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 | | Description: | Re-release of the second album by Annexus Quam, originally released in 1972.
Transferred from the original master tapes and carefully remastered by HaGü Schmitz and Dieter Wegner.
The timing was right: Five years earlier would have been too early, five years later would have been too late. But ANNEXUS QUAM from Kamp-Lintfort near Düsseldorf came along with the right music at the right moment. The seven-piece band formed in 1967 as Ambition Of Music; they were what was then called a "beat group".
In 1970, working with a local trombone choir led to a dramatic change of direction. Trombone, clarinet, saxophone, scat-like vocals, various percussion, even a bicycle pump or a guitar played below the bridge found their way into the band. ANNEXUS QUAM, in a unique way, mixed two musical genres: rock and free jazz, but the group played both differently from what could be heard otherwise at that time.
Elements of psychedelic rock with heavy organ sounds were combined with freely dabbed brass notes; at the same time the band was closer to Stockhausen's concept of "Intuitive Music" than to the expressive group improvisations of free jazz musicians. The genre names sound familiar, but ANNEXUS QUAM filled them with new meaning.
There are hardly any formal structures in ANNEXUS QUAM's music, the musicians control the ensemble sound intuitively by concentrated listening to each other. But the free playing is not limitless. Not every musician always has to play at the same time, the breaks are also important here.
Despite all the freedom, the pieces remain comprehensible. This is what makes them appealing still today. - Eine Ohr Produktion von [An Ohr production by] Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser
Aufgenommen im Mai 1972 im Studio Dierks in Stommeln bei Köln. [Recorded in May 1972 at Studio Dierks in Stommeln near Cologne.]
Cover-Design: Willemsen + Geitner
Studio für Werbung + Gestaltung, Köln
Packaged in a gatefold digisleeve."Beziehungen" is a CD release by the German band Annexus Quam, presented here in collaboration with the label Ohr / Cargo. The album is a document of the early-1970s Krautrock and experimental scene, in which long, evolving pieces, unusual structures and a strong sense of improvisation meet. Instead of focusing on conventional song formats, "Beziehungen" explores extended soundscapes, atmospheric passages and free-form interplay between the musicians. The music moves between psychedelic rock, jazz-influenced improvisation and abstract, almost meditative sections, inviting the listener to experience the album as a continuous journey rather than a collection of singles. This makes the CD particularly appealing to listeners who appreciate adventurous, boundary-pushing rock and exploratory, progressive sounds.
Annexus Quam were part of Germany's early progressive underground, known for merging rock instrumentation with experimental and jazz-oriented approaches. Their work is often associated with the broader Krautrock movement, in which bands strove to break away from Anglo-American rock conventions and develop a distinctly European, often avant-garde identity. Their recordings have achieved cult status among collectors and genre enthusiasts, especially for their willingness to blur the lines between composition and improvisation and for their highly textural, atmospheric sound.
The manufacturer and label Ohr / Cargo stands for historically important and stylistically daring releases from the German underground and beyond. With a focus on reissues, archival material and distinctive artists, Ohr / Cargo has helped keep pioneering recordings available for new generations of listeners. The label is especially appreciated by fans of Krautrock, psychedelic and experimental music, who value both the musical content and the care taken in the presentation of these often hard-to-find albums. | | | Manufacturer No.: |
00158148 |
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