OST-KRAUT!: the 2 part 2 CD series - a long overdue addition to our KRAUT! edition - comprehensively documents the history of progressive music in the GDR for the first time with studio and live recordings!
Progressive rock from the German Democratic Republic! Never before has the GDR scene been honored so extensively with studio and live recordings. Bear Family Records® has documented what was happening in GDR rock off the mainstream by means of well-known rarities and some that have never before been released on record. From around 1970 onwards, highly skilled musicians began to copy the sound of their Western idols. The state's cultural policy had banished followers of western juvenile culture into the underground with restrictions & bans as early as 1965. There was no 'beat ban' for progressive artists in the socialist brother countries such as Poland & the CSSR - the technical and artistic lead was correspondingly enormous, role models for the burgeoning young GDR scene. Progressives aus DDR-Archiven' brings together on two CDs the crème de la crème of the rock scene of the GDR and other socialist countries at the time, with recordings for AMIGA and the Deutsche Rundfunkarchiv (DRA). The masters originated between 1970 and 1975 and were stylishly compiled by journalist and East German rock connoisseur, Marcus Heumann.
The Innovative Years of Krautrock, 1968 - 1979' on Bear Family Records®, it was obvious to honor the progressive music of the GDR for the first time with a similarly elaborate release! Admittedly, this series is a bit of a misnomer - the term 'Kraut' was completely uncommon in the GDR music scene, just as 'rock' was still dubbed 'beat' there until the mid'70s.
While the first volume covers the history of progressive rock music in the GDR between 1970 and 1975, the second part deals with the period from 1976 to 1982.
The spillover of the New German Wave into the GDR (labeled there as 'New Dance Music') led to stylistic uncertainty and hectic lineup changes for many formerly progressive bands starting in 1982.
Progressive rock music in the last five years of the GDR took place almost exclusively in the musical underground or semi-legal gray areas, as part of a scene that was eventually dubbed 'The Other Bands' by the media and - carefully filtered - also produced and broadcast in nightly niche programs.
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Ost-Kraut! Progressives Aus Den DDR-Archiven (1970-1975), Teil 1
CD1
01. Peter Holten-Septett - Weiter, Weiter
02. Wir - Zeit
03. Skaldowie - Kennst Du Das Nicht (Czasem Kochac Chesz)
04. Bayon - Input
05. Czerwone Gitary - Wachsein Im Dunkel
06. Sander-Formation - Kein Märchen
07. Puhdys - Steige Nicht Auf Einen Baum
08. Joco-Dev-Sextett - Stapellauf (Erstfassung)
09. Pavol Hammel - Schluss Mit Dem Märchen
10. Uve Schikora Und Seine Gruppe - Deine Augen
11. Bürkholz-Formation - Sei Kein Vulkan
12. Omega - Zerbrechlicher Schwung
13. Breakout - Ich Hab Die Sonne (Na Dnie Mych Oczu)
14. Collegium Musicum - Hommage À Johann Sebastian Bach
CD2
15. Electra - Tritt Ein In Den Dom
16. Die Nautiks - Wir Gehen Am Meer
17. Lift - Roter Stein
18. The Blue Effect - Clara
19. Klaus Renft Combo - Was Mir Fehlt
20. Kati Kovács - Wind, Komm, Bring Den Regen Her (Add Már Uram Az Esöt)
21. Panta Rhei - Gib Dir Selber Eine Chance
22. Hungaria - Die Farben Der Natur
23. Skaldowie - Ein Ferner Punkt (Jak Znikajacy Punkt)
24. Set - Eisen
25. Illés - Hier Stand Die Sonne Hoch
26. Klosterbrüder - Gedanken An Fusion: Aktivität
27. Jürgen Kerth - Nacht Unterwegs
28. Modern Soul-Septett - Sagen
Note:
Skaldowie
Polish rock and jazz group. Formed: 1965 in Kraków, Poland.
Czerwone Gitary
Polish rock/pop band, founded 1965, which had its biggest outside success in the German Democratic Republic. In Poland known as Czerwone Gitary (= Red Guitars), they performed numerous songs in German as well and consequently released them under a German name, Rote Gitarren.
Pavol Hammel & Prúdy
Slovak rock group. Formed in 1963 as “The Jets” (English for “Prúdy”) by Pavol Hammel. The first Slovak rock group to have an LP album released: “Zvoňte, Zvonky” in 1969. In the 1970s the group morphed into being more of Hammel’s “trademark” for his backing band with ever changing line-ups; for instance, in the late 1970s the line-up was nearly identical to Fermáta.
Omega
Formed in Budapest, Hungary, in September 1962 by the winds player László Benkő on organ and János Kóbor as a singer and rhythm guitarist, they initially performed covers of British and American rock songs, frequently changing the lineup of members.
Breakout
Breakout is a Polish blues rock band, formed on 1 February 1968 by Tadeusz Nalepa, with Mira Kubasińska, Krzysztof Dłutowski, Józef Hajdasz (members of disbanded Blackout (18)) and Janusz Zieliński.
Collegium Musicum
Slovak art rock group, founded in 1970 and led by organist Marián Varga.
The Blue Effect
Czech rock group, led by guitarist and composer Radim Hladík. Formed in autumn 1968 as the immediate successor to The Matadors , initially disbanded in 1990.
Kati Kovács
Her music has spanned many genres: pop, disco and some others. 1966 and 1972 winner of the Popsongfestival in Hungary. 1972 Champion of the Popsongfestival in Dresden/GDR and 1974 Champion of the Castlebar (Ireland) International Song Contest. Co-operation with Locomotiv GT.
Juventus
Hungarian beat group, active from in the '60s up to the late '70s
Hungaria
Formed in 1967, Budapest, Hungary
Illés
One of the most determinative rock/pop groups of Hungary. Due to their local impact, they were sometimes dubbed 'The Hungarian Beatles'... The band started in 1957 as a family music band.
All the rest are groups of the DDR (East Germany)
Ost-Kraut! Progressives Aus Den DDR-Archiven (1976-1982), Teil 2
CD1
01. Magdeburg - Alte Bänder
02. Wir (2) - Der Eisberg
03. Stern Meissen - Der Alte
04. Bayon - Haus Der Kindheit
05. Karat - Das Monster
06. SBB - 2"10
07. Prinzip - Sieben Meter Seidenband
08. Passion (13) - Morgendämmerung/Herzallerliebstes Mädel
09. Kleeblatt - Kinderlied
10. Zoe-Band - Himalaja
11. City (3) - Der Tätowierte (Single-Version)
12. Karussell - Entweder Oder
13. Electra (7) - Einmal Unsichtbar Sein
14. Modern Soul Band - Meeting
CD2
15. Pond - Planetenwind
16. Stern Meissen - Licht In Das Dunkel (Studioversion)
17. Reform (2) - Stadtgesicht
18. City (3) - Aus Der Ferne
19. Bernd Dewét - Der Rock’N’Roll King Aus Dem Thüringer Wald
20. Jürgen Kerth - Auf Die Alten Tage
21. Bayon - Ouvertüre Aus „Die Schlacht” / „Der Traktor”
22. Transit (16) - Sturmflut
23. Lift (2) - Große Landschaft
24. Gong (2) - Mammon
25. Stern Meissen - In Den Kosmos
26. Dina Straat - Drachenfliegen
27. Reform (2) - Rock ’N’ Roll
28. 4 PS - Träume Wie Segel
*SBB is likely the most well-known Polish progressive rock band. They have been performing over 45 years to date. SBB stands for Silesian Blues Band.
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