Ad Fontes JETZT ODER NIE –Phontec – AF 001Germany1985 JETZT ODER NIE (now or never), the only one album by the band Ad Fontes. Private released and made with a lot of passion. I discovered it, as ever, because the cover artwork made me very curious. As usually for a private press record only printed…
Read More
Agua Project Dieci Anni Di Silenzi – Lakota Music – LAK Z 299 Italy 1989 A1 Uomo Vero Sound sample of the actual offered copy. With little scratches, plays with some light noises. Late 80s feel good sounds made in Bologna, Italy. Positive vibes in many directions. Reggae, Brazil, Latin Disco, relaxed Jazz, Bossa Nova…
Read More
Joanne Grauer introducing Lorraine Feather Joanne Grauer introducing Lorraine Feather – MPS Records – MPS 15.527 Germany 1978 A pretty good album and another WIWWG.COM/BRAZIL classic released on the MPS Records label from Villingen, Black Forrest, Germany. Contains SEE YOU LATER, a fast Jazzy track with Latin feeling and the great female voice of…
Read More
Mikesch van Grümmer Barlach Zyklus – Timeless Records – SJP 299 Netherlands 1988 Barlach Zyklus, Dutch-only 9-track debut album by the German pianist and composer Mikesch van Grümmer. During the 1970s he delivers important impulses for the regional music-scene from Aachen, Germany and he also was a member of MR. CIRCLE. Two times he…
Read More
Embryo Apo Calypso – April – APRIL-RECORDS 000010 Germany 1977 Knast-Funk Very interesting Krautrock album, released on April Records, full of musical diversity. My personal highlight is a funny, funky tune called KNAST-FUNK with groovy organ grinds. [envira-gallery id=”4940″] Tracklist A1 Break Into Pieces (4:42) A2 Endless Feeling (7:18) A3 Together (5:39) A4 Knast-Funk (5:57)…
Read More
Kapingbdi Don’t Escape – Trikont – US-0081, Trikont – US-81 Germany 1981 AFRICAN MUSIK FROM LIBERIA Another African record that was released in Germany. This time with amazing music from Liberia. Good vibes between Spiritual Jazz, Afro Funk and some Soul. This third album by KAPINGDBI is, like the two others, released on the German…
Read More
Klaus Doldinger The Point – WEA Musik GmbH – 58 172 Germany 1983 Düsseldorfer Messen present: Klaus Doldinger THE POINT Original Soundtrack from the film THE POINT, directed by Ingo Loesch. Highly interesting repetitive electronic synthesizer Jazz and Ambient music with some dope beats by Klaus Doldinger released for Nowea Messegesellschaft, Düsseldorf. Side B contains…
Read More
Mr. Circle Thi Nam – Stockfisch Records – SF 8008 Germany 1981 Thi Nam Good vibes, Brazilian affected, Feel Good Music with the great and catchy voice of Monika Linges. But the hole album is really amazing. So much, so great music. Incredible musician line up and also some awesome guests on several tunes. For…
Read More
Various Jazz, Rock – Nachwuchswettbewerb Pop ’79 – Philips – 6449 011 Germany 1980 FREE (Seawind) ANNE HAIGIS Interesting NACHWUCHSWETTBEWERB ’79 compilation by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie. Contains some exclusive and nowhere else released debut recordings by Martin Müller, Ex Ovo Pro, Matter Of Taste, Rozz and other German Jazz and Rock formations. Towering and for…
Read More
Charly Antolini Finale – Jeton – 100.3333 Germany 1983 Last-Cut Written by Charly Antolini Right, LAST-CUT is really the last tune on the album and this repetitive bass line played by “Wolfhound” Wolfgang Schmid is grooving as hell. For me the towering slice on this mostly very free JAZZ album. Another one of those limited…
Read More
Real Ax Band NICHT STEHENBLEIBEN/ MOVE YOUR ASS IN TIME – April Records – april II/0009 Germany 1977 Samba Mortale Fast German Krautrock-Samba, carried through the fascinating vocals by Maria Archer. Also my long time favorite on this album full of fantastic grooves, interesting instrumentation and a sound that goes in many different directions. Psychedelic…
Read More
El Calefón Salir Del Agujero – La Ducha Records – OGT 13 Switzerland Quando Lembro The wonderful Brazil tune QUANDO LEMBRO is surely one of the bright highlights on this versatilely Swiss vinyl kickshaw. [envira-gallery id=”3903″] Modern Latin Music – no Room in the Stew-pot The group “El Calefón” (founded in 1983 by musicians from…
Read More
Bosse Norgren, Lasse Ekholm, Jörgen Johansson Schlagers – Pålägg PLLP 8101 Sweden 1981 [envira-gallery id=”3839″] Schlagers Felicitous album on the banger designed PÅLÄGG record label from Sweden. Kind of rare … if my information is correct, there was only 1.000 copies available of this wonderful piece of music pressed on vinyl. Noted often for BOSSES…
Read More
Max Greger Junior Thursday Night – Happy Records – HR 2224 Germany 1980 Dancing Nice and easy Jazz Library album by German jazz pianist, composer and arranger Max Greger Junior, son of Max Greger (famous German jazz musician, saxophonist, band leader and conductor). Contains the light kitschy but catchy tune DANCING, written by Martin Böttcher.…
Read More
Ralph Marco Band Mister Marco’s Music – Happy Records – HR 2206 Germany 1974 High Snobiety Soul Beat, Happy Beat, Bossa Beat, Heavy Beat, Shuffle Beat, Rock Beat … many tunes on this Germany Library curiosity are promised as a kind of Beat. My favorite track is HIGH SNOBIETY written by guitar player Siegfried Schwab. Mr. Marco’s…
Read More
The Mladen Franko Group Piano On The Road – Intersound – ISST 181 Germany 1989 Samba For U SAMBA FOR U, written by Ulrich Wenzel, is a funny grooving piano tune supplemented with froggy synths and some plastic beats. Recorded at MLADEN FRANKO STUDIO and also the cover artwork of this INTERSOUND album was made…
Read More
Rock von der Lahn – No.2 Various Artists – Al Capone Records Germany 1984 Samba SAMBA [5.15 min] by Ouga is an awesome track. A Bossa sledge with storming catchy female vocals, sung in Spanish if I got that right. Wonderful Brazilian music made in Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Mittelhessen, Germany. Artist is a obscure mysterious German group…
Read More
Awake First Born – Smash Original Cast – SM 902 Italy 1973 Ivory Fast, lively and positive grooving synthesizer sounds. A quirky kind Jazz. First Born Squirrelly album by the Italian composer, conductor, producer and keyboardist Oronzo De Filippi released under his pseudonym AWAKE on the Italian SMASH label from Rome. Exactly the same…
Read More
The Dave Pike Set Noisy Silence — Gentle Noise – MPS Records – MPS 15215 STEREO Germany 1969 Mathar Dope Indian vibe dance classic with Volker Kriegel on sitar. [envira-gallery id=”3471″] The Dave Pike Set: „Noisy Silence — Gentle Noise“ Dave Pike (Vibraphon, Tamburin); Volker Kriegel (Gitarre, Sitar); Hans Rettenbacher (Kontrabaß); Peter Baumeister (Schlagzeug). MPS…
Read More
Sinto Sonho Negro – AMAYANA – A 4506 Germany 1978 Feeling Right At the time I discovered this nicely made album by the formation around the German violinist, jazz musician and composer Hannes Beckmann I enjoyed and played often, but not ever understood by the dancing audience, this fast and wicked Latin tunes like…
Read More
Günther Fischer-Quintett Kombination – AMIGA – 8 55 598 German Democratic Republic (DDR) 1978 Kombination As the most tunes of this essential AMIGA JAZZ album is also KOMBINATION very experimental, with free parts and style switches. It’s 12:03 minute long and so it takes also more than one minute intro until the first breakbeat comes…
Read More
Atmosfear First / Fourmost – Elite – ATM 33-1 UK 1984 Extract Yes exactly EXTRACT is this days my favorite track on this essential 12″ by the British Disco-Jazz band ATMOSFEAR. But all the four spacey tunes on this 33⅓ RPM Mini-LP are great and very useful. Contains also their most notable tune DANCING…
Read More
Pete York’s New York Into The Furnace – TELDEC – 6.24463 Germany 1980 Now I Know Soulful snatchy grooving vocal tune. Deep and powerful sound for a four men group. Between Rock and Jazz Pete York, an serious British drummer, from 1963 until 1968 member of the SPENCER DAVIS GROUP which is ever noted…
Read More
R. Fogù / C. Taormina Jumping – Edipan – MPS 3014 Italy 1977 Africa I love this dope and relaxed flute tune called AFRICA. Spiced up with some slightly kitschy strings and some rococo harpsichord sounds. But all well balanced. Nice and groovy Italian movie effects music. Quite the best sound to set your latest…
Read More
Gianni Oddi 4 ODDI – RCA Italiana – TPL1-1075 Italy 1974 Teenager One of the interesting albums by the Italian saxophonist Gianni Oddi and TEENAGER is my favorite tune on this one. Dope beats, funky wah wah, a breeze of strings and yeah, this deep grooving sax. That’s all you need for a thrilling car…
Read More
Lino / Pasquale Castiglione Clouds – Octopus Records – OTP 0293 Italy 1975 Games The slightly African influenced and extraordinary grooving flute tune GAMES is my long time favorite on this lovely Italian Library album. Hot Groovy Records As many Italian Library and Soundtrack albums im my collection I got also this one from my…
Read More
Mombasa African Rhythms & Blues – Spiegelei – 26 564-5 U Germany 1975 Nairobi The non-circular grooving soulful Jazz tune NAIROBI is my favorite on this first MOMBASA album. If you also had the chance to ride with the notorious “Lunatic Express” from Nairobi to Mombasa at the Indian Ocean coast Kenya, this tune…
Read More
Fuchs-Goos-Band Chameleon 2 – Software Music – sowa 105 Germany 1981 Jazz-Zyklus 1 Another superb and seldom seen Jazz record on the lovely, local and familiar working SOFTWARE label. German drummer Joachim Fuchs-Charrier and Jazz guitarist Werner Goos are the headliners of this formation. The album contains eight pretty Jazz tunes and the one…
Read More
Jiggs Whigham Hope – Telefunken – 6.23008 Germany 1977 Absolutely Knot HOPE is a very delicious, high quality German Jazz release. Jiggs Whigham, an excellent trombonist, recorded this album 1976 in Cologne with some great European Jazz musicians. Contains the lovely ABSOLUTELY KNOT with a light Brazilian feeling in the beat and some happy grooving…
Read More
Rachel Gould – Chet Baker All Blues – Bingow Records – BGW 3103 France 1979 Phil’s Bossa Sweet and wonderful female vocal Bossa tune written by guitar player John Paul Florens. My little highlight on this in general great and relaxed Jazz album by vocalist Rachel Gould and trumpeter Chet Baker. Tracklist A1 All Blues…
Read More