in 1995 KRAUT! DEMONS! KRAUT! was the first in a series of compilations bearing mildly amusing puns as a title (followed by HUNGRY KRAUTS, DADDY!, OBSCURED BY KRAUTS and KRAUT-BLOODY-RAGEOUS) and comprising some rare and unreleased pebbles and gems of german underground music aka KRAUT produced end executed way back between 1968 and 1972. in the meanmeanmeanmean time some of these tracks have seen the light on at least semi-official releases, but in 1995 nobody knew if it really happened. all of these compilations have been released on the almighty german-ostalb-label BLUMENKRAFT (which is german for flower power) and had been augmented and vergoldet by comprehensive linernotes by the lolly pope and me. hmphyes. anyway. and can you guess where most of the music came from? who harvestered obscure fleamarkets and garage sales? who collected all this stuff all over the years? no, you can't. öööhm.
so here we go for KRAUT! DEMONS! KRAUT!
01 - Aero Sound - Ready For Take Off
02 - Staff Carpenborg And The Electric Corona - Shummy Poor Clessford Idea In Troody Taprest Noodles (download the entire album here)
03 - Margareta Juvan And Can - I'm Hiding My Nightingale
04 - Trash - Living In A Garden (listen directly)
05 - Motherhood - Negresco # 4
06 - Exmagma - It's So Nice
07 - Günther Kaufmann - Our Love
08 - Heart Of Blues - Smoking Takes You Faster To God
09 - Jo Hamann - Give Me All Your Love (listen directly)
10 - Checkpoint Charlie - Feeling Sad
11 - Just We - Something Like It
12 - Shanandoa - Dies Irae
13 - Giants - He He Ho
14 - Elegy - No Direction
15 - Limbus 4 - Kundalini (listen directly)
16 - Les Étoiles Filantes - Something
17 - The Magic Group - Magical Land (listen directly)
18 - Electric Sandwich - China
19 - The Uncertain Midnigh - Leaving The World
20 - Can - Kama Sutra
21 - Exmagma - Zink Tank
02 - Staff Carpenborg And The Electric Corona - Shummy Poor Clessford Idea In Troody Taprest Noodles (download the entire album here)
03 - Margareta Juvan And Can - I'm Hiding My Nightingale
04 - Trash - Living In A Garden (listen directly)
05 - Motherhood - Negresco # 4
06 - Exmagma - It's So Nice
07 - Günther Kaufmann - Our Love
08 - Heart Of Blues - Smoking Takes You Faster To God
09 - Jo Hamann - Give Me All Your Love (listen directly)
10 - Checkpoint Charlie - Feeling Sad
11 - Just We - Something Like It
12 - Shanandoa - Dies Irae
13 - Giants - He He Ho
14 - Elegy - No Direction
15 - Limbus 4 - Kundalini (listen directly)
16 - Les Étoiles Filantes - Something
17 - The Magic Group - Magical Land (listen directly)
18 - Electric Sandwich - China
19 - The Uncertain Midnigh - Leaving The World
20 - Can - Kama Sutra
21 - Exmagma - Zink Tank
and now read the original liner notes; shut up and enjoy:
Aero Sound - meanwhile it's a good tradition to open a (Prae-) KRAUT-compilation with a track from Austria. An acetate found and probably recorded in Vienna October'69. Sensational sounds, but absolutely no further info available.
Staff Carpenborg & The Electric Corona - Another sensation, another mystery. One of the hidden treasures of experimental sounds. The whole LP "Fantastic Party" on maritim Records is a cosmic trip and compared to most of the stuff bootleggers try to sell you these days, it's the holy grail. KRAUT-history has to be rewritten, because these guys produced their magic sound-web on primitive equipment long before tricky studio wizzardry became fashionable.
Can - For once and ever: here's the true story on the early releases of Can. The "Can-Book" by Buussy/Hall published an incomplete discography that everybody seems to rely on and permanent reprinting wrote misinformation in stone. Can's first record was a single on Deutsche Vogue DV 14785 "Agilok & Blubbo"/"Kamera Song". The band was credited as Inner Space. (Re-released on Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium# 1 and 2) The second single was on Metronome 1969 and mentioned "Irmin" as songwriter. Side A was "Kama Sutra". Whether this ever materialized no-one seems to know.
Trash - Have no fear! It won't get any more scratchy than on the acetate of this '69 Kraut obscurity from Krefeld. Covers exist, but proper records can't be found. Intended for privately pressed 500 copies, the band disappeared before they could establish their oddly named Bi-Spar-Label. Trash had one more track on a 1971 Sampler (Car Records) called "Release".
Motherhood - At least we suspect them to be Motherhood. Found on an unfinished soundtrack tape, written and recorded by Klaus Doldinger in '69. Negresco, the movie, seems to never have made it to a proper cinema, but considering the mediocre quality of the rest of the intended soundtrack this hardly is a loss for occidential culture.
Exmagma - One of the most underrated German bands. Andy Goldner, Tom Balluf and Fred Braceful released their second LP in France only, where the audience was more open-minded for their unorthodox mix of drug-induced space-jamming and electric brassless Free Jazz. A third LP wa srecorded by Conny Plank in '74, but was never released due to contractual difficulties and the ridiculous demands of their record company to remix and to shorten the intended double album. 2 cuts from this session are included in loving memory of Fred Braceful and Joe Lindauer. 2 great musicians and, what's more 2 men who knew how to be a HUMAN being R.I.P.
Günther Kaufmann - From the soundtrack of R.W. Fassbinder's "Der amerikanische Soldat". Recorded in Munich early 1970. Herr Kaufmann sounds like a male Nico, while the uncredited viola player could teach a trick or two to John Cale. Pure magic.
Heart Of Blues - A daring change of direction (towards the rubber room). Produced by: YEAH in cooperation with the Federal Bureau For Medical Education in order to keep kids from smoking. A fairly successful campaign after all. Most of the brats quit smoking tobacco in favour of other weeds immediately...(No label)
Jo Hammann - was a so-called one-man-band who was often seen playing his music in the streets of South Germany. In 1973 he recorded two songs on an old 4-track. He wrote the lyrics, played all instruments and of course sang, From this recording about 100 7"-Singles were pressed and Jo Hamann sold them to the audience in the streets or sent them to potential managers and promoters. With one of these records he even applied for the place of Doug Yule in Velvet Underground. - This is the only known release on Offers-Musik, "Wild Woman" can be found on Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium Vol. 5.
Checkpoint Charlie - Their debut from 1970 is one of the most violent, obscene and brainfried agit-prop sermon ever recorded, (thank god the rest of the world can't understand one word) they finally bother to pick up their instruments and - fuck me stupid - come up with this marvellous little nugget as a bonus for those who still didn't take the needle off. In fact, many people who own the original LP never had the nerve to listen enough to find this hidden treasure.
Just We - We just know nothing abut this late 60's outfit and their sole claim to fame, so we just don't even try to poke about in the non-existant fog.
Staff Carpenborg & The Electric Corona - Another sensation, another mystery. One of the hidden treasures of experimental sounds. The whole LP "Fantastic Party" on maritim Records is a cosmic trip and compared to most of the stuff bootleggers try to sell you these days, it's the holy grail. KRAUT-history has to be rewritten, because these guys produced their magic sound-web on primitive equipment long before tricky studio wizzardry became fashionable.
Can - For once and ever: here's the true story on the early releases of Can. The "Can-Book" by Buussy/Hall published an incomplete discography that everybody seems to rely on and permanent reprinting wrote misinformation in stone. Can's first record was a single on Deutsche Vogue DV 14785 "Agilok & Blubbo"/"Kamera Song". The band was credited as Inner Space. (Re-released on Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium# 1 and 2) The second single was on Metronome 1969 and mentioned "Irmin" as songwriter. Side A was "Kama Sutra". Whether this ever materialized no-one seems to know.
Trash - Have no fear! It won't get any more scratchy than on the acetate of this '69 Kraut obscurity from Krefeld. Covers exist, but proper records can't be found. Intended for privately pressed 500 copies, the band disappeared before they could establish their oddly named Bi-Spar-Label. Trash had one more track on a 1971 Sampler (Car Records) called "Release".
Motherhood - At least we suspect them to be Motherhood. Found on an unfinished soundtrack tape, written and recorded by Klaus Doldinger in '69. Negresco, the movie, seems to never have made it to a proper cinema, but considering the mediocre quality of the rest of the intended soundtrack this hardly is a loss for occidential culture.
Exmagma - One of the most underrated German bands. Andy Goldner, Tom Balluf and Fred Braceful released their second LP in France only, where the audience was more open-minded for their unorthodox mix of drug-induced space-jamming and electric brassless Free Jazz. A third LP wa srecorded by Conny Plank in '74, but was never released due to contractual difficulties and the ridiculous demands of their record company to remix and to shorten the intended double album. 2 cuts from this session are included in loving memory of Fred Braceful and Joe Lindauer. 2 great musicians and, what's more 2 men who knew how to be a HUMAN being R.I.P.
Günther Kaufmann - From the soundtrack of R.W. Fassbinder's "Der amerikanische Soldat". Recorded in Munich early 1970. Herr Kaufmann sounds like a male Nico, while the uncredited viola player could teach a trick or two to John Cale. Pure magic.
Heart Of Blues - A daring change of direction (towards the rubber room). Produced by: YEAH in cooperation with the Federal Bureau For Medical Education in order to keep kids from smoking. A fairly successful campaign after all. Most of the brats quit smoking tobacco in favour of other weeds immediately...(No label)
Jo Hammann - was a so-called one-man-band who was often seen playing his music in the streets of South Germany. In 1973 he recorded two songs on an old 4-track. He wrote the lyrics, played all instruments and of course sang, From this recording about 100 7"-Singles were pressed and Jo Hamann sold them to the audience in the streets or sent them to potential managers and promoters. With one of these records he even applied for the place of Doug Yule in Velvet Underground. - This is the only known release on Offers-Musik, "Wild Woman" can be found on Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium Vol. 5.
Checkpoint Charlie - Their debut from 1970 is one of the most violent, obscene and brainfried agit-prop sermon ever recorded, (thank god the rest of the world can't understand one word) they finally bother to pick up their instruments and - fuck me stupid - come up with this marvellous little nugget as a bonus for those who still didn't take the needle off. In fact, many people who own the original LP never had the nerve to listen enough to find this hidden treasure.
Just We - We just know nothing abut this late 60's outfit and their sole claim to fame, so we just don't even try to poke about in the non-existant fog.
Shanandoa - Thomas von Celano's medieval sequence of the "Mass for the dead" had quite a comeback in KRAUT after more than 700 years. The Shiver and The Kiss Inc. recorded versions under the guidance of Stephan Sulke, both retitled "Hey Mr. Holy Man" and Golgatha released it as a non-LP Ohr 7". Christian crusaders Shanandoa put all their juvenile energy into this slightly modernized interpretation, pretending to be black slaves tortured by a lynch mob.
Giants - Definitely not Zappo Luengen's Hamburg Giants that recorded Ariola and Polydor in 1966. This obscure 7" was recorded in 1970 and no information is available so far.
Elegy - left England in order to find fame and fortune on the continent. They extensivly toured around Switzerland, Bavaria and Austria, where they recorded this single for the Atom label in '69. When this amazing mixture of Brit Prog and Kraut, the band vanished without a trace. Another Uk group that never recorded at home...
Limbus 4 - This 4'24"-version of Kundalini was recorded live at the matinee-show of the 12th German Jazz festival in Frankfurt/Main on the 22nd of march 1970. Limbus 4 were Odysseus Artner, Bernd Henninger, Gerd Kraus and Matthias Knieper. A totally different version of Kundalini can be found on their second LP.
Les Ètoiles Filantes - Admittedly they are of Swiss origin, but as we hardly expect a "Cheese Demons, Cheese"-compilation within this or the next millenium, we decided to adopt this exciting KRAUT-soundalike from '68.
The Magic Goup - Before the Cosmic couriers started to explore the universe they first tried to head for the international market. Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser even forced the space-folk-duo Witthüser & Westrupp (aka Wicküler and Westwall) to re-record some of their songs in English. But the Masterplan of the space-invasion failed and only a handful of test-pressings survived in a dutch caravan.
Electric Sandwich - had an album in '72, remarkable only for the strength of a lengthy instrumental improvisation called "China". This heavier and much tighter version was released as a single the same year.
The Uncertain Midnight - A pretty brutal slice of total energy found on an acetate recorded in Ludwigsburg '69. Inspite of the obvious brilliance a proper release didn't happen.
Giants - Definitely not Zappo Luengen's Hamburg Giants that recorded Ariola and Polydor in 1966. This obscure 7" was recorded in 1970 and no information is available so far.
Elegy - left England in order to find fame and fortune on the continent. They extensivly toured around Switzerland, Bavaria and Austria, where they recorded this single for the Atom label in '69. When this amazing mixture of Brit Prog and Kraut, the band vanished without a trace. Another Uk group that never recorded at home...
Limbus 4 - This 4'24"-version of Kundalini was recorded live at the matinee-show of the 12th German Jazz festival in Frankfurt/Main on the 22nd of march 1970. Limbus 4 were Odysseus Artner, Bernd Henninger, Gerd Kraus and Matthias Knieper. A totally different version of Kundalini can be found on their second LP.
Les Ètoiles Filantes - Admittedly they are of Swiss origin, but as we hardly expect a "Cheese Demons, Cheese"-compilation within this or the next millenium, we decided to adopt this exciting KRAUT-soundalike from '68.
The Magic Goup - Before the Cosmic couriers started to explore the universe they first tried to head for the international market. Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser even forced the space-folk-duo Witthüser & Westrupp (aka Wicküler and Westwall) to re-record some of their songs in English. But the Masterplan of the space-invasion failed and only a handful of test-pressings survived in a dutch caravan.
Electric Sandwich - had an album in '72, remarkable only for the strength of a lengthy instrumental improvisation called "China". This heavier and much tighter version was released as a single the same year.
The Uncertain Midnight - A pretty brutal slice of total energy found on an acetate recorded in Ludwigsburg '69. Inspite of the obvious brilliance a proper release didn't happen.
(mp3 / all scans included /direct download)
5 comments:
I've got these, except for Obscured by Krauts, and they are truly great. A must have for the serious Krautrock collector. Thanks so much for posting them.
Mon Dieux und Geilomat! Der heilige Gral! Der Monte Sacra de Everest der frühen Sauerkrautmusikküche!
Da haben der seelige Lolle Pope und Du aber man ganze Arbeit geleistet, indeed.
Moi jaime ca beaucoup!
jubelt der anonymus no. 2
@Ralf
Thanks for the Tommyknockers
I've long believed that Staff Carpenborg & The Electric Corona were Wolfgang Dauner & Et Cetera doing anon exploitation psych for a quick $
Just also wanted to add that "Aero Sound" is not the name of the first artist but the Austrian record label the track appeared on. The artist is Rocky F. Holicke and the track is a B-side titled "Ready for Take Off". https://www.discogs.com/Rocky-F-Holicke-Movement-Ready-For-Take-Off/release/6142208 .
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