Lokomotive Kreuzberg

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   This band deserves to be in PA:
 From the Cosmic Egg book:
An inventive Berlin polit-rock band, who were launched onto the scene in early 1972 with enthusiastic help from Floh De Cologne, to whom Lokomotive Kreuzberg were comparable in many ways. Amazingly creative, even on their debut, Lokomotive Kreuzberg blended hard-rock and blues together with more progressive sounds, with socio-political lyric and elements of satirical theatre. KOLLEGE KLATT was remarkable for its invention, accomplishing a sound that pre-dated Floh De Cologne's TILT!, witty and creative, with original use of synthesizer and theatrics. Their third album FETTE JAHRE was much more tongue-in-cheek, being a parody of various musical styles from doo-wop through to psychedelic and experimental, feeling very much like a German Mothers Of Invention. Latterly the nucleus of Lokomotive Kreuzberg (without Andreas Brauer, who went on to release a couple of solo albums) ended up as being the backing musicians for Nina Hagen, and eventually transmuted into the pop-satire group Spliff.
Andi Brauer (vocals, clavinet, violin, synthesizer), Volker Hiemann (vocals, guitars), Uwe Holz (vocals, drums, harmonica), Franz Powalla (vocals, bass), Kalle Scherfling (vocals)
KOLLEGE KLATT (9/72)
LP Pläne S 99101 (1972)
JAMES BLOND
LP Pläne S 99103 (1973)
FETTE JAHRE
LP Pläne S 99104 (1975)
MOUNTAIN TOWN
LP Pläne S 99105 (1977)
And from Cosmic Dreams:

LOKOMOTIVE KREUZBERG
Personnel:

ANDREAS BAUER v, kb, vln 
KARL-HEINZ SCHERFLING v 
(VOLKER HIEMANN v, g) A 
(UWE MULLRICH g) B 
BERNHARD POTSCHKA g C 
(FRANZ POWALLA (v, b) A 
MANFRED PRAEKER v, b B 
UWE HOLZ v, d, harm 
ALBUMS (up to '76): 

(A)"Kollege Klatt" (Plane S99101) 1972 
(B)"James Blond" (Plane S99103) 1973 
(B)"Fette Jahre" (Plane S99104) 1975 
Along with Ton Steine Scherben, Lokomotive Kreuzberg were the most important political rock band to emerge from Berlin. Five left-wing ex-students formed the band at the beginning of 1972. Powalla was replaced by Manfred Praeker in the Spring of 1973. Uwe Mullrich replaced Volker Hiemann for six months, then he moved on to Munich and Embryo being replaced by Bernhard Potschka in Lokomotive Kreuzberg in the Summer of 1974. Like Floh De Cologne, Lokomotive Kreuzberg had theatrical live shows, where the music only served as a texture and background for their 'cabaret performances'. Kollege Klatt (1972), and all subsequent albums, contained a full variety of musical styles. The liner notes for the album were written by none other than Floh De Cologne! In addition to their four albums, two singles were issued on Plane: "Chile '73" coupled with "Hey Mr. America" (1974) and "Arbeitslos" coupled with "Teddy Tex" (1976). Fette Jahre (1975) is usually considered to he their best achievement musically. 

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Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Topic: Lokomotive Kreuzberg Posted: March 23 2009 at 18:59
	This band deserves to be in PA: From the Cosmic Egg book: An inventive Berlin polit-rock band, who were launched onto the scene in early 1972 with enthusiastic help from Floh De Cologne, to whom Lokomotive Kreuzberg were comparable in many ways. Amazingly creative, even on their debut, Lokomotive Kreuzberg blended hard-rock and blues together with more progressive sounds, with socio-political lyric and elements of satirical theatre. KOLLEGE KLATT was remarkable for its invention, accomplishing a sound that pre-dated Floh De Cologne's TILT!, witty and creative, with original use of synthesizer and theatrics. Their third album FETTE JAHRE was much more tongue-in-cheek, being a parody of various musical styles from doo-wop through to psychedelic and experimental, feeling very much like a German Mothers Of Invention. Latterly the nucleus of Lokomotive Kreuzberg (without Andreas Brauer, who went on to release a couple of solo albums) ended up as being the backing musicians for Nina Hagen, and eventually transmuted into the pop-satire group Spliff. Andi Brauer (vocals, clavinet, violin, synthesizer), Volker Hiemann (vocals, guitars), Uwe Holz (vocals, drums, harmonica), Franz Powalla (vocals, bass), Kalle Scherfling (vocals) KOLLEGE KLATT (9/72) LP Pläne S 99101 (1972) JAMES BLOND LP Pläne S 99103 (1973) FETTE JAHRE LP Pläne S 99104 (1975) MOUNTAIN TOWN LP Pläne S 99105 (1977) And from Cosmic Dreams: LOKOMOTIVE KREUZBERG Personnel: ANDREAS BAUER v, kb, vln KARL-HEINZ SCHERFLING v (VOLKER HIEMANN v, g) A (UWE MULLRICH g) B BERNHARD POTSCHKA g C (FRANZ POWALLA (v, b) A MANFRED PRAEKER v, b B UWE HOLZ v, d, harm ALBUMS (up to '76): (A)"Kollege Klatt" (Plane S99101) 1972 (B)"James Blond" (Plane S99103) 1973 (B)"Fette Jahre" (Plane S99104) 1975 Along with Ton Steine Scherben, Lokomotive Kreuzberg were the most important political rock band to emerge from Berlin. Five left-wing ex-students formed the band at the beginning of 1972. Powalla was replaced by Manfred Praeker in the Spring of 1973. Uwe Mullrich replaced Volker Hiemann for six months, then he moved on to Munich and Embryo being replaced by Bernhard Potschka in Lokomotive Kreuzberg in the Summer of 1974. Like Floh De Cologne, Lokomotive Kreuzberg had theatrical live shows, where the music only served as a texture and background for their 'cabaret performances'. Kollege Klatt (1972), and all subsequent albums, contained a full variety of musical styles. The liner notes for the album were written by none other than Floh De Cologne! In addition to their four albums, two singles were issued on Plane: "Chile '73" coupled with "Hey Mr. America" (1974) and "Arbeitslos" coupled with "Teddy Tex" (1976). Fette Jahre (1975) is usually considered to he their best achievement musically.


Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: May 28 2009 at 17:55
	So, Where the team ???


Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: June 01 2009 at 16:50
	Can someone forward this to the Krautrock team? please?


Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: August 03 2009 at 11:17
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