Description
COLOURED VINYL, HANDNUMBERED, GATEFOLD SLEEVE
Artist
Agitation Free was formed in 1967 by Lutz 'Lüül' Ulrich, Michael 'Fame' Günther, Lutz 'Ludwig' Kramer and Christoph Franke. Famous for their multimedia light shows, they became the house band for the infamous Zodiac club in Berlin. In 1968, they were joined by vocalist John L., who was fired within in the year, possibly for his naked stage antics. In 1970, Ludwig Kramer left and was replaced by Ax Genrich. Likewise, Christoph Franke left this year to join Tangerine Dream (who like Ash Ra Tempel shared practice space with Agitation Free). To replace these losses, the group recruited Jörg Schwenke and Gerd Klemke. Klemke was not to last long though, and the group finally stabilised in 1971 as a quintet with the addition of Michael Hoenig and Burghard Rausch. In 1972, the group toured Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Greece during which time they made a recording which appeared on their first LP "Malesch". In March 1973, Schwenke left the group and was replaced by Stefan Diez. At the same time, a second drummer, Dietmar Burmeister joined the group. This line up was featured on the posthumous release "Last", and without Diaz the group recorded their "2nd" LP in July 1973. Shortly after this Diez quit and was replaced by Gustl Lutjens. The group made their final recordings in February 1974, which also turned up on the "Last" LP. The group disbanded after a goodbye concert in Berlin, November 1974. However, in recent years the band has reformed with original members and played a concert in Tokyo at beginning of February 2007.
Tracks
A1
You Play For Us Today
06:12
A2
Sahara City
02:48
A3
In The Silence Of The Morning Sunrise
06:22
A4
Shibuya Nights
06:15
B1
First Communication
06:25
B2
Dialogue & Random
01:22
B3
Ala Tul
06:15
B4
Laila
07:38
C1
Nomads
06:47
C2
A Quiet Walk
06:27
C3
Das Kleine Uhrwerk
04:48
C4
Malesch
05:42
D1
Drifting
03:54
D2
Rücksturz
02:57
D3
In Da Jungl
06:54
Releases
Labels
Esoteric Recordings, MIG
Countries
Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Members
Christopher Franke,Michael Hoenig,Lutz Ulbrich,Micky Duwe,
John L.,
Christian Kneisel,
Stephan Diez,
Jörg Schwenke,
Michael Günther,
Dietmar Burmeister,Burghard Rausch,
Ax Genrich,Daniel Cordes,Ludwig Kramer,
Gustl Lütjens
