{"product_id":"e2-e4-35th-anniversary-edition","title":"E2-E4 (35th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 repress. 180-gram LP version with embossed chessboard artwork print and printed inner sleeve. In celebration of the 2016 35th anniversary of the December 12, 1981, recording of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel Göttsching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eE2-E4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of electronic music's most influential recordings, Göttsching's MG.ART label presents an official reissue, carefully overseen by the master himself. Includes liner notes by Manuel Göttsching, archival photos, and an excerpt of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's review in Sounds from June 16, 1984.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs the story is sometimes told, Göttsching stopped in the studio for a couple of hours in 1981 and invented techno.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE2-E4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the most compelling argument that techno came from Germany-- more so than any single\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbum, anyway. The sleeve credits the former\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsh Ra Tempel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleader with 'guitar and electronics', but few could stretch that meager toolkit like Göttsching. Over a heavenly two-chord synth vamp and simple sequenced drum and bass, Göttsching's played his guitar like a percussion instrument, creating music that defines the word 'hypnotic' over the sixty minutes . . . A key piece in the electronic music puzzle that's been name-checked, reworked and expanded upon countless times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Pitchfork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55115447533847,"sku":"MGART 904LP","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6983\/6055\/files\/e2-e4.jpg?v=1788470666","url":"https:\/\/sisyphusrecordworks.com\/products\/e2-e4-35th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Sisyphus Record Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}