Christian Koch's band, probably the finest psychedelic/krautrock rock band in Germany over the last 30+ years, started releasing tracks on the Fruits de Mer label back in 2009 - primarily through a series of 7" singles featuring covers of classic 60s tracks.

The band have gone from strength-to-strength, releasing a series of superb albums, the latest being on the Tonzonen label, so it meant a lot when Christian said he'd be happy for FdM to release an 'Introduction to' CD.

But 'An Introduction to Vibravoid' has turned out even better than I could have hoped - Christian has gone back to the band's original recordings and remastered them for the first CD, and then he's put together a bonus CD comprising previously unreleased live recordings of some of the tracks from CD1 PLUS more 60s covers from the Vibravoid back-catalogue.

Vibravoid has released 22 studio albums, countless live albums, singles and EPs over the last 35 years. 'Live At Finkenbach 2015' made it to No. 2 on the official German vinyl sales charts, 'Live At Rheinkaut Festival' stayed for several weeks in the Top 20 of the German CD sales charts. .

Here's the full run-down of tracks:

CD1

01 Mother Sky (6:24) (Czukay, Liebezeit, Karoli, Schmidt, Suzuki)
From The Krautrock Sensation 7" EP, 2009

02 Ruckzuck (4:26) (Hütter, Schneider-Esleben)
From The Krautrock Sensation 7" EP, 2009

03 Mother Sky (4:59) (Czukay, Liebezeit, Karoli, Schmidt, Suzuki)
From The Krautrock Sensation 7" EP, 2009

04 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun(6:56) (Waters)
From We Come Bearing Gifts compilation cassette, 2009

05 Let There Be More Light (3:04) (Waters)
From What Colour Is Pink? 7" EP, 2010

06 A Saucerful Of Secrets (6:55) (Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmour)
From What Colour Is Pink? 7" EP, 2010

07 Shotgun Wedding Theme (2:50) (Cochran)
From Eddie Cochran Instrumental covers 7" EP, 2010

08 No Silver Bird (3:32) (Phillips)
From Roqueting Through Space compilation LP+7", 2010

09 Nearby Shiras (6:00) (Rauschenbach, Martin)
From Head Music compilation double LP, 2012

10 Colour Your Mind (5:21) (Didler)
From Colour Your Mind 7" EP, 2013

11 Optical Sound (3:20) ( Foster, Quarles)
From Colour Your Mind 7" EP, 2013

12 Stepping Stone (2:22) (Boyce, Hart)
From Stepping Stone 7" EP, 2015

13 Hole In My Shoe (3:46) (Mason)
From Stepping Stone 7" EP, 2015

14 The White Ship (6:45) (Edwards, Michaels, Cavallari)
From Stepping Stone 7" EP, 2015

15 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (10:13) (Ingle)
From In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 7", 2016

CD2

01 Colour Your Mind (live) (6:00) (Didler)
live at the Cavern Club, Exeter 2016 (previously unreleased)

02 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (live) (12:39) (Ingle)
live at the Film Museum, Dusseldorf, 2017 (previously unreleased)

03 Mother Sky (live) (15:34) (Czukay, Liebezeit, Karoli, Schmidt, Suzuki)
live at the Cavern Club, Exeter 2016 (previously unreleased)

04 No Silver Bird (live) (3:21) (Phillips)
live at Burg Herzberg Festival, 2011 (previously unreleased)

05 Incense And Peppermints (2:31) (Carter, Gilbert)
From The Politics Of Ecstasy LP, 2008

06 Magic Mirror (2:40) (Papathanassiou, Fiddy)
From Delirio Dei Sensi LP, 2013

07 Oscillations (2:38) (Warren, Simeon)
From The Politics Of Ecstasy LP, 2008

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