private checchen beach

Giaromarongiu - Checchen Beach LP Amigo! [CGM 703] (1979) Piano, Fender, Organ [Hammond], Drums, Congas, Timbales, Triangle, Whistle, Güiro, Musical Box, Voice, Composer, Sound Engineer, Mixer, Design [Label] - Riccardo Marongiu; Guitar [Electric, Acoustic], Bass, Fender, Agogo, Voice, Composer - Paolo Giaro; Saxophone [Tenor, Alto, Soprano] - Roberto Vinciguerra; Vibraphone - Fabrizio Urbinati; Voice - Dona Tonini; Design [Cover] - Italo Campagnoli. Buy it here.

that funky feeling

Here's some nice german boogie from the late 80s released on the private? Plurabelle label. I discovered this record some years ago and nobody really cared about this until some weeks ago some french Boogie Dealers declared this to some kind of holy grail. Too bad that I ran out of copies ;)

here's a youtube preview


link in comments….

Richmond Road Riot rules

The Achterbahn Band's self released Richmond Road Riot LP seems to be the only record the group from Delmenhorst in northern Germany released. Now that is a damn shame, because in my little world Richmond Road Riot is a wonderful and timeless crown jewel...
But it always gives me a hard time when trying to talk/write about it. It's not easy to describe their very eclectic style of music - not really Progrock, not 100% Pop, Jazz? yes maybe..... Dammit I hate this category stuff! Maybe it's just incredibly good pop music with hints of progressive rock and easy latin á la High Llamas. And whatever it may be, it doesn't sound like "1979" to my ears. More like "sometime between 1969 and 2009".
Please get an impression and tell me what you think about it!

Cheers, Basso

Horns and stuff ....

Habirigum was a group of well educated musicians from Hamburg, Germany. According to the little info to be found in the web they were playing the famous Onkel Pö regularly between 1975 and 1985. 
On their one and only hard to find release called "1" they play excellent Jazz-Funk / Jazz-Rock with a strong focus on reeds and horns (see the cover ; )  
It was recorded in 1982 at Volksparkstudio in Hamburg and released in 1983 as a private pressing. Here's the musicians involved:

• Bass – Jörg Brohmann
• Drums, Engineer – Ben Ahrens
• Guitar, Percussion – Wolfgang Kröger
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Matthias Goldbach
• Trombone, Soprano Saxophone – Nadir Ibrahimoglu

Cheers, Basso

EDIT: a member of Habirigum has asked not to share their music so I deleted the download link

private cosmic express

Leon Lowman – Syntheseas LP Syntheseas Records [009017] (1980) Engineer - Warren Miller; Producer, Composer, Recorder, Synthesizer [Arp 2600, Arp Omni-2], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Drum Drops, Photographs - Leon Lowman; Producer, Engineer - Mike Rose.

PLEASE NOTE: The download links to this LP are gone. and this is good news !!!!
Friends of the growing bin will reissue this great LP in the near future including unreleased bonus material by Mr. Lowman. They have asked to have the download links removed and that's what I did. Cheers!

Requiem For A World After

"Requiem for a world after..... 

tells the story of a world annihilation through nuclear war. A civilisation, unable to cope with its aggressions and cultural differences, obliterates itself with rockets and bombs of unheard destructional power. This requiem is dedicated to those men and women who shall survive a nuclear annihilation, and who will have the task of creating a World After."

Welcome to the dark side of private Elektronik! The appropriate soundtrack for some cold and grey winter days ....

Cybotron Live!!!

 

Our friend Michael from NOISE IN MY HEAD offered to share a wonderful piece of OZ Electronics. How could we resist? May I pass the mic to Michael:

"Recorded in the same year as their landmark debut, Sunday Night at the Total Theatre sees Cybotron's core Steve Braund and Geoff Green hypnotise a theatre of attentive space cadets with otherworldly drones and a chugging beat. I feel a rather romantic connection with this private press given that it was performed on a Sunday eve in Melbourne, just like our weekly radio show 30+ years later. Parallel worlds converge when transmitted on the FM airwaves. Unfortunately not the easiest piece to find from the Cybotron catalogue, the LP was apparently given away at a subsequent concert. Those were the days. Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Ian MacFarlane who played in a later incarnation of the live Cybotron experience and also made three brilliant long playing tapestries of kooky solo synth miniatures. He shared some interesting insight into why the band were such pioneers of their era. You can hear that here: http://www.noiseinmyhead.com.au/index.php?/archive-2011/161011-w-ron-morelliian-macfarlane/"

Thanks a lot Michael!

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Here's more Cogwheel, even if it's spelled wrong. This 7" used to be a commercial gift for customers (or future customers) of famous Rollei Cameras and it even sounds like them.... 

Cheers, Basso

Outta Sightsound

Following my soft spot for obscure private pressings here's yet another one. Cogwheel's Sightsound LP from an unknown (to me) year in the seventies?? If you check the details here  you'll find that there is a classical background  to most of the tracks, especially on the first side. Opening with lovely "Krautrock" including reversed drums and epic synths, it flows guitar-gently until the standout track "Latin Glasses" on side B wakes you up and calls for a dance or two (i wouldn't dare to say it'd move masses but a little "free dance" should be possible). This track will definitely appeal to the lovers of library music. Maybe the whole thing will as it's close to the sound of some german libraries of that period (i'm still guessing 1976-1978 until someone with expert knowledge enlightens my dull dungeon). If you're not into classical melodies and obscure stuff save yourself from those damn ads on the download sites and forget about it immediately..... if you are a sucker for old cheese, you might be very happy with it.

Cheers, Basso

Two Faces of Trostel

Two Faces is Trostel's second LP. It has been recorded from 1981 to 1982 and was privately released. Please expect excellent Berlin School Elektronik. Big thanks to Cesare for the initiation for this post! Link in comments.

Cheers, Basso

Private Trance Reissues

Adrian Marcator a.k.a. Marcator a.k.a. Trance released a couple of beautiful LPs in the late 70s and early 80s (see his 2nd above). One day when I visited him, he showed me his self produced & "private press" tapes that followed his LPs. Being a fan of ambient synthesizer music these tapes gained holy grail status in my book within minutes. We are now thinking about reissuing a selection of songs from these tapes on LP and I'd be really happy about your feedback.

You'll find the preselection of tracks here

Thanks for listening. Cheers, Basso

Elektroniknacht

I love this record. Especially "BANZAI". Here's your copy
Cheers, Basso

Preview follows

Madness is different....

Here's some more private german jazzrock from the early 80s. Glatter Wahnsinn's self titled LP on Anvil Records from 1980. In big demand because of Samba La Bamba. The rest of the tracks are really great too and if you can take a little fusion you'll have lotsa fun with it. I'm having fun with the keyboard work especially. It makes up for the sax (can't stand saxophones....)

cheers,
Basso

PS. Glatter Wahnsinn roughly translates Total Madness

Man Spricht Deutsch!

"Man spricht Deutsch" is the title of Kaarst's private press FOLK! LP from 1979. Translated: One speaks german. And that's what Kaarst do. They actually sing! Unfortunately most of the folks downloading and listening to this wonderful album won't snap the beauty of the lyrics. It's really some of the uprightest stuff I've heard by now. You can easily tell that he's been observing mankind with a pair of open eyes. Call me a wussy, but - man - those "dedicated tracks" like Ingwerfrau (Gingerwoman) and Für Lisa (For Lisa) really wetten my eyes. Kurz vor Ostern is something like a reqiuem for a lady born in 1890, having experienced two world wars, her children dying in the Panzer and 20 years of loneliness in a nursing home.... I hope the way Reinhard Firchow is singing gives you a glimpse of what I mean !?! He might not be the most talented singer in the world but he's really touching me and that's what it's about!  Perfect music to watch the clouds rush by ..... Viel Spass!

PS. This folk tends to be pretty light and jazzy