Kollektiv were, as the name suggests, a group incorporating collective ideas in a jazz-rock fusion. As with most of the groups working in this field at the time, the results were unusual. Take for example Rambo Zambo, which starts off with a layering of echoed flute building up into a piece resembling Embryo (circa STEIG AUS) with a very original, slurring guitar solo. Also Fosterlied, a totally avant-garde composition with stark vocals. The magnum opus is Gageg, which takes up the entire second side. This is an improvisation that goes through various phases while working on the chords g-a-g-e-g. Recommended to Embryo and Annexus Quam followers.
by Alan & Steve Freeman, first published in Face Out ca. 1978-79