The In-Kraut - Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1966-1974 (Digipak)

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The In-Kraut erzählt eine etwas andere Geschichte der deutschen Pop-Musik. Da gab es den Schlager mit fröhlichen Melodien und dümmlichen Heilewelt-Texten, die jegliche Form von Aufarbeitung der jüngeren, sehr braunen Vergangenheit verweigerten. Mitten in diesen bürgerlichen Mief und einen jegliche Freiheiten erdrückenden Konservatismus fegen in der Mitte der 60er neue Trends aus dem Ausland wie eine Sturm herein. Die Einflüsse kamen aus Swinging London, der Psychedelik- und Sixties-Punk-Bewegung in den USA und auch durch die stationierten Soldaten der Alliierten: Big-Band-Sound, Jazz, Beat oder Funk. Während sich Bands wie Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk oder Can formierten und „Krautrock“ zu einer Weltmarke machen sollten, in Bremen der „Beat Club“ aufmachte, existierte eine Parallel-Szene. Die orientierte sich ungleich dichter an anglo-amerikanischen Einflüssen. Die mit vielen Details versehene und perfekt aufgemachte CD The In-Kraut serviert einem 20 sehr unterschiedliche, oft obskure und nie peinliche Songs aus den Jahren 1966-74. Es gibt Subversives („Marihuana Mantra“) von Kuno & The Marihuana Brass zu hören, Vivi Bach & Dietmar Schönherr entpuppen sich in „Molotow Cocktail Party“ als Anarchisten und Peter Thomas („Raumpatrouille Orion“) covert die Rolling Stones auf seine unnachahmliche Art. Wahre Perlen steuern Heidi Brühl (mit Jimmy Page an der Gitarre!!) mit dem Psychedelik-Kracher „Berlin“, The Boots oder Willi Stich alias Bill Lawrence bei. Hildegard Knef singt in sehr kantigem und charmanten Englisch und sogar Helmut Zacharias überrascht mit dem James-Bond-tauglichen Song „Naturally Stoned“. Es gab also doch Lichtblicke in dieser Zeit, also fragt eure Eltern, warum sie immer die falschen Platten gekauft haben. Und macht den selben Fehler! --Sven Niechziol

Kundenrezensionen zu 'The In-Kraut - Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1966-1974 (Digipak)'

Absolutely Fabulous (4. April 2006)

Gosh, if my Mom had known just HOW sexy German music is, I wouldn't have had to suffer trough all that Cliff Richard, Gordon Lightfoot and Peter/Paul&Mary. It seems not all is bland and boring in Deutschland. But where is "Im Wagen vor mir faehrt ein junges Maedchen" ? I do miss that! Love that "nana nana na na na na na" in it!

Review from NOW Magazine (11. November 2005)

There seems to be no end to the moddish discotheque ravers released in Europe during the late 60s, a fact underscored by the delightful 20-track 'The In-Kraut' collection of 'hipshaking grooves' from Germany. This spirited sampling of nutty swingers from leering German big band bozos, breathy pop tarts, misguided TV personalities, quirky Eurovision losers, St. Pauli sexploitation film savants and Kraut-a-delic garage band bruisers would make the perfect soundtrack to the next Austin Powers sequel. Nah, it's too good for that.

Germany rules... (10. November 2005)

Es war mir bis jetzt nicht bewusst welche Perlen es in meinen Kindertagen in der deutschen Musikszene gab. Nach "The In-Kraut" wird mir eins bewusst: Da habe ich was verpasst. Diese Platte, jeder Track - ich habe die Vinyl-Edition - macht mich glücklich. Ein in Jugendtagen von mir heiss geliebter Hildegard Knef Song "Von nun an ging's bergab" (hier in einer coolen englischen Version vertreten!) ist eine besondere Überraschung. Beachtenswert ist auch die fantastische Sound-Qualität! Play it loud! Spaß bereiten die gut recherchierten - und witzigen - Linernotes zu jedem einzelnen Track. Die Abbildungen der Original-Hüllen sind eine große Bereicherung.

Apropos: Die zweite Auflage der LP ist auf weissem Vinyl erschienen. Vielleicht kaufe ich sie mir noch mal und verschenke meine schwarze Doppel-Vinyl an eine gute Freundin meines Vertrauens.

Review from Modculture (10. November 2005)

An amazing selection of German grooves from the 60s through to the early 70s.

There's so many albums you wait an age for which inevitably let you down, then albums come from nowhere and knock you out. Such is the case with The In-Kraut, appropriately sub-titled 'Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1966-1974'.

When you think of German music past, it's hard to get past Kraftwerk and hair rock. But like all cultures, if you go past the obvious and scrape the surface, there's some great stuff hidden down below. I first heard album opener 'From Here On It Got Rough' by Hildegard Knef on the radio, prompting me to seek out this collection. Like Nico does northern - incredibly quirky and catchy and a sign of things to come. Some tracks are cool and funky variations of the big band sound, like Guenter Noris' 'Gemini' which operates in Ramsey Lewis territory and Fredy Brock's 'Beat It', featuring a class JB style rhythm section. Best topping those is Orchester Helmuth Brandenburg's 'Moving Out', not a far cry from the Starsky and Hutch theme! There's the annoyingly catchy 'Marihuana Mantra' with its driving guitar and chant-like chorus or the fuzz-pop of Bill Ramsey's 'An Unknown Quantity'. And check out the breezy 60s pop of Marianne Mendt's 'Wie A Glock'n' or the more sleazy 'Pussy Baby' by Bill Lawrence. Talking of 60s pop, I love Heidi Bruehl's 'Berlin' - almost like a soundtrack piece, complete with great psych guitar solo (rumoured to be from Jimmy Page!). And for a piece of driving hammond, The Boots' 'Alexander' hits the spot.

And there's tracks that have already become sought-after collectors' grooves. Check out 'Why Don't You Play The Organ, Man' by Memphis Black - a monster funk piece. And feel the groove on the opening of 'Sunday Love Affair' by Orchester Frank Pleyer. More mainstream funk comes courtesy of Erwin Halletz, with 'Das Stundenhotel Von St Pauli' - a blue movie soundtrack inevitably! A track that has already been lifted wholesale is 'Bodybuilding' by Orchester Werner Mueller - re-worked by Bentley Rhythm Ace into a hit single a few years back. And no album of this nature would be complete without a bonkers covers version - enter Peter Thomas with his early synth and brass take on 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'.

20 tracks - no filler and one of the best booklets I've had the pleasure to read in a long time. A fantastic trip through the German underground of the 60s and early 70s and an album I just can't recommend enough.

REVIEW FROM IGLOO MAGAZINE (10. November 2005)

Tight as hot pants on Pam Grier. Smokin. Slick. Mod. And as advertised, groovy as a corrugated roof, shaking hips like a cronked belly-dancer: 'The In-Kraut' is all that and a bag of buds.

Encompassing some of the best of the late sixties and early seventies, it’s a raunchy Deutsche gumbo: smooth Bacharach bounces that even Burt would envy, a psychedelic anthem extolling the joys of marihuana, chicks sounding like Nancy Sinatra doing Dietrich, and even a dirty back-beat soul jam that Bernard Purdie and Jimmy Smith couldn’t do more funky.

This is a treasure trove of rarities. It makes Rhino releases seem like K-Tel. Tunes from the musty, dusty days of a still divided country that evince American influences, but also show off their own distinct flavors. And they’re tasty.

The variety is fantastic. Lounge, high-camp, rock, soundscape, jazz – each tune brings something new and fab to the mix. It’s hard to imagine a mélange like this coming to a gel. But these are jelly and jam, hot sauce and jalapeños: sweet as hominy grits and honey one moment, sultry as a silk garter the next. Lord Jesus, this disc is so good it’s driven me to more colloquialisms than Dan Rather on election night.

So I’ll end my review with just one more final, no jive comment: Get yourself to the record store now and buy this collection. Hell, buy 2. It'll make the perfect Christmas present.