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RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
"Berlin, late 1960s: A divided city becomes the epicenter of a musical revolution. Amid the tensions of the Cold War, a group of young sound explorers emerged to redefine the boundaries of rock music. Agitation Free, founded in 1967, was never just a band, but a laboratory for 'movement, unrest, and change' -- the definition of the word 'agitation' that their mentor Folke Hanfeld had found in a dictionary. From the very beginning, Agitation Free served as a hub for the burgeoning 'Berlin School' of electronic music. Their early rehearsals at the Electronic Beat Studio under the direction of Thomas Kessler became a magnet for other legends such as Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel. At the same time, they served as a springboard for exceptional talents like Christopher 'Chris' Franke (Tangerine Dream) or guitarist Axel 'Ax' Genrich (Guru Guru). While Agitation Free's studio albums Malesch (1972) and 2nd (1973) are milestones of the genre, it was on stage that the 'Free' in their name truly came to life. Their concerts were avant-garde experiences that combined liquid light shows and experimental films with hypnotic, drawn-out instrumental improvisations. An example of this is their new live recording Live in Berlin from December 1, 2025, at Berlin's Kesselhaus, featuring the current lineup: founding members Lutz 'Lüül' Graf-Ulbrich and Burghard Rausch, as well as Michael Hoenig, who has retired from live performances but remains the band's 'spiritual leader,' together with Daniel Cordes, Axel Heilhecker, and Tim Sund. As Michael Hoenig once noted, Agitation Free's music is a 'time machine that connects the past and the future.' The magic lives on."
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$29.00
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RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
LP version. "Berlin, late 1960s: A divided city becomes the epicenter of a musical revolution. Amid the tensions of the Cold War, a group of young sound explorers emerged to redefine the boundaries of rock music. Agitation Free, founded in 1967, was never just a band, but a laboratory for 'movement, unrest, and change' -- the definition of the word 'agitation' that their mentor Folke Hanfeld had found in a dictionary. From the very beginning, Agitation Free served as a hub for the burgeoning 'Berlin School' of electronic music. Their early rehearsals at the Electronic Beat Studio under the direction of Thomas Kessler became a magnet for other legends such as Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel. At the same time, they served as a springboard for exceptional talents like Christopher 'Chris' Franke (Tangerine Dream) or guitarist Axel 'Ax' Genrich (Guru Guru). While Agitation Free's studio albums Malesch (1972) and 2nd (1973) are milestones of the genre, it was on stage that the 'Free' in their name truly came to life. Their concerts were avant-garde experiences that combined liquid light shows and experimental films with hypnotic, drawn-out instrumental improvisations. An example of this is their new live recording Live in Berlin from December 1, 2025, at Berlin's Kesselhaus, featuring the current lineup: founding members Lutz 'Lüül' Graf-Ulbrich and Burghard Rausch, as well as Michael Hoenig, who has retired from live performances but remains the band's 'spiritual leader,' together with Daniel Cordes, Axel Heilhecker, and Tim Sund. As Michael Hoenig once noted, Agitation Free's music is a 'time machine that connects the past and the future.' The magic lives on."
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RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
"In the early 1970s, the band from Hilden and Düsseldorf (Germany) dropped the name Q 66 and has performed as Cobraa ever since. A demo tape by the band caught the attention of talent scouts at the Cologne-based record label EMI Electrola, who subsequently offered them a record deal. The single 'Ride a Pony' was released as early as 1973, and the album Cobraa followed in 1974. The LP received very good reviews in well-known music magazines, and even the teen magazine BRAVO had words of praise. Critics particularly liked the harmonized vocals, the catchy melodies, and the varied arrangements -- not just drums, bass, and guitars, but also flute, harmonica, and strings. The band members, however, were disappointed with their collaboration with the record label and wrote a letter to the head of EMI, complaining about the lack of support and the lackluster cooperation. After a clarifying meeting with top management, it was agreed to release another single, 'Take A Look At Love.' The record company, however, was unwilling to make any further concessions, so it remained at just one LP release. Over 50 years later, this Cobraa album has achieved cult status among progressive rock and Krautrock fans. It is now being re-released on vinyl as well as, for the first time, on CD and digitally, including the 1973 single 'Ride A Pony'/'The End Of The Day.'"
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RELEASE DATE: 7/10/2026
LP version. "In the early 1970s, the band from Hilden and Düsseldorf (Germany) dropped the name Q 66 and has performed as Cobraa ever since. A demo tape by the band caught the attention of talent scouts at the Cologne-based record label EMI Electrola, who subsequently offered them a record deal. The single 'Ride a Pony' was released as early as 1973, and the album Cobraa followed in 1974. The LP received very good reviews in well-known music magazines, and even the teen magazine BRAVO had words of praise. Critics particularly liked the harmonized vocals, the catchy melodies, and the varied arrangements -- not just drums, bass, and guitars, but also flute, harmonica, and strings. The band members, however, were disappointed with their collaboration with the record label and wrote a letter to the head of EMI, complaining about the lack of support and the lackluster cooperation. After a clarifying meeting with top management, it was agreed to release another single, 'Take A Look At Love.' The record company, however, was unwilling to make any further concessions, so it remained at just one LP release. Over 50 years later, this Cobraa album has achieved cult status among progressive rock and Krautrock fans. It is now being re-released on vinyl as well as, for the first time, on CD and digitally, including the 1973 single 'Ride A Pony'/'The End Of The Day.'"
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RELEASE DATE: 5/15/2026
"American jazz musician, pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Carla Bley (1936-2023) became an icon thanks to her unconventional and original style. She brought sardonic humor and new sounds to jazz, adhering to conventions by breaking them, and making the complex seem simple and the simple seem complex. She combined unconventional harmonies with equally unconventional, almost original instrumentation. Together with her penchant for humorous and ironic elements, this led to a unique sound aesthetic in her musical universe. On March 14, 1984, the Carla Bley Band was a guest at what was then Studio 10 of Norddeutscher Rundfunk. The ten-piece ensemble included Carla's husband Michael Mantler and bassist Steve Swallow, who still remembers that spring day in Hamburg well: 'This is a great live recording. Michael Naura, who had been promoting jazz at NDR for many years, was a great host. He made us feel welcome and comfortable. The band was on fire, celebrating not after, but during the concert -- but, as Gil Evans said, it was a party where we all had a goal in mind. It's a blessing that these recordings of a truly sensational and extraordinary performance have survived intact on a shelf deep in the basement of the NDR archives! And they are also irrefutable proof of the power and humanity in Carla Bley's music!' There's a wink in every bar, the concert is full of imagination and originality, free spirit and humor."
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"Dr. John, also known as 'The Nighttripper,' is a musical high priest of voodoo rock. Born Malcolm 'Mac' John Rebennack Jr. on November 20, 1941, in New Orleans (USA), he is a six-time Grammy Award winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That's enough by way of introduction; everything else is music history. It began in 1968 with the release of his first album, Gris-Gris (Atco Records), a sometimes eerie-sounding mixture of voodoo spells, rhythm and blues, and Creole soul music. With his colorful and picturesque stage performances, he stylized himself as Dr. John (Creaux) the Night Tripper, becoming an icon of psychedelic rock. Dr. John's true love, however, was the blues influenced by his hometown of New Orleans. He collaborated with numerous blues musicians such as Charles Brown and roots rocker Willy DeVille, as well as jazz musicians such as Maria Muldaur and Bennie Wallace, and rock musicians such as Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. He appeared in Martin Scorsese's film The Last Waltz, a film adaptation of Bob Dylan and The Band's farewell concert, as well as in the film Blues Brothers 2000. On July 9, 1999, Dr. John performed at the Loreley as part of a Rockpalast festival. He was accompanied by three outstanding session musicians: David Barard (bass), Bobby Broom, and Herman Ernest (drums). The set list included Dr. John classics such as 'Iko, Iko,' 'Right Place, Wrong Time,' and 'I Walk On Guilded Splinters,' which became a global hit in 1969 in Marsha Hunt's version and was later covered by Cher, Humble Pie, and the Neville Brothers, among others. This Rockpalast recording is a moving legacy of the extraordinary musician and human being Dr. John, who passed away in the summer of 2019 in his beloved hometown of New Orleans."
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"For almost 58 years, Mani Neumeier, the enfant terrible of German rock music, and his band Guru Guru have been among the most consistent and innovative groups in German rock history. Far removed from the mainstream, Guru Guru have always gone their own way with their synthesis of experimental rock, avant-garde approaches, jazz variations, and world music influences. This was also the case with the album Mani und seine Freunde (Mani and His Friends). The year was 1974, and Mani Neumeier had actually disbanded his Gurus at the end of the year. But shortly thereafter, the energetic drummer and singer found himself in the studio with a few friends to record a quasi-'solo album,' which ultimately ended up being released under the Guru Guru label. Mani called, and the 'who's who' of the German Krautrock scene answered his call: Dieter Moebius and Achim Rodelius from Harmonia, Ingo Bischof and Tommy Goldschmidt from Karthago, Helmut Hattler, Jan Fride, and Peter Wolbrandt from Kraan, former Guru Guru guitarist Ax Genrich, guitarist Sepp Jandrisits, bassist Jogi Karpenkiel, who would be part of the next Guru Guru lineup, and -- somewhat outside the norm -- US blues singer and pianist Champion Jack Dupree. In keeping with the large number of musicians involved, Mani and His Friends is stylistically very diverse. It ranges from light-hearted, funky jazz rock à la Kraan -- most of the pieces were written with the participation of Hattler and Wohlbrandt -- to well-tempered ethno jazz rock and Mani's pun rock 'Chicken Rock,' as celebrated on 'Tango Fango' just under a year and a half later. The centerpiece of the album is the percussive long track 'From Another World.' After that, '1, 2, 3, 4, Marsch'n'Rock' lifts the mood enormously. The track transitions into a radio broadcast of Champion Jack Dupree's 'Drink Wine,' thus forming the conclusion of a very successful album."
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"The band Agitation Free was formed in 1967 when two Berlin rock groups merged. In April 1972, the band, consisting of Lutz Ulbrich, Michael Günther, Jörg Schwenke, Michael Hoenig, and Burghard Rausch, went on tour through Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Greece at the invitation of the Goethe Institute. The diverse impressions of this trip were reflected in their first album, Malesch. Through their extensive activities, the band gained steadily increasing popularity throughout Europe. Agitation Free performed in Munich in the summer of 1972 as part of the cultural program of the Olympic Games, toured France for two months in early 1973, played at the 'German Rock Super Concert' in Frankfurt in May, produced their second album, 2nd, and then went on tour through France and major German cities. Both SFB and WDR broadcast portraits and live concerts. In 1974, signs of fatigue began to spread within the band, leading to its temporary dissolution at the end of the year after a farewell concert. In retrospect, it became clear that Agitation Free was one of the most important bands of the 'Berlin School' and also served as a career springboard for several German musicians. Christopher Franke, for example, helped the band Tangerine Dream achieve worldwide recognition. Michael Hoenig worked with Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream before becoming known as a film composer in Hollywood after releasing a solo album. Axel Genrich moved to Guru Guru and Burghard Rausch became a founding member of Bel Ami. Gustl Lütjens toured with Shirley Bassey and Nena and later found a large audience, especially in the USA, with his New Age band Living Mirrors. Lutz 'Lüül' Ulbrich joined Ashra, worked with former Velvet Underground singer Nico, produced solo records in addition to theater music, and celebrated success with the 17 Hippies since the late 1990s."
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"Malesch, the debut album by Agitation Free, is a critically acclaimed 1970s krautrock masterpiece known for its unique blend of psychedelic, experimental, and Middle Eastern-influenced music. It features instrumental jams, spacey atmosphere, and electronic devices, creating a 'cosmic' soundscape with mesmerizing hypnotic rhythms. Reviewers highlight the album as a milestone in the genre, praising its 'meta-music' and originality while noting its experimental and sometimes 'trippy' nature. When the band came together in 1967 as a result of the merging of two Berlin rock groups, one of the most interesting groups in a dawning independent German music scene was created. With their improvisations between rock, jazz and new music, Agitation Free -- soon relegated to the not so flattering category of 'Krautrock' -- made musical forays into areas that few of their fellow German musicians had ever penetrated. At a time when most in Germany were still orienting themselves as closely as possible to Anglo-American musical formats, Agitation Free found a completely new and very original form of musical expression. Starting with their debut album Malesch, Agitation Free delivered a fascinating sound, influenced not least by the manifold impressions from a Near East tour. The band moved toward a form of meta-music, a weaving of exotic-sounding compositions. The album has been justly regarded as a milestone in the genre, especially abroad. Looking back, it's evident that the Agitation Free was one of the most important bands of the experimental circle known as the 'Berlin School,' and a career springboard for a whole slew of musicians. At the same time, this policy of changing personnel also meant risking that the band couldn't keep itself together over the long run. Agitation Free consciously took this risk in order to remain as close as possible to their own concept - free from commercial pressure or concessions to the latest trends and modes."
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"It all began in 1966 with the band Just Us in tranquil Nordenham on the west bank of the Weser River, opposite Bremerhaven. Five young musicians performed in the region as The Macbeats, playing -- as the name suggests -- beat music and soon gaining a reputation as the 'Nordenham Rolling Stones.' But the Macbeats wanted to move away from beat and devote themselves more to blues, soul, and progressive rock. As 'Just Us' -- with guitarist Kralle Kravinkel now joined by Stefan Remmler as singer -- the band toured throughout northern Germany. They performed at Radio Bremen's studio and played for several days at the famous Star-Club in Hamburg. But then the member carousel began to turn: the band shrunk to a trio, moved to Hamburg, renamed themselves Cravinkel, signed a record deal with Phonogram, and released their eponymous first album Cravinkel in the winter of 1970. Although the band went on an extensive European tour with Frumpy and Spooky Tooth, the German press almost completely ignored the band and the album. Nevertheless, Cravinkel released the LP Garden of Loneliness two years after their debut album. Musically, they took a different direction: instead of short, catchy songs, the band now presented three expansive long tracks with a significantly more progressive and psychedelic touch. Unfortunately, even this album did not open up any promising prospects for Cravinkel. In the spring of 1972, their house in Volkmarst (in Northern Germany) burned down completely, destroying all of the band's possessions. Disillusioned, the musicians gave up and went their separate ways, some of which were very successful. Today, more than 50 years later, both Cravinkel albums enjoy cult status -- and not only in northern Germany. As a bonus, there is the single 'Keep On Running' and 'Mr. Cooley' from 1971 and a live recording of the previously unreleased Cravinkel track 'Scottish Pipe' from the All-Music-Fest 1971 at the Waldbühne (Forest Stage) in Berlin."
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"In 1975, German prog rockers Eloy reached the absolute commercial peak of their career with a new line-up. Detlev Schmidtchen's atmospheric keyboard sounds played a decisive role in shaping the band's sound, while drummer Jürgen Rosenthal (formerly also with the Scorpions) provided the often-mythologically inspired lyrics. Between 1975 and 1979, they produced the successful masterpieces 'Dawn,' 'Ocean,' and 'Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes.' The double album 'Live,' released in 1978, was also a huge commercial success. However, as both Rosenthal and Schmidtchen felt that they were unable to fully express their creativity in Eloy, they left the band in 1979. The two now had to redefine their artistic identity and market themselves in the future. It was a long and sometimes difficult road. As border crossers between music and visual art, they created a new soundscape in 1980 with Ego On The Rocks, which differed from the galactic Eloy sound. Schmidtchen and Rosenthal created a collage of surreal and often bizarre soundscapes, which they mixed with modern, progressive rock music. Rock passages alternated with almost ambient sequences. What was originally planned as a trilogy unfortunately remained a vinyl release in 1981 with the album Alice In Wounderland. Plans to bring the ambitious work to the stage also failed. Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal ended their EGO project in 1982 and parted ways as friends. Acid in Wounderland is and remains a complex work of art, an outstanding and unusual album that, even after 45 years, doesn't sound dated or 'retro' in the slightest."
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DVD is NTSC format. Region code 0. "Seven years after their formation, MAN from Wales performed at Rockpalast on April 17, 1975, with a set lasting just under an hour. At Studio L in Cologne, MAN, then consisting of the three founding members Micky Jones (vocals, guitar), Deke Leonard (guitar, vocals, keyboard, harmonica), Terry Williams (drums, vocals), and Martin Ace (bass, vocals -- with the band since 1970), played six songs. What was impressive about MAN was their musical 'live' performance with their very own 'Welsh' mix of rock, blues, country, folk, and a good dose of West Coast rock. Nevertheless, influences from (distant) Grateful Dead, but above all from the Californian Quicksilver Messenger Service, are unmistakable and also intentional. Martin Ace recalls: 'We were rehearsing at Sausalito Heliport (San Francisco) and John Cipollina came by at that time. We jammed together. We then played with John in Sacramento and at Winterland in San Francisco, and the others asked me if I wanted to join them on an already booked tour of Germany, which included a Rockpalast TV show in Cologne. So when we arrived in Cologne, we were pretty well rehearsed, and I hope you can feel that in this performance.' Even before the release of the highly acclaimed 1976 LP The Welsh Connection, there were again differences of opinion within the band. The album 'All's Well That Ends Well' was recorded during the farewell tour of 1977 through the USA, Europe, and North Africa. From 1983 onward, there were several attempts to reform MAN, but they never managed to match the success and quality of the 1970s. Drummer Terry Williams made rock history with Rockpile and Dire Straits from 1978 onward, Deke Leonard released solo albums (including the highly acclaimed 'Iceberg') and published books about the world of rock music."
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DVD is NTSC format. Region code 0. "While the global music scene was dominated by disco, punk, and new wave in 1977, two gifted musicians paid little attention to the trends of the day and instead pursued their own musical goals with determination. The young Robert Gordon (1947-2022) with his rockabilly-style Elvis quiff and charmingly smooth voice, and the 'old rocker' Link Wray (1929-2005) in his leather outfit. Wray reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 with the instrumental 'Rumble' as Link Wray & His Ray Men, and his music was used in many films such as Desperado, Independence Day, 12 Monkeys, Blow, and Pulp Fiction. Gordon and Wray released two albums in 1977 and 1978: Robert Gordon with Link Wray and Fresh Fish Special. They then went their separate ways and Gordon began working with English guitarist Chris Spedding. Live and on their two studio albums, Gordon and Wray mixed original compositions with original cover versions of Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette and even Bruce Springsteen. On January 24, 1978, during their first European tour, the two musicians gave a session at Radio Bremen's studios for the program 'Musikladen Extra.' They were joined by Jon Paris (Johnny Winter's long-time accompanist) on bass and Anton Fig (Spider and Ace Frehley's Comet, among others) on drums. 15 tracks were retrieved from the station's archives in the very best picture and sound quality. A few days earlier, the tour group had also been in the Netherlands, among other places. The tapes of an entire concert from January 20, 1978, in Rotterdam still exist. Robert Gordon himself had arranged for the recording at the live club Eksit. There is also a video recording of the performance at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on January 21, 1978, which was commissioned by the record company at the time. This material is now presented under the title Rumble: Their First European Tour 1978 as the ultimate live documentation of the work of these two extraordinary musicians."
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"Omega are Hungary's number one rock export. On St. Nicholas Day, December 06, 2021, singer and founding member János Kóbor passed away due to the coronavirus. Now the Omega albums from the well-known and successful Bacillus era are rereleased originally and completely on CD, vinyl and digitally. After four studio albums and one compilation, the Hungarian megastars Omega were still much of an insider tip in the West. However, sales figures were noticeably rising, though far from going through the roof. In addition, the band had evolved, becoming more professional, both in their live performance and in their appearance. Those in charge at Bacillus/Bellaphon definitely meant to hold on to Omega, so in 1976 the contract with the quintet was extended till 1980. And the band, together with producer Peter Hauke, went to the Europasound Studios in Offenbach to record Time Robber. That LP was Omega's breakthrough in the West. To date, the album is said to have sold around two million copies. And this success was well deserved; for the first time, the Hungarians delivered a complex, self-contained work. Hopes were high for Skyrover. Omega came to Offenbach again and self-produced an exquisite successor of Time Robber. Quite a few Omega fans even consider Skyrover to be the better record, since the band elegantly merged the styles, which on Time Robber still appeared sometimes a bit stiff and side-by-side. 'Russian Winter' has become a live classic, with its Eastern European folklore references, the song stood out from the musical concept, and that's probably why it became a fan favorite."
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"Re-release of the classic Klaus Schulze album Moondawn, original released in 1976. Without doubt Moondawn is one of Klaus Schulze's cultic albums. Klaus was working with a 'Big Moog' for the very first time, which results into a special 'fat' sound. On Moondawn Klaus Schulze was accompanied by Harald Grosskopf on drums. Klaus Schulze first attracted attention as a member of the German pioneers of electronic music, Tangerine Dream. Following the release of their debut LP, Electronic Meditation he departed for a solo career. Klaus' recorded work typically features extended pieces sometimes filling an entire album built around computer-generated synthesizers and other specially programmed electronic effects. Klaus Schulze remains a cult figure in the whole world. He is widely considered an avant-garde mainstay as well as a founding father of both the new-age space music and electronica genres."
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"Fiercely proud of his songs, but often dismissive of his live playing, his Yorkshire modesty belied the fact that he was one of the finest guitarists of his generation. Here's legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Chapman, nine years into his career. Starting in the folk clubs, Chapman kicked against the folk tag. His first gig was to get out of the Cornish rain, there's no blue plaque in Botallack yet, but there should be. In a career spanning 55 years, his playing went far beyond folk, into his first love, jazz, improvisation, reggae, rock and even noise. It was this borderless musicianship and love of playing that connected him with newer musicians. Michael loved playing in Germany, they loved him and with three live albums recorded there in '75, this is clearly a case of right place, right time. Party Pieces was recorded at the Post-Aula in Bremen, Germany in 1975."
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"The debut album by Cologne-based psychedelic rock band Gomorrha was released in 1970 on the Cornet label, which was distributed by BASF. However, the band rejected the original German-language version and re-recorded the album with English lyrics and a new singer, Peter Otten. A year later, it was released under the title Trauma. In 1972, I Turned to See Whose Voice It Was followed on Brain, after which the four musicians went their separate ways. For example, Ali Claudi enjoyed worldwide success as a jazz and blues guitarist, working with artists such as Bill Coleman and Big Joe Turner. Composer and guitarist Ad Ochel became a successful architect and is delighted about the re-release of the three albums produced by Conny Plank on CD and in digital format. He recalls: 'Many critics wrote about the apocalyptic mood of our last LP. But when I look at the state of the world today, I am overcome by an uneasy feeling that often keeps me awake at night.'"
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"My Solid Ground was a German progressive rock band that was founded in Rüsselsheim in 1968. Several lineup changes in its early years led to a change in the band's musical direction. In the summer of 1970, the band entered the studio for the first time and recorded the nearly 25-minute opus 'Flash.' The five musicians submitted this track to a band competition organized by Südwestfunk as part of the popular program Pop Shop. They came in second, attracting the interest of the record industry and landing a contract with the progressive Bacillus label of the Frankfurt-based Bellaphon record company. In spring 1971, they recorded the LP My Solid Ground in Dieter Dierks' studios in Cologne, which was released in October of that year. My Solid Ground toured, played at festivals, and made television appearances. In the summer of 1971, they were invited to record another studio album with their own songs at Südwestfunk in Baden-Baden. This album is available as bonus tracks on the re-release. In 1972, the band's lineup changed again, resulting in a complete reorientation of the personnel. Plans for a second My Solid Ground LP were made but never realized. The band broke up for good in 1974 after releasing only one album."
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"Nine Days' Wonder was founded back in 1966, when singer and frontman Walter Seyffer gave his band The Graves a new name. Like so many 'beat groups' in the mid-1960s, NDW started out as a cover band. The line-up changed constantly until the early 1970s, when the first more stable formation emerged with Walter Seyffer (vocals), Rolf Henning (guitar), Karl Mutschlechner (bass), John Earle (saxophone, flute, guitar) and Martin Roscoe (drums). In 1971, the quintet recorded their self-titled debut album, which was released in Germany on Bellaphon and in England on Harvest in the same year. In the summer of 1972, Nine Days' Wonder broke up at short notice; Walter Seyffer joined the psychedelic rock band Medusa, where he met bassist Michael Bundt. Since the quintet had only released one single on CBS, Nine Days' Wonder was reformed in December 1972. The new line-up consisted of four Medusa members (Seyffer, Bundt, guitarist Hans Frauenschuh and keyboardist/saxophonist Freddie Münster) as well as drummer Karl-Heinz 'Hyanzintus' Weiler. In the summer of 1973, the second Nine Days' Wonder album, We Never Lost Control, was released on Bacillus/Bellaphon. In 1974, Rolf Henning returned. Sid Gautama replaced 'Hyanzintus' Weiler on drums. The third NDW album, Only The Dancers, was recorded at Chipping Norton Studios in the UK by Mike and Richard Vernon, with Dave Jackson from Van der Graaf Generator, among others. A year later, the personnel carousel spun again. With a new line-up, the last album Sonnet To Billy Frost was released in 1976, after which the band finally split up. Now, all four albums are being re-released under the title The Bacillus Years, remastered and including bonus tracks (the Maternal Joy aka NDW single 'Ticket to the North Pole / Fat,' 1971)."
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MIG 3452CD
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"Founded in 1969 by Düde Dürst, Hardy Hepp, Walty Anselmo, Terry Stevens, and Mojo Weideli, Swiss rock band Krokodil was not only one of the first of its kind, but also influenced numerous subsequent Swiss rock bands with its unique, progressive, and psychedelic-tinged musical style. 'We didn't want to emulate our Anglo-American idols, but play our own music right from the start,' recalls drummer Düde Dürst. 'Everything was possible for us, there were no limits.' After three albums for the international record company Liberty/United Artists, Krokodil changed labels in 1972. On Getting Up For The Morning, they worked with producer Peter Hauke (Nektar and Omega, among others) for the first time. The LP was recorded in Dieter Dierks' studio in Stommeln, Germany. Like its successor Sweat And Swim, the album was released on the Bacillus label of Frankfurt's Bellaphon. Then it was over. After six intense years, the band split up. Düde Dürst said: 'I think we were in top form at that time -- musically and compositionally. And we had turned more towards rhythm & blues again.'"
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MIG 130CD
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"Re-launch of the successful and famous La Vie Electronique series by Klaus Schulze. Each volume contains three CDs and an extended booklet with photos and extended liner notes. MIG will gradually make the out-of-print volumes available again. La Vie Electonique Vol. 4 contains music from Schulzes 'golden era' in the mid '70 -- the peak of German electronic music in the 20th century."
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MIG 3432CD
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"Formed in 1972 as a quintet, Dzyan recorded their self-titled debut album after only two months and released it on Aronda, a small Bad Homburg label owned by producer Günther Müller. The original line-up, which never performed live, broke up after a few months. Bassist Reinhard Karwatky soon formed a trio that took the band's name. Karwatky, guitarist Eddy Marron and drummer Peter Giger signed a contract with Bacillus/Bellaphon, Peter Hauke (Omega, Nektar, Jeronimo, etc.) produced and Dieter Dierks was the studio engineer. On Time Machine (1973), the first album for Bacillus, Dzyan plays virtuoso jazz-rock that occasionally, especially on the 18-minute title track, reminds one of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. At the same time, the trio does not lack a certain herbaceous rawness. On their second Bacillus album, Electric Silence (1974), the trio celebrates their Kraut-Jazzrock to perfection. In its review of the album, the leading German jazz magazine Jazz Podium concluded that Electric Silence would establish Dzyan as 'probably the best German band' in the field of jazz rock. Achim Breiling of the online magazine Babyblaue Seiten said: 'Electric Silence is certainly one of the strangest, but also one of the most impressive and independent of what has been produced in Germany in the border area between jazz and rock.'"
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MIG 3472CD
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"Guitarist Ax Genrich began his career in 1970 with a brief stint with German prog-kraut rockers Agitation Free. There he was able to develop his improvisational style, but was soon poached by Mani Neumeier to join Guru Guru. Together with bassist Uli Trepte, Genrich and Neumeier enjoyed their first major successes and were soon regarded as the new figureheads of Krautrock, releasing Känguru in 1972, a milestone in the genre. After four years and four albums, Ax Genrich left Guru Guru because the string wizard had new plans. The first of these was called Highdelberg and became a kind of Krautrock supergroup project: Guru Guru's Mani Neumeier sat at the drums, supported by Kraan bassist Helmuth Hattler, guitarist Peter Wollbrandt and drummer Jan Friede, as well as the two keyboardists and electronic specialists Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius (both also of Cluster and Harmonia). Conny Plank was on the mixing desk. Musically, Ax Genrich explored new frontiers, moving away from the improvisational style of the gurus and devoting himself more to a well-dosed mixture of progressive rock, pop and Kraut. It was not until 1994 that Genrich released his second solo album, Psychedelic Guitar, and he is still active today."
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MIG 3442CD
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"Harald Grosskopf is a living legend of progressive Krautrock and electronic music, known far beyond the borders of Germany. His career, spanning over five decades, ranges from his beginnings with the German progressive Krautrock band Wallenstein, his collaboration with Klaus Schulze and Manuel Göttsching, the release of his seminal solo album Synthesist (1980, Sky Records) to his great live successes in front of audiences of over 30,000, such as at the Metamorphose Festival 2008 (Japan) or most recently in 2024 at the Plain District Festivals in Beijing and Xi'an (China). Harald Grosskopf's music has inspired DJs, producers and artists around the world, including Cologne-based DJ, composer and sound artist Ümit Han. The two have now worked together for the first time in recent months, crossing generational boundaries. The result is the album Magnetfeld. For Harald Grosskopf, it is a further chapter in his impressive career; for the techno musician Ümit Han, it is a step into new musical spheres; and for the listener, it is a new encounter of the electronic kind."
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MIG 90510CD
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DVD region code 0. "With their catchy mix of post-punk, funk, and rhythmic spoken vocals, Ian Dury and the Blockheads became pioneers of the new wave scene. Frontman Dury captivated audiences with his mischievous Cockney wit and ecstatic stage show. In the mid-1970s, Ian Dury was the figurehead of the British new wave and pub rock scene. His 1977 debut album New Boots And Panties!!! became a classic shortly after its release: songs like 'Sex And Drugs And Rock'n_Roll' became catchphrases, and the melodic and creative richness of early Ian Dury, coupled with his extravagant stage show, made him a legend. The Rockpalast concert, which has now been released, was recorded just a few months after the release of New Boots And Panties and contains all the highlights of the album, a completely unrestrained Ian Dury and the Blockheads playing brilliantly! A memorable performance, recorded by WDR on February 21, 1978, at WDR Studio-L in Cologne, precisely because Dury was virtually unknown in Germany at the time. His quirky performance is more reminiscent of a staggering drug addict than a musician who doesn't take himself too seriously, but still gives his all and always works professionally. A document of its time, not so metal, but extremely worth seeing and hearing -- a classic!"
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