Reuploaded 12/02/2025
I’m in Germany. I’m posting Prog.
This release is a collaboration
between Eroc, drummer of German prog band Grobschnitt
& guitarist,
instrument builder & inventor Hans Reichel, creator of the daxophone.
The daxophone is a
experimental musical instrument in the friction idiophones category. It
consists of a thin wooden blade fixed in a wooden block (often attached to a
tripod) that holds one or more contact microphones. Normally, it is played by
bowing the free end, but it can also be struck or plucked. This creates
vibrations in the similar way as a ruler halfway off a table thrummed vibrates. These vibrations then continue to the
wooden-block base, which in turn is amplified by the contact microphone(s). A
wide range of voice-like timbres can be produced, depending on the shape of the
instrument, the type of wood, where it is bowed, or where along its length it
is stopped with a separate block of wood (fretted on one side) called the
"dax."
This is some strange
music, even for Germany, even for prog, even
for Reichel. Yet it contains some the most straightforward playing you'll ever
get from the man. There are lots of poly-rhythms with plenty of
guitar/daxophone, also some violin & accordion overdubs. It was originally
released in 1986 under the title Kino. Here it is reworked a bit,
renamed & two songs are added.
Eroc (Joachim Heinz
Ehrig) started his solo career in 1975 while he was currently the drummer of
Grobschnitt. His self titled album can be considered as a cross between
Gorbschnitt's typical symphonic music & electronic/synthscapes. Though he
was originally a drummer, here Eroc is the programmer, creating the synthesizer
experimentations & electronic collages.
Repertoire Records – REP
4688-WY, 1997.
Tracklist –
Old Bones
Grey Brother
Sari’s Waltz
Onkel Boskopp
Hallo Heinz
Hattnatten
The Knödler Show
Little
Waltz
Fancy
Blue
Enjoy,
NØ