by John Bush
The evocative toybox melodies (usually the Roedelius compositions) on 1974's Zuckerzeit reached their peak with Sowiesoso, courtesy of ambling pieces like &Dem Wanderer,& the title track, and the vaguely Oriental &Halwa.& The drum programs are still irresistibly simplistic (not to say simple), but even when Sowiesoso stretches out into primarily beatless terrain (&Es War Einmal,& &Zum Wohl&), the album retains its power.