristic improvised recordings
psychedelic sound
short-lived project
studio jam sessions
notableWork Galactic Supermarket NERFINISHED
Gilles Zeitschiff NERFINISHED
Planeten Sit-In NERFINISHED
Sci-Fi Party NERFINISHED
The Cosmic Jokers NERFINISHED
producer Dieter Dierks NERFINISHED
recordingMethod improvised studio jams
recordLabel Kosmische Musik
soundCharacteristic heavy use of analog synthesizers
repetitive rhythmic patterns
spacey guitar work

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Klaus Schulze memberOf Cosmic Jokers