It was inevitable in my sojourns through ’70s music that I eventually hit upon the krautrock scene and the major players in it. Does Embryo qualify as a major player? They’re listed in Marshall Gu’s genre entry for the 33 1/3 series, so I’m allowing it. Besides, one look at the cover for the on-the-nose titled Rocksession and you could say it was inevitable I was going to own this, with only a modicum of listening time invested in it beforehand. Now that I do own it (thanks, Laser CD) and had some time to settle with it, I can say it’s a fun, jam-heavy record that leans into what its title suggests: a session where a bunch of musicians came together and rocked it – at least by early ’70s Munich-based standards.

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