180 Gram Pressing! Analogue Remastering (AAA)!
In 1971, 27-year-old guitarist Volker Kriegel gifted MPS one of his most amazing recordings ever - the second one under his own name, while at the same time playing a parallel role as guitarist with the popular group the Dave Pike Set. In this quintet lineup, Kriegels amazing qualities fan out into the areas of jazz-rock, lyrical folk and free jazz. There are the familiar sitar-Indie-rock tones, familiar to listeners through Kriegel's play with Dave Pike: "Zoom" opens the album with an electrified jolt, and its not just because of Kriegels overpowering trance-like solos Peter Trunks grooving bass lines and Cees Sees driving percussion also have their say. "So Long For Now", delights with its relaxed blues-rock feel which finds Trunk and drummer Peter Baumeister in intimate dialogue as they hook up with Kriegels silky-smooth, flowing lines and John Taylors smoldering Electra-piano play. The savvy rondo "More About D" and "Instant Judgment" thrillingly showcase the groups seamless integration of lyrical, swinging passages with freely cascading sounds. And then out of the blue there appears "Suspicious Child, Growing Up". Bluesy, folk-hued, and easy-going, its off-handedness is outdone only by the dreamy ballad "Ach Kina". In the finale, Kriegel and his cohorts once again focus on the whole Spectrum in a fantastic, dancing interplay of smoldering keys, stratospheric cello lines, a complexity of percussion rhythms and virtuoso guitar play adorned with soulful whimsy.
Features:
180g Audiophile pressing
Analogue remastering (AAA)
Gatefold jacket
Liner notes, remastering information and a picture of the original master tape box inside
Musicians:
Peter Trunk, bass, electric bass, cello
Peter Baumeister, drums, percussion
John Taylor, electric piano
Volker Kriegel, guitar, sitar,
Cees See, percussion
Selections:
Side A:
1. Zoom
2. So Long, For Now
3. More About D
Side B:
1. Suspicious Child, Growing Up
2. Instant Judgement
3. Ach Kina
4. Strings Revisited
In 1971, 27-year-old guitarist Volker Kriegel gifted MPS one of his most amazing recordings ever - the second one under his own name, while at the same time playing a parallel role as guitarist with the popular group the Dave Pike Set. In this quintet lineup, Kriegels amazing qualities fan out into the areas of jazz-rock, lyrical folk and free jazz. There are the familiar sitar-Indie-rock tones, familiar to listeners through Kriegel's play with Dave Pike: "Zoom" opens the album with an electrified jolt, and its not just because of Kriegels overpowering trance-like solos Peter Trunks grooving bass lines and Cees Sees driving percussion also have their say. "So Long For Now", delights with its relaxed blues-rock feel which finds Trunk and drummer Peter Baumeister in intimate dialogue as they hook up with Kriegels silky-smooth, flowing lines and John Taylors smoldering Electra-piano play. The savvy rondo "More About D" and "Instant Judgment" thrillingly showcase the groups seamless integration of lyrical, swinging passages with freely cascading sounds. And then out of the blue there appears "Suspicious Child, Growing Up". Bluesy, folk-hued, and easy-going, its off-handedness is outdone only by the dreamy ballad "Ach Kina". In the finale, Kriegel and his cohorts once again focus on the whole Spectrum in a fantastic, dancing interplay of smoldering keys, stratospheric cello lines, a complexity of percussion rhythms and virtuoso guitar play adorned with soulful whimsy.
Features:
180g Audiophile pressing
Analogue remastering (AAA)
Gatefold jacket
Liner notes, remastering information and a picture of the original master tape box inside
Musicians:
Peter Trunk, bass, electric bass, cello
Peter Baumeister, drums, percussion
John Taylor, electric piano
Volker Kriegel, guitar, sitar,
Cees See, percussion
Selections:
Side A:
1. Zoom
2. So Long, For Now
3. More About D
Side B:
1. Suspicious Child, Growing Up
2. Instant Judgement
3. Ach Kina
4. Strings Revisited
