Avantgarde History
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Avantgarde History is a CD-R
compilation album
created by Eberhard Kranemann of his work with artists such as Neu!
and Joseph Beuys
in the late 1960s
and early 1970s
. It was released privately and is only available on request.
by Eberhard Kranemann and some friends. Eberhard had studied under Joseph Bueys and so the artist is featured with Pissoff on the first track, recorded in Düsseldorf
's Creamcheese club. Shortly after this recording Florian Schneider
joined the band. An unedited version of this track was also released separately by Kranemann.
. The three jams were recorded in 1967. The complete session was released separately by Kranemann.
. The first two were recorded at a party whilst the third in a concert. All three feature the line up of Klaus Dinger
on drums and vocals, Eberhard Kranemann on slide guitar
, Uli Trepte
on bass guitar
and Michael Rother on guitar
.
in 1973, Kranemann founded his own project, for which he assumed the pseudonym Fritz Mueller. An album was originally intended to be released by Klaus Dinger
's Dingerland record label, but when the label collapsed the release was shelved. Fritz Mueller Rock was released by Brain Records
in 1977. Kranemann has continued the project to this day, several more albums have been released privately.
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
created by Eberhard Kranemann of his work with artists such as Neu!
Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
and Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys was a German performance artist, sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art.His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and anthroposophy; it culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social...
in the late 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
and early 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
. It was released privately and is only available on request.
Pissoff
Pissoff was a band founded in the late 1960s1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
by Eberhard Kranemann and some friends. Eberhard had studied under Joseph Bueys and so the artist is featured with Pissoff on the first track, recorded in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
's Creamcheese club. Shortly after this recording Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider-Esleben is one of the founding members of electronic music band Kraftwerk. He left the band in November 2008.-Career:...
joined the band. An unedited version of this track was also released separately by Kranemann.
The Origins of Kraftwerk
This is a retrospectively named ensemble consisting of Florian Schneider and Eberhard Kranemann, both of whom would go on to play in the band KraftwerkKraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
. The three jams were recorded in 1967. The complete session was released separately by Kranemann.
Neu!
The three tracks featured were recorded in concerts in 1972, shortly after the recording of Neu! '72 Live in DusseldorfNeu! '72 Live in Dusseldorf
- Personnel :Performers* Michael Rother – guitar, voice* Klaus Dinger – drums, voice* Eberhard Kranemann – bass, voiceAdditional personnel* Thomas Dinger – engineer- References :* Prog Archives . Retrieved November 8, 2007....
. The first two were recorded at a party whilst the third in a concert. All three feature the line up of Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock outfit, Neu! He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the percussionist of Kraftwerk.-Pre-Neu! :Klaus Dinger was born in Scherfede,...
on drums and vocals, Eberhard Kranemann on slide guitar
Slide guitar
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
, Uli Trepte
Uli Trepte
Uli Trepte was a German musician best known for his collaborations with various influential Krautrock bands in the early 1970s.-Early career:...
on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and Michael Rother on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
.
Fritz Mueller
After the split-up of Neu!Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
in 1973, Kranemann founded his own project, for which he assumed the pseudonym Fritz Mueller. An album was originally intended to be released by Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger
Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock outfit, Neu! He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the percussionist of Kraftwerk.-Pre-Neu! :Klaus Dinger was born in Scherfede,...
's Dingerland record label, but when the label collapsed the release was shelved. Fritz Mueller Rock was released by Brain Records
Brain Records
Brain was a Hamburg-based record label prominent in the 1970s releasing several important Krautrock records by bands such as Neu!, Cluster and Guru Guru...
in 1977. Kranemann has continued the project to this day, several more albums have been released privately.
Track listing
- "Live at the Creamcheese, Düsseldorf, 1968 with Joseph Beuys - Handaktion, and Eberhard Kranemann - Cello, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone" by "Pissoff" (21:06).
- "Florian - Flute, Eberhard - Double Bass" by "The Origins of KraftwerkKraftwerkKraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
" (5:02). - "Florian - Violin, Eberhard - Cello" by "The Origins of Kraftwerk" (13:03).
- "Florian - Flute, Eberahrd - Tenor Saxophone" by "The Origins of Kraftwerk" (4:50).
- "Live in Duesseldorf" by "Neu!Neu!Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
" (3:46). - "Live in Duesseldorf" by "Neu!" (4:22).
- "Live at Muenster University Hall" by "Neu!" (16:12).
- "Fritz Mueller Radio" by "Fritz Mueller" (3:01).