Krautrock? Worldmusic ...

They started as a Jazz-Rock Band ... 

and then they left home with a bus.

sorry, german language ahead

 

The hippie-scene at my hometown loved them from the start and that love hasn't ended yet: Once we met them in 1976 and then they played our festival in 2003.

 Embryo - 1981-06-19 Lebach

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Embryo split up in two bands, Embryo and Dissidenten 

The guitarist (and oud-player) Roman Bunka created 

"Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto"

(Your head is a sleeping car)

and played some shows in the region, so i had the chance

to record this one with sennheiser binaural mikes 

Headphones recommended to have the experience i had that day

Playing the oud he's often guest on arabic records

Roman Bunka -  1981-03-31 Lebach Tanneck Rumpelstilzchen

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They are often labeled as "Krautrock" but in fact they popularized "world music". Their way of making music, getting on the bus, meeting folks and jamming in the streets with them, stays impressive 'til today when children of the original musicians took their place.

It' about making music and not making money. 

Enjoy

Alexis Korner - 1981-04-29 Sulzbach Festhalle (binaural 1st)

okay, this will take some of your time [there's a TL&DR at the end] but ...

everything is always the story we connect with it. 

so, (in that eric burdon sound) "when i was young" there was a friend making me aware of john mayall, played "crusade", "bare wires", "blues from laurel canyon" and "USA Union" from his uher royal de luxe tape deck, where only records of mayall and the first led zeppelin were stored those days, when you had to decide being more a beatles or a rolling stone fan (i was more into the who). 

he was, as far as i remember, the first to name it like this: "you know, alexis korner may be the 'father of the white blues' - but john mayall is the 'king of the white blues'". you know, the kind of stuff 17 years old kids are about when they talk on their favourite one not really knowing what's really going out in the wide world out of our little ;)

so the name alexis korner came to my knowledge, i found out he's making music with a band called CCS (wonderful stuff btw.) and that - while john mayall "teached" eric clapton, peter green, mick taylor - korner paved the way for dick heckstall-smith, charlie watts, jack bruce, long john baldry, robert plant and many more, influencing the rolling stones.

a legend. so image me being happy at 25 having the chance to see a show f him right at my doorstep so to say. 

don't be surprised hearing him speak german, he spent a lot of time as british soldier in germany and he knows how to handle his audience.

in the beginning of the show (i'm just listening to it in whole) he's not in the best condition, but when colin hodgkinson takes over singing ("Walking Blues") the show takes a turn, they're jamming and everything gets more personal and eclectic.

colin hodgkinson (Back Door) is a great bassist, using his instrument as if he plays leadguitar, not in the way phil lesh may does it, but when he gets solo and gives alexis a bit time to rest, he lays his cards on the table. more than enjoyable.

i suggest listening to the show with headphones. it's recorded with an (at that time) hiTec sony recorder and sennheiser binaural mikes plugged in my ears: you hear what i*ve heard, the room, the folks around you (even a young lady asking what I'm listening to ...) ... 

i think there were around 200 people in the room, some french (near teir border) and americans from a near military station, and - suprise - young german people clapping the german way. which is a bit cringing when you're used to listen to deadtapes.

1981. a damned good year. there was also burning spear at mannheim, the dead playing rockpalast together with the who and then i had that ticket for rüsselsheim, my first deadshow, to name some.

i hope you enjoy that show as i did. 

TL;DR

recorded with a sony recorder and sennheiser binaural mikes - so i suggest using headphones to have the room and the best experience

01 Alexis Korner-Got My Mojo Working
02 Alexis Korner-German Rap
03 Alexis Korner-Honky Tonk Woman
04 Alexis Korner-Walking Blues
05 Alexis Korner-German Rap
06 Alexis Korner-Goodbye To Aline
07 Alexis Korner-Ain't Seen No Whiskey
08 Alexis Korner-Lightning Track
09 Alexis Korner-German Rap
10 Colin Hodgkinson-The Slided Delta
11 Colin Hodgkinson-Where Did You Stay Last Night (ok!!!)
12 Alexis Korner-Will The Circle Be Unbroken (tapeflip)
13 Alexis Korner-German Rap
14 Alexis Korner-Come Back Baby
15 Alexis Korner-German Rap
16 Alexis Korner-Cannonball Blues
17 Alexis Korner-German Rap
18 Alexis Korner-Cherry Mad
19 Alexis Korner-Geneviere
20 Alexis Korner-Big Boss Man

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