1973 LP Atlantic 7042
1973 Atco 7042
1974 CS Atco CS-7042
1990 CS Atlantic 7042
1998 CD Wea International 44144
2001 CD Wounded Bird 7042
2001 CD Wounded Bird 7042
2006 CD JVC Victor 60024
This mid-'70s album introduced them to the U.S.
Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
This album by four academically trained and commercially experienced
German musicians contains accessible, electronic-oriented compositions,
tracks that synthesize jazz and rock and alternating current for the
purpose of entertainment. Passport's sounds are more engaging than the
formless walls of sound erected by such jazz-biased fusions as Tony
Williams's and Miles Davis's bands. Passport is slicker and less
intellectual than the Soft Machine, though the two groups create some
similar moods. Looking Thru makes an effort to communicate through a
variety of aural effects. A balance between "real" instruments (saxes,
drums, Fender piano, bass) and more exotic devices (Moog, Mellotron,
electronic percussion) allows interesting sonic patterns that are both
new and recognizable. Blues lines with a quirky twist. Fast and funky
synthesized bass lines. An ominous Gregorianesque chant. At one point a
tiny chain-reactor humorously trades fours with a human drummer. Here
is a witty and likable excursion into the distant present.