Finkenbach Festival 2005

Description

Limited edition digipak - 1000 copies. Great concert recording from the Finkenbach Festival in 2005 of the legendary fusion-rock band Kraan, featuring Hattler, Wolbrandt, Bischof & Fride. The band Kraan were founded in Ulm in 1970. Their musical credits include timeless album classics such as 'Andy Nogger', 'Let It Out' or 'Flyday', and they are still one of the pioneering representatives of the fusion genre. With their innovative mix of rock and jazz, enriched with psychedelic, world and funk elements, they have been delighting their fans both live and in the studio ever since. This concert recording of their acclaimed live performance at the legendary Finkenbach Festival from 2005 was originally only available as a limited bonus DVD with their studio album 'Psychedelic Man' (2007) - the fantastically well-rehearsed band presented inspired versions of band classics such as 'Vollgas Ahoi', 'Yaqui Yagua', 'Hallo Ja Ja, I Don 't Know', 'Borgward', 'Nam Nam' (in an almost 18-minute version) and 'Kraan Arabia' (with a guest appearance by Guru-Guru legend Mani Neumeier). Now available for the first time in audio format, the CD also offers two exclusive bonus tracks - 'Jerk Of Life' and 'Unser Lied'. The compositions draw their special fascination from the unmistakable interplay of atmospherically weightless jazz harmonies and melodically gripping rock themes; which is typical for the band. The mostly instrumental songs, which sound wonderfully fresh, relaxed and at the same time electrifying, leave enough room for spontaneity and inspired improvisational interactions of the musicians. This performance also documents one of Kraan's last performances with keyboarder Ingo Bischof, who died in January 2019.