| Embryo | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Progressive Rock Krautrock World music |
| Years active | 1969 – present |
| Website | http://www.embryo.de |
Embryo are considered one of the most important German Krautrock bands of the 1970s. The musical collective from Munich has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid fifties in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10.
Band history
In 1969 the band was founded by multi instrumentalist Christian Burchard (drums, vibraphone, santur, keyboard) and Edgar Hoffmann (saxophone, flutes). To date more than 400 musicians have played with the collective, some, such as Charlie Mariano, Nick McCarthy and Mal Waldron, have played on multiple occasions. Longtime members are Roman Bunka (guitar, oud), Uve Müllrich (bass), Michael Wehmeyer (keyboard), Lothar Stahl (Marimba, drums), and Jens Polheide (bass, flute). Embryo developed from jazzy Krautrock to a world music band, which is able to merge different styles and trends. Many of their albums originated during collective journeys around the world.
Discography
- For Eva – CD, 1967
- Opal – LP/CD, 1970 Ohr 56003 and 556003
- Embryos Rache – LP/CD, 1971
- Father Sons & Holy Ghosts – LP/CD, 1972
- Steig aus – LP/CD, 1973
- Rocksession – LP/CD, 1973
- We keep on – LP/CD, 1973
- Surfin – LP, 1975
- BAD HEADS & BAD CATS – LP, 1976
- Life - LP ,1977
- Apo Calypso – LP, 1977
- Embryo's Reise – LP/CD, 1979/1980
- Embryo+KCP+Charlie Mariano Live – LP, 1980
- ANTHOLOGy - "EVERY DAY IS OK" – LP, 1980
- LA BLAMA SPAROZZI – LP, 1982
- Zack Glück – LP, 1984
- EMBRYO & YORUBA DUN DUN ORCHESTRA – LP, 1985
- Afrika – LP, 1987
- Turn Peace – LP/CD, 1989
- IBN BATUTA – CD, 1994
- Ni HAU – CD, 1996
- Live in Berlin – CD 1998
- Istanbul Casablanca - Tour 1998 – 2CDs, 1999
- Invisible Documents – 2CDs, 1999
- One night at the Joan Miró Foundation – CD, 2000
- Live 2000 Vol.1 – CD, 2001
- Live 2001 Vol.1 – CD, 2001
- Bremen 1971 – CD, 2003
- Hallo Mik (liverecordings 2002 & 2003) – CD, 2003
- Embryonnck - No-Neck Blues Band & Embryo - CD, 2006
External links
- Website of the Band
- Complete Discography
- This article was initially translated from this Wikipedia article Embryo (Band), specifically from this version.
