Bröselmaschine

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Peter Bursch’s Bröselmaschine – Resurrection of a Krautrock Legend. 32 years after their last studio album (Graublau, 1985), a pioneer of the Krautrock scene is back with a phenomenal new album. Varied, emotional, and skillfully, the formation around guitar guru Peter Bursch stages their song cycle. In June 2014, the remarkable Bröselmaschine debut from 1971 was ranked 9th among the 20 most important Krautrock albums by the New York music blog Pigeons & Planes. With their new album Indian Camel, the band with singer/model Liz once again leaves a mark for eternity. Guest musicians include former band member Helge Schneider on saxophone and Nippy Noya, percussion. In 2017, Bröselmaschine released a new studio album, "Indian Camel," showcasing an impressive variety of styles and a groove that captivates. From Indian sounds to jazzy, folk, and hearty blues rock, the versatile band offers a musical adventure of fascinating kind. Bröselmaschine is one of the most influential and longest-lasting bands in the republic. They have performed with Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, T. Rex, Hawkwind, Fairport Convention, Uriah Heep, and many others, touring almost worldwide and including founding member Peter Bursch, known as the "guitar teacher of the nation." His "Guitar Book" taught many generations to play guitar easily and with fun, including many future music professionals. This method became a worldwide bestseller, with over two million copies sold. The current Bröselmaschine consists of drummer Manni von Bohr, bassist Detlef Wiederhöft, guitarist Michael Dommers, keyboardist Tom Plötzer, Peter Bursch on guitar and sitar, and singer Liz Blue. Guests include Helge Schneider, percussionist Nippy Noya, and guitarist Lulo Reinhardt. The songs for "Indian Camel" were recorded live in the studio, just like their early records. "That's our usual working method," explains Peter Bursch. The musicians decided to name the new work after a song on the album that revisits many sound colors: sitar and tablas are heard, the guitar briefly quotes Ravel’s 'Bolero,' and club sounds reminiscent of Ibiza disco are occasionally heard. "'Indian Camel' is our most important track on the record," says Bursch, "we played it in the studio only once. I had this sitar melody and rhythm in my head, played it to the others, and the band started. The tape recorder was running, and after twelve minutes, the piece was finished. It was amazing. We all got goosebumps!" The special atmosphere of this recording session permeates all tracks of the new album. In "Fall Into The Sky," Helge Schneider plays saxophone, Liz Blue reveals her beautiful voice, and later a jazzy piano joins in. "We value a transparent sound! Sometimes one takes the foreground, sometimes the other. The track has a 7/8 groove, and we didn’t quite know what to do with it for a long time. Until the keyboardist came with this hymn-like chorus and a super solo, then the sun rose!" "Peace Of Heaven" was originally a guitar piece that Peter Bursch also practiced with his students. "Such a song is typical for Bröselmaschine, we always had such acoustic pieces in our program." Their cover of T. Rex’s hit "Children Of The Revolution" is rather unusual. "The magazine 'Eclipsed' approached us during the Burg-Herzberg Festival, where we play almost every year. The editors wanted a song for a book project. It was supposed to be a T. Rex number. We jammed in the rehearsal room and suddenly ended up at 'Children Of The Revolution.' I added the sitar to give it the typical Bröselmaschine touch. In the 70s, we once performed with T. Rex in Munich. Their singer Marc Bolan stormed onto the stage and wanted to play with us. But he was pretty stoned, and a few roadies pushed him aside..." Founded in 1968, Bröselmaschine released their eponymous debut album in 1971, with which the band toured extensively. Followed by the LPs "Peter Bursch und die Bröselmaschine" (1976), "I Feel Fine" (1978), "Graublau" (1985), and "Live" (2006). A hashish grinder, from which the desired crumbs fell into the rolling joint, gave them their name at the time. At the beginning of the new millennium, renewed interest in the marathon rockers arose. "The 'Rockpalast' called us. The editors wanted to produce a 'Krautrock Special,' and we agreed. They wanted us to revive our 70s music. I then gathered the old band members. The magic was immediately back!" enthuses Bursch. This was the initial spark for the restart of Bröselmaschine. Subsequently, "organizers kept calling. We even needed an agency because I could no longer handle the work alone," he reports. Meanwhile, many young people are interested in the era of the hippies, their values, and music. "We have the impression that it’s increasing," estimates Peter Bursch. "At the Burg Herzberg Festival, up to 12,000 people of all ages gather. They immerse themselves in our long songs and create an atmosphere together with the band that reminds us of our concerts in the 1970s..." Source: thurgaukultur.ch - the cultural portal for Thurgau, with dates, topics & people that give us something to talk about.