Aera - Hand Und Fuss 1976 Germany Psych,Prog,Jazz Rock

Aera - Hand Und Fuss 1976 Germany Psych,Prog,Jazz Rock

The second longplay group differed even more fiery rhythms in the best jazz traditions. New drummer Lucky Schmidt from the rather well-known group “Wind” came to the band. In addition, the ensemble was joined by violinist Christoph Krieger, Peter Malinowski entrenched on a permanent basis, and Onkel Latzi (baritone saxophone, oboe) was recruited as a studio musician......


Without any doubts "Hand und Fuss" has been the more sophisticated and varied one of AERA's first two albums. From the original line-up only Groh and Kreutzeder was left-over and their sound gained a lot from the addition of violinist Christoph Krieger. Musical leadership has been taken over more or less by Kreutzeder and composing has been shared between Groh and the new bass player Peter Malinowski . Their new drummer Lucky Schmidt managed to bring much more forceful rhythms with a jazzier orientation into their music. Musicianship by all band members is here absolutely outstanding and each of the seven compositions is a little gem on its own. Highlights are the highly diversified "Mechelwind", the inventive "Elephen Elephants" with an amazing drum solo and the bolero-type "Kamele On". But the remaining tracks are really not inferior at all to those ones. Maybe worth mentioning that Klaus Kreutzeder presents some jazzy scat singing on "Ad Absurdum", actually the only "vocals" apart from some weird yowling in the finish of the last track.
Finally it's just left to say for me that I'd highly recommend AERA's second album to any Kraut- and Jazz-rock fan best. Review by hdfisch



Tracklist


A1 Mechelwind
Written-By – Muck Groh
0:00

A2 Alabaster Keaton
Written-By – Peter Malinowski
10:00

A3 Wrdlbrmfd (Furn Karl Valentin)
Written-By – M. Groh*, P. Malinowski*
13:04


B1 Elephen Elephants
Written-By – M. Groh*
18:59

B2 Herbstzeitlos
Written-By – M. Groh*
27:34

B3 Ad Absurdum
Written-By – M. Groh*, P. Malinowski*
29:58

B4 Kamele On
Written-By – M. Groh*, E. Malinowski*
35:00


Credits

Baritone Saxophone, Oboe – Onkel Latzi (tracks: B4)
Bass – Peter Malinowski
Design [Innendrin Gestaltung], Cover [Umschlaggestaltung] – Aera (2), Muck*
Design [Zusatzliche Gestaltung] – shapefruit AG, www.shapefruit.de*
Drums – Lucky Schmidt
Guitar – Muck Groh
Mixed By [Abmischung] – Manni*, Muck*
Photography By [Innendrin Fotos] – Bernd Bohner, Eva*, Muck*, Nils Weijers, Uli Handl
Photography By [Umschlagfotos] – Uli Handl (+ Fussl?)*
Producer [Produktion] – Aera (2), Jonas*, Manni*
Recorded By – Jonas Porst, Manni Neuner*
Remastered By – Oskar Schrems
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Klaus Kreuzeder
Violin, Other [Blaue Noten] – Christoph Krieger
Vocals – Muck Groh (tracks: B4), Peter Malinowski (tracks: B3, B4)