Hello, I’m Friederike

Hello, I am one of the two members of the band Bald Angels. Jeanine, the other one, is already a member. I am into various areas of prog, but especially Krautrock. Jean and I have a huge collection of vinyls and CDs at home.

Hi Friederike, and welcome!

Somehow we were expecting you here: either that or there was a crisis between the two of you, considering the time spent by Jeanine in the forum... Beware, it's extremely addictive!

I hope you enjoy your time with us, and remember: you can check out any time you want, but you can never leave...

 

Edited by nacho

BaldFriede wrote: No crisis, I had just been with my nose in a book.

I knew, just joking: Jeanine has already told us what a great couple you make. I think she was talking mainly about the stage, but I think I could read something more between lines...

It's a beautiful quote the one you have in your signature. It rings a bell, but I can't remember... where does it come from?

 

And yes, we are more than just a couple on stage. We are married to each other. It is legal in Germany.

We've been together for almost 11 years now (we'll have 11th anniversary in 13 days) and are still going strong.

BaldFriede wrote: It is from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
but a dream within a dream

 

Nice Poe(m),

For those who haven't read it yet try this one the raven

Anyway, welcome to the forum part two of the bald girls

Ahhhh, I didn't realise there were two Bald posters, I think I must have been reading both of your posts as if they were one person - no wonder I was confused

BaldFriede wrote: We are a bald couple. Bald on purpose. We like the completely hairless look, without eyelashes even. Call us nuts.

So you've taken a step ahead in the evolution from monkeys (keep it low, we could wake up some creationists in this forum). But be careful with your eyes, ladies, lashes serve an important function there!

 

BaldFriede wrote: Hello, I am one of the two members of the band Bald Angels. Jeanine, the other one, is already a member. I am into various areas of prog, but especially Krautrock. Jean and I have a huge collection of vinyls and CDs at home.

GREAT!!!

What do you think about a few musical influences directly perceptible in Krautrock. I mean drone music, minimalism, electro acoustic?

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acid rock from Germany, yeah true!!! but the influence of Terry Riley, La monte young and others radical minimalist composers is obsvious on Krautrock, unless after 75 (Ash ra tempel's new sound since inventions for electric guitar is a fine exemple...). The first krautrock wave with Amon Duul, Guru Guru, Xhol and electronic meditation by TD were more rock and psychedelic, sometimes jazzy, totally free experience!