Live (Germany) for Krautrock/Heavy/Symphonic

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German band formed in 1971 in Gevelsberg, disbanded in 1976.
First class heavy dirty hammond prog in style of Emerson and company mixed with Jane and Satin Whale, with more heavy prog style and pastoral fragments - recorded in 1974, released first time in 1995.
There is also second archival album Gevelsberg released in 2004.
Head of the band was Norbert Aufmhof who played on keyboards and flute.
Music has also this unpolished krautrock flavour.

Let's take for example first track:
melody of Peer Gynt + Bach + pulsing Schizoid (ok maybe) bassline...

Later there's also flute with familiar melodies and more hammond riffs and solos everywhere + album contains more or less good recorded tracks from bands carrier, including live.

Better is this afterlife then live in oblivion
and rest is silence.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1058472-Live-4
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/live_f1

Live 1995

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/live_f1/live/

full album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChNKoOoTdzM

1. Peer Gynt (7:07)
2. Carol (5:17)
3. Fly Like A Bird (5:29)
4. It Was Nice (5:06)
5. Dreaming (7:54)
6. Land Of The Blind (7:15)
7. Unknown Soldier (7:31)

Gerd Schmidt / bass, vocals
Jürgen Schimmel / drums
Gerd Klein / guitar, vocals
Norbert Aufmhof / keyboards, flute

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HarryAngel746 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2018 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 446	Post Options Post Reply Quote HarryAngel746 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Live (Germany) for Krautrock/Heavy/Symphonic Posted: December 18 2019 at 09:59
	German band formed in 1971 in Gevelsberg, disbanded in 1976. First class heavy dirty hammond prog in style of Emerson and company mixed with Jane and Satin Whale, with more heavy prog style and pastoral fragments - recorded in 1974, released first time in 1995. There is also second archival album Gevelsberg released in 2004. Head of the band was Norbert Aufmhof who played on keyboards and flute. Music has also this unpolished krautrock flavour. Let's take for example first track: melody of Peer Gynt + Bach + pulsing Schizoid (ok maybe) bassline... Later there's also flute with familiar melodies and more hammond riffs and solos everywhere + album contains more or less good recorded tracks from bands carrier, including live. Better is this afterlife then live in oblivion and rest is silence. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1058472-Live-4 https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/live_f1 Live 1995 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/live_f1/live/ full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChNKoOoTdzM 1. Peer Gynt (7:07) 2. Carol (5:17) 3. Fly Like A Bird (5:29) 4. It Was Nice (5:06) 5. Dreaming (7:54) 6. Land Of The Blind (7:15) 7. Unknown Soldier (7:31) Gerd Schmidt / bass, vocals Jürgen Schimmel / drums Gerd Klein / guitar, vocals Norbert Aufmhof / keyboards, flute

Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17573	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rivertree Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 26 2019 at 13:27
	noted, not ignored, will take some time


Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17573	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rivertree Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 15 2020 at 12:58
	now I'm quite sure I've seen them on the stage once in the 1970's the music partially reminds of The Nice/early ELP, Birth Control, Grobschnitt basically early art rock flavoured, with some symphonic and jazz impact as for that I would exclude Kraut and Heavy Rock so far Edited by Rivertree - January 15 2020 at 12:58


HarryAngel746 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2018 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 446	Post Options Post Reply Quote HarryAngel746 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January 17 2020 at 12:00
	wow, great to know such obscurity from autopsy years ago! only like Bach Control without a lot od voodoo, but with more serious dramatism (I have that impression as I remember excessive great Birth Control vocalists) ...and here's a bit of flute and fuzzy bass, so it's a bit more towards krautrock ...but classical (I think) melodies on hammonds are more audible

siLLy puPPy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic Joined: October 05 2013 Location: SFcaUsA Status: Offline Points: 14721	Post Options Post Reply Quote siLLy puPPy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 01 2022 at 18:55
	Whatever became of this one? Listening to it now and was going to suggest it somewhere and then found it here in a search. This band is definitely in the same ballpark as Birth Control and is some kind of symphonic prog with heavy moments but not heavy all the time. I'd say symphonic prog would most likely be its happy home but could fit Kraut i guess. Anyways, looks like this one fell into the cracks a couple years ago.
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