Kraan

Kraan Artist: Kraan
Label: Inter
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724382266822
EAN: 0724382266822
ASIN: B00004VX7A

Kraan


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Tracks:

  1. Sarah's Ritt Durch Den Schwarzwald
  2. M.C. Escher
  3. Kraan Arabia
  4. Head
  5. Sarah Auf Der Gaenswies
  6. Sarah's Ritt Durch Den Schwarzwald (Demo 1971)
  7. M.C. Escher (Demo 1971)
  8. Head (Demo 1971)
  9. Sarah Auf Der Gaenswies (Demo 1971)

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  1. Wintrup
  2. Andy Nogger
  3. Kraan Live
  4. Wiederhören
  5. Let It Out

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Will undoubtedly shock most Krautrock purists..........2001-05-09

...by the incredible musical virtuosity involved. This is no half-hour-long-crank-up-the-delay-pedal-and-add-goofy-phasing-effects "Kosmiche" type of Krautrock. The band is ultra-tight, and the songwriting complex and multilayered. In fact, I hear more parallels with Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and especially early King Crimson - than some of the more minimalistic and avant-garde influences that their contemporaries shared. Don't let that scare you, this is tasty, adventurous music nonetheless, helped especially by the adventurous Johannes Pappert on sax, who rams that thing through wah, distortion, flanging, and gets some absolutely FREAKY sounds out of the exercise. Helmut Hattler, as any Krautrock afficianado will tell you, can throw down groove with the best of them. He's a monster on the bass. Peter Wolbrandt (sp?) throws down some funky guitar licks to finish the jazzy stew, especially on the 18-minute monster jam "Head". The lyrics, are, well, exactly what you'd expect from some communal hippies to whom English is a second language. They don't get too much in the way of the lengthy instrumental passages.

This master sounds a bit wierd, there is almost a palpable wow&flutter that seems to indicate a less-than-satisfactory master source was used, or there was degradation in the original source. Its somewhat tinny and a little slight, but its not bad enough to ruin the experience though. The extra demo tracks are the tiniest bit rawer and a bit different, but do not offer any revalations over the basic tracks on the album.

Music Album:

  1. No Style ~ Chalets
  2. Sugareen ~ 19 Wheels
  3. Souvenir ~ Scaries
  4. The Label That Had to Happen: Bob Crewe Presents Dyno Voice ~ Various Artists
  5. Beyond Respect ~ Celibate Rifles
  6. History of Rock: For Lovers Only, Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists
  7. If You Can't Say No ~ Lenny Kravitz
  8. Secret Doorway ~ Sal Mineo
  9. Until Forever Finds Me ~ This Runs Through
  10. Head over Heels ~ Head over Heels

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Day Into Night ~ Bob Mamet

So What's New ~ Dave Brubeck

More Study in Brown ~ Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet

Scatter ~ Human Feel

In 'n Out ~ Joe Henderson

Comedy of Terrors ~ Antiworld

Brasil en Fete ~ Various Artists

Gold ~ Julie Pietri

50th Anniversary Complete Singles: Hondara-Ban ~ Crazy Cats

Oktoberfest in Munich ~ Various Artists