The In-Kraut Vol. 2 - Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Marina
• ASIN: B000I5YQYI
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,644 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is Soul

2. Black Night

3. Wildkatze

4. Swingle Beat

5. Pealed Tomato

6. Swinging London

7. Nofretete's Headache

8. Soul March

9. Blauer Montag

10. Get It On

11. Holiday Time

12. Rock In

13. Do It Yourself [#]

14. Run Away

15. No No No

16. Gimmi Moro [#]

17. Moon Mission

18. Kamera Song

19. Heisser Sand auf Sylt

20. Eine Kleine Hasenmusik

Editorial Reviews

UNCUT, December 2006

Superfantastisch!

Product Description

Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974. Willkommen to the second installment of The In-Kraut, lovingly researched and assembled by Stefan Kassel and Frank Jastfelder, who also compiled the first volume. Once again we take a deep trip into the funky musical spheres of 1960s and 1970s Germany -- an undiscovered universe full of Hammond-heavy grooves, tight big band arrangements and fuzz guitar enhanced dancefloor nuggets. Dip into a motherlode of 20 rare soul, beat, now sound, mod and soundtrack gems -- most of them appearing for the first time on CD. While the musical climate in Germany of the late '60s and early '70s was still dominated by schlagers, many other records of outstanding class were being cut -- most of them never reached mainstream success, yet today these punchy tracks sound more "now" than ever before. Just listen to Hugo Strasser, Germany's first ambassador of swing, tackling Deep Purple -- with a truly rocking cover version of "Black Night." Or Hazy Osterwald Jet Set with a fabulous uptempo stomper sounding almost like acid jazz veterans Corduroy. Even James Last got funky once with his incredible "Soul March," a rare B-side from 1969 (finally rescued from oblivion here). Mary Roos, one of Germany's best vocalists ever, delivers a great German version of Jorge Ben's "Mas Que Nada." Another special treat is Hildegard Knef's psychedelic proto-rap. The guys behind these recordings were the best jazz, big band and studio musicians of the country. Paul Nero, who kickstarts the compilation is none other than German jazz legend Klaus Doldinger. Germany's best studio drummer Charly Antolini rocks the house with his breakbeat monster "Nofretete's Headache" -- a rare groove inferno. Hase C„sar's bouncy number was cooked up by Ingfried Hoffmann, one of Germany's best jazz pianists/organists. Even the legendary Can make an appearance here, with their very first recording -- a super-rare soundtrack 7" recorded under the name The Inner Space. Their trippy "Kamera Song" harkens to The Velvet Underground with spacy ersatz-Nico vocals supplied by Rosy Rosy, Munich's original it-girl and German ber-groupie of the '60s. An added bonus are two superb, previously-unissued tracks: the sitar monster by Carlos Fendeira and the sexy "Do It Yourself" by German soundtrack legend Rolf Wilhelm (The Serpent's Egg). Kraut-a-delica.

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Worthy follow-up, November 30, 2006

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Carl Howard "Behold! A snob is about to pont... (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The In-Kraut Vol. 2 - Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974 (Audio CD)

I was going to write a review, but the first reviewer covered that ground more than capably. I find the cover of "Mas Que Nada" out of place, but the sampler very much has the strength and energy of Volume One of this series, and both volumes should be considered extremely strong samplers overall - very sexy, very energetic, exceptionally recorded. Okay, in one track in Volume Two, the female wordless vocalist is kind of weak and probably ought to have been either mixed down, or vocally processed, or both. Hildegard Knef returns with a great track that has almost a smart, beatnick poetry feel. Max Greger doesn't appear here but some of his finest fellow travelers, such as Fredy Brock, do. Both In-Kraut volumes definitely survive repeat listenings, and can fire up any party crowd not jaded against music that doesn't REEK. Marina Records: You guys RULE!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun? Yes. Great? Hardly....Part 2, February 6, 2008

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The In-Kraut Vol. 2 - Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974 (Audio CD)

I'm sure glad I gave this more than a cursory listen. I was about to one-star it and use it as a frisbee after the first time through when two of the lamest songs I've ever heard ( and I've heard some exceedingly lame ones)blackened my initial impression. But if something has the slightest merit, I always give it at least a second chance. And so it was with The In-Kraut Vol. II.
This CD is a lot like the first volume of The In-Kraut in the way it leans heavily on British and American musical influences. Indeed, most of the music is as genuinely German as the Der Wienerschnitzel hot dog chain. But the German pop charts have always been peppered with some pretty swabby sounds, from Heino to Hasselhoff, so when you listen with that in mind, the popularity of some of the songs here becomes easier to fathom.
The In-Kraut Vol 1 features many funky, soulful horn-laden instrumentals. Though there is some of that in this volume, swirling organ sounds are much more to the forefront. As I said, Volume 2 features a couple of real retch-inducing dogs, but it also features much that is enjoyable. And while nothing here can honestly be classified as great, there is much that is fun.
My favorites here are all instrumentals or at least light on vocals. The exception is Mary Roos' cover in German of Sergio Mendes' Blauer Montag. One reviewer says its out of place here, and it is. But its very tasty nonetheless. Other worthy cuts are Hugo Strasser's Black Night, Ambrose Seelos' Swingle Beat, Nofretete's Headache, No No No, Moon Mission, and the pseudo-psychedelia of the unGerman sounding Carlos Fendeira on his Gimmi More. That last features organ evocative of the mid-sixties work of Brazilian composer/musician/arranger Eumir Deodato before he left Brazil for the US.
What don't I like? Wildkatze's obnoxious chorus ruins an otherwise OK song and the awful scatting on Peeled Tomato does likewise. But the two songs that nearly had me use this as a frisbee are the mercifully short This Is Soul and the incredibly vapid and moronic Swinging London. That last one ranks near the pinnacle of the pop world's musical dungheap. One reviewer actually thinks its tops but I can't imagine ANYONE enjoying it. I'll leave it to you to decide but be sure to have a barf bag handy!
Overall, there is enough enjoyable here that it won't sit unplayed in its case. If you like an occasional earful of throwback music and novelty tunes, you may enjoy this as well.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FROM THE UPPERS ORGANIZATION, November 17, 2006

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Jeff Singleton (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The In-Kraut Vol. 2 - Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974 (Audio CD)

This one hasn't left my CD player yet! It's all a "hit" and not a "miss". The upbeat "Swinging London" by the Hazy Osterwald Jet Set is a standout. The band shouting out London landmarks and addresses of "The Swingin' City" over a KPM styled groove. Mary Roos offers a take of the Jorge Ben penned Sergio Mendes hit "Mas Que Nada" - here in German as "Blauer Montag" (Blue Monday). The legendary James Last provides a number titled "Soul March". It's uptempo, full and well produced with a nice touch of flanging to give it that "sky-ing" effect. Trippy! My fave of the disc is by an attractive gal named Hildegard Knef. In her slightly accented English she talks deadpan over a light jazzy groove on "Holiday Time". It's way out - try to imagine Nico pretending to be a dominatrix reading news headlines and you've got the drift. Dieter Reith's brilliant funky Hammond n horns "No No No" reminds me of Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames take on Earl Van Dyke's "Soul Stomp". No wonder it's culled from an album entitled "Hammond Explosion". The organ and sitar groove of Carlos Fendeira on "Gimmi Moro" is a wild mix that really works and sounds like a deleted cut from the Vampyros Lesbos film soundtrack! "Moon Mission" by Kai Rautenberg & Orchester Juergen Ehlers is a fuzz guitar vs. organ duel that is definitely my favorite instro excursion on the disc. If horns and Hammonds are your thing you need The In-Kraut Vol. 2 for your next soirre, gig, love-in et al.