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Epsilon's music improved considerably on their second offering Move On (1972). It consists of clear prog-rock elements like inspired organ passages, classical music parts, some more complicated soloing or beautiful acoustic guitars fragments. But still the sound of the band had changed since the release of their debut album. Following a more commercial approach, the songs became shorter and the guitars more prominent. Nevertheless, a few tracks on Move On are absolutely essential for prog rock fans. When the album came out, they could be seen as a German parallel to Traffic, with their soulish vocals, instrumentation of organ, guitars and flute and their slightly jazzy mood -- just listen to the tracks "Feelings" and "Move On." At the time of Move On's release in December 1971, both Ortel and Ertl had already quit. Epsilon, which was originally formed from the ashes of the two legendary formations Nosferatu and Orange Peel, virtually moved on! This revamped group warmed up for the British band IF, during their German tour of 1972. Peter Koch (ex-Jeronimo) was temporarily added as a fifth member during this year. Produced by Peter Hauke and Dieter Dierks. Guests include Curt Cress (drums), Rainer Marz (backing vocals, guitar, ex-Jeronimo), Pete Bender (backing vocals, aka Wyoming), and Christian Felke (flute, ex- Nosferatu). Remastered in 2017 by Stefan Noltemeyer, Berlin.
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BACIL 9861312LP
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180gram, blue color vinyl. Limited to 500 copies. German band Frame recorded only one album, but one that's still amazingly fresh even today. Frame Of Mind is a highly enjoyable art rock/heavy prog album which was produced in 1972. The band played a very British style of early prog a la Cressida, Still Life, Beggar's Opera, Quatermass, Rare Bird, Spring, or Aardvark but with slightly heavier arrangements due to more aggressive guitar presence. With great variation it steers away from the mainstream of early '70s rock, featuring many classic moves and excellent vocals. However just like their British fellows, the Hammond organ is a main attraction on Frame Of Mind. The album carries the unmistakable stamp of Dieter Dierks at the mixing desk. For fans of Birth Control, Frumpy, 2066 & Then, Virus, Amos Key, and Tyburn Tall.
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BACIL 9861916LP
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180gram, green color vinyl. Limited to 500 copies. Originally released in 1971 the first and self-titled album by Nine Days Wonder was one of the very first recordings for the newly found label Bacillus of producer Peter Hauke. Nine Days Wonder, with their international line-up consisting of founder and singer Walter Seyffer, Rolf Henning (guitar, piano), Karl Mutschlechner (bass) from Austria, John Earle (vocals saxophone, flute, guitar) from Ireland, and drummer Martin Roscoe from England, taking inspiration from Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, King Crimson, and Soft Machine. The album's four titles were recorded by top recording engineer Dieter Dirks in his studio in Cologne. It turned out exceptional, both with regard to music and to artistic form: the music highly complex, with surprising arrangements, ranging from rough guitar riffs to the feel-good sound of acoustic guitar, unisonal baubles of guitar and saxophone, weird and harmonic songs, sudden changes of tempo -- the album features such a multitude of facets that multiple hearings are required to appreciate them all, and they certainly make for entertaining listening. A musical fireworks display bubbling over with ideas that need not shun international comparison. From the artistic point of view the band had also come up with quite something.
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180gram, red color vinyl. Limited to 500. Originally released in 1974, Nine Days Wonder with their third album took the opportunity to do a recording session at London's Chipping Norton Studios in September 1974. With guest musicians Dave Jackson on flute and saxes (of Van der Graaf Generator-fame) and keyboarder Steve Robinson (2066 and then-and-early-AERA) the album shows the band on its musical peak. The album is richly texted and features a mellow progressive rock with slightly glam-rock touches and reminds to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust. Without the jazz elements of the first album, Only The Dancers is another step forward into the upcoming glam-rock sound but with that special German Krautrock feel.
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