Showing posts with label Mani Neumeier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mani Neumeier. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Krautrock Legends Guru Guru Release “Made In Switzerland - Official Bootleg”

Krautrock Legends Guru Guru ReleaseMade In Switzerland - Official Bootleg”

50 years of Guru Guru - that's 50 years of Krautrock!

If you hadn't believed possible that Mani Neumeier (born 1940) and his GURU GURU still rank among Germany's most active and prolific rock bands, well, then you’d be proven wrong!

Founded in 1968, the year of the student's revolt, Guru Guru has reached its 50th anniversary and still maintains its innovative spirit. Where many a musician made it big as a one-hit-wonder just to fade into oblivion soon after, Guru Guru carved its way outside the mainstream and short lived trends by blending experimental rock, avant-garde, jazz and world-music into an unique, original form of Rock 'n' Roll.

No one will deny that there were ups and downs, but nowadays, Mani shares the stage with two long-standing companions. Roland Schaeffer and Peter Kühmstedt have been with Guru Guru for more than 40 years. The passing of Hans Reffert, aged 69 († 21.02.2016), was a severe blow, but Guru Guru overcame this tragedy and proved that they are not in the least tired of creating music. Those four “Krautrockers” are living legends and next to the Rolling Stones among the longest-serving rock bands on this planet. Mani and Mick are in fact standing next to each other in the Tokyo House of Wax! Mani Neumeier and his Gurus are the epitome of a band that defies musical trends and fads and transcends limitations and genres.

When the Covid pandemic struck, all activities came to an abrupt halt and led to guitar player Jan Lindqvist leaving the band. But Guru Guru reinvented themselves yet again by adding a whole new dimension to the band's sound: Zeus B. Held, former keyboard player in Birth Control joined the outfit and gave songs like “Moroso” or the fabled “Elektrolurch” a whole new level by his energetic virtuoso style. To document this milestone in the Guru Guru’s development, a concert in Switzerland was recorded and subsequently released on CD in a small edition to allow rock aficionados worldwide a glimpse into Guru Guru 2022. No overdubs, no digital “cheating” was done on this album “Made In Switzerland - Official Bootleg”. It is a statement of the rock 'n' roll feeling an experienced live act with 4 seasoned musicians at their peak can deliver on stage! This CD will not be available through any distribution channels other than directly from the band. No amazon, no streaming and no distribution company between Guru Guru and their loyal fans

After more than 50 years they continue to go their own way because they've always been - and still are UNIQUE!

Musicians:
Mani Neumeier - Drums / Percussion / Kaossilator / Vocals
Roland Schaeffer - Guitar / Saxophon / Nadaswaran / Vocals
Peter Kühmstedt - Bass / Vocals
Zeus B. Held - Keyboard / Bluesharp / Vocals

Discography:
1970 UFO
1971 Hinten
1972 Känguru
1973 Guru Guru
1974 Der Elektrolurch
1974 Don’t Call Us, We Call You
1974 More Hot Joice
1974 Dance Of The Flames
1976 Tango Fango
1976 Rattenfänger
1977 Globetrotter
1978 Guru Guru Live
1979 Hey Du!
1979 Giri Fushi
1980 Mani in Germani
1983 Neumeiers neue Abenteuer
1987 Cosmic Hole
1988 Jungle
1988 Guru Guru 88
1988 Guru Guru Live 72
1993 Shake Well
1995 Wah Wah
1997 Moshi Moshi
1999 Live ‘98 - 30 Jahre Finkenbach (3 CDs)
2000 2000 Gurus
2005 In The Guru Lounge
2008 PSY- 40 Jahre Guru Guru
2009 Live On Tour 2008
2011 Doublebind
2013 Electric Cats
2014 45 Years Live (CD & LP)
2016 Live in Heidelberg (DVD & BluRay)
2018 Rotate!
New Releases:
2019 Live in China CD + DVD
2021 Made in Switzerland - official bootleg
2022 “New Album tba”

To purchase:
Digital: https://guruguru1.bandcamp.com/releases
CD: https://www.discogs.com/de/sell/item/1753725982

For more information: http://mani-neumeier.de/guruguru/guru_10_shop.htm

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 1-828-350-8158 (US), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Krautrock Legends Mani Neumeier & Zeus B. Held Release New Album “The Secret Lives”


New Album By Krautrock Legends Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru and Zeus B. Held of Birth Control

This is how a spontaneous project came about - long overdue! A colorful bouquet of ideas, rhythms, sounds, images and stories ... They met in 1973 at a Krautrock Festival in Frankfurt - Mani played and was Guru Guru, Zeus was the newcomer to Birth Control on the keyboards. Since then they have met again and again, jammed and played gigs together. Then finally - in the summer of 2019 they went two days to Bernie Michael Land’s Synxxs Studio in Rodgau - a wall of modular synth and wonderful gongs and percussion - this is how the basics of the tracks with Mani’s percussive playing on the “Haken Continuum” and various electronic drum pads came about. Zeus built the chord structures and sequences for this. Then it went to Zeus’ KG Beat Studio in Freiburg, where Mani recorded an acoustic drum kit as an overdub. There were also some outbreaks of poetics - so for some pieces texts were created about the common sound images. Afterwards they started again in Mani’s Odenwald Secret Retreat.

“Discreetly, almost secretly we’ve been putting together a first album – after we’ve known each other as musicians since a long time …”


Released September 18, 2020

All Tracks written by Zeus B. Held & Mani Neumeier

Mani Neumeier: Electronic, Acoustic Drums, Percussion, Kaossilator & Vocals
Zeus B. Held: Keyboards, Voice & Production
Luigi Archetti: Guitar on A3, B2, B3, B4 & B5
Bernd-Michael Land: Analogue Sequencing
Etsuko Watanabe: Voice On B1

Recorded at Synxxs-, Kgbeat & Hilsenhain-Studios MMIX & MMXX
Mastered by Lars Lafayette Fasbender

Cover Photo & “Wabi Sabi” painting By Mani Neumeier
Postcard Photo by Kamikaze Jane
Sleeve & Typography by Percy

To purchase: https://bellerophonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-secret-lives

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Guru Guru Legend Mani Neumeier & Okinawa Friends Release GALAPAGOS


Even after his 80th birthday, Mani Neumeier, a famous drummer from Germany who is familiar with “Mani-san,” and is still active with solo various projects including GURU GURU, has visited Okinawa and its beaches. There he played with coral percussion. Heavenly swaying in the south, with prog and free musicians participating, led by guitarist Ishihara, who manipulates from low-pitched to roaring, ambient to noise, and Kengo Sakamoto, who is one of the 100 views of Koenji, gathered as if invited by the sound. Together they formed a psychedelic jam band. This work was recorded in Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture in February 2019. Their first Taiwan tour in February 2020 this year received critical acclaim.

Mani Neumeier: Drum, Plate percussion
Takeshi Ishihara: Right Guitar
Halls: Left Guitar
Uechi Gacha Kazuya: Right Bass
Kengo Sakamoto: Left Bass

1. Galapagos
2. Sitting on the Banyan Tree
3. Groove Club Shuffle
4. Aka Roots
5. Goya boys
6. Kiiro Roots
7. Sango Beach
8. Midori Roots

For more information: http://mani-neumeier.de/guruguru/guru_10_shop.htm

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 1-828-350-8158 (US), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Krautrock Legends GURU GURU Release "Live in China" New CD & DVD


These are thrilling years in the GURU GURU camp. In 2018, they celebrated their 50th anniversary on stage since they were founded in 1968, the year of the student's revolt. In 2020, Mani will celebrate his 80th birthday (born on New Years Eve 1940) by embarking on another extensive tour with more than 50 shows.

In between those two special events, Guru Guru played in China for the first time! In 2019, they were invited to a festival in the far east but nobody had a clue what was in store for them. Guru Guru has played all continents in their long career (except maybe the antarctic) but how would the audience in China receive them? It turned out to be a fantastic, sold-out show with more than 1000 fans celebrating the band enthusiastically which you can see and hear on recently released Live CD + DVD. Some even traveled 18 hours by train from Beijing to see the band!

Even though most of the songs were already released in various other albums, this show features a “historic” document and captures the very special atmosphere of a one-time opportunity for both band and fans. It was recorded live in Shenzhen at the Tomorrow Festival on May 19, 2019 and even though the sound-quality is not up to contemporary standards, Guru Guru decided against extensive overdubbing to preserve the unique atmosphere showcasing the reverence Guru Guru enjoys in the worldwide underground-scene!

Musicians:
Mani Neumeier - Drums / Percussion / Kaossilator / Vocals …
Roland Schaeffer - Guitar / Saxophon / Nadaswaran / Vocals …
Peter Kühmstedt - Bass / Vocals …
Jan Lindqvist - Guitar / Lapsteel Guitar / Vocals …



Tour 2020
80 Jahre Elektrolurch
25.01.2020 Immenstadt - Rainbow
26.01.2020 Landsberg - Stadttheater
16.04.2020 Nürnberg - Hirsch
17.04.2020 Jena - Cosmic Dawn
18.04.2020 Schwerin - Speicher
23.04.2020 Dudenhofen - Festhalle* (+ Jane)
24.04.2020 Aachen - Musikbunker*
25.04.2020 Amsterdam (NL) - Melkweg*
07.05.2020 Kassel - Theaterstübchen
08.05.2020 Darmstadt - Bessunger Knabenschule
09.05.2020 Altenkirchen - Haus Felsenkeller
15.05.2020 Torgau - KAP
16.05.2020 Plauen - Malzhaus
28.05.2020 Essen - Zeche Carl*
29.05.2020 Wetzlar - Franzis
30.05.2020 Nürtingen - Kuckucksei
11.07.2020 Hamm - Open Air Festival
30.07.2020 Breitenbach - Burg Herzberg Festival
15.08.2020 Neuleinngen - Burg Open Air & Guru Guru Fest
10.09.2020 Bingen - Binger Bühne
11.09.2020 Bremen - KITO
12.09.2020 Uslar - Kulturbahnhof
24.09.2020 Koblenz - Cafe Hahn*
25.09.2020 Bruchsal - Fabrik (+ Epitaph)
26.09.2020 Kaiserslautern - Irish House
01.10.2020 Rüsselsheim - Das Rind
02.10.2020 Würzburg - Cairo
03.10.2020 Stuttgart - LAB
15.10.2020 Ingolstadt - KUZ
16.10.2020 München/Olching - Legends Lounge
17.10.2020 Wien (A) - Reigen
22.10.2020 Zürich (CH) - Alte Kaserne (+ Marblewood)
23.10.2020 Zofingen (CH) - Oxil
24.10.2020 Schramberg - Kulturbesen
29.10.2020 Pforzheim - KUZ Osterfeld
30.10.2020 Haßfurt - Rathaushalle
31.10.2020 Offenbach - Wiener Hof
05.11.2020 Bonn - Harmonie
06.11.2020 Wuppertal - LCB
07.11.2020 Dortmund – Piano*
12.11.2020 Regensburg - Alte Mälzerei
13.11.2020 Haiming - Gewölbe Livebühne Eisching
14.11.2020 Hersbruck - Altes Kino
19.11.2020 Soest - Alter Schlachthof
20.11.2020 Ahaus - Attic Musicclub
21.11.2020 OIdenburg - Cadillac
26.11.2020 Berlin - LIDO*
27.11.2020 Hamburg/Bergedorf - KUZ LoLa
28.11.2020 Dorsten - Das LEO
03.12.2020 Ravensburg - Zehntscheuer
04.12.2020 Metzingen - Hirsch
05.12.2020 Kirchheim/Teck - Bastion
10.12.2020 Bietigheim - Kronenzentrum
11.12.2020 Karlsruhe - JUBEZ
12.12.2020 Ludwigshafen - Das Haus
18.12.2020 Bern (CH) - Sternensaal
19.12.2020 Homburg - Musikpark
* mit Violette Sounds

To purchase: 
Distributed by In-Akustik:
info@in-akustik.de
The CD/DVD can also be ordered directly through TRANCE-Music:
trance-music@t-online.de

For more information: http://mani-neumeier.de/guruguru/

TRANCE-Music
Müller-Guttenbrunn-Str. 6 . 67373 DUDENHOFEN, Germany
Tel: 06232 / 94076 .
Fax: 06232 / 94108
e-mail: trance-music@t-online.de

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 1-828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Monday, May 28, 2018

German Music Legends Guru Guru Celebrate 50 Years With New CD "Rotate!"


50 years of Guru Guru - that's 50 years of Krautrock!

Dudenhofen, Germany - If you hadn't believed possible that Mani Neumeier and his Guru Guru still rank among Germany's most active and prolific rock bands, well, then you'd be proven wrong!

Founded in 1968, the year of the student's revolt in Germany, Guru Guru has reached their 50th anniversary and still maintains their innovative spirit. Where many a musician made it big as a one-hit-wonder just to fade into oblivion soon after, Guru Guru carved their way outside the mainstream and short lived trends by blending experimental rock, avant-garde, jazz and world music into an unique, original form of rock 'n' roll.

No one will deny that there were ups and downs, but nowadays, Mani (Drums/Percussion/Vocals) shares the stage with two long-standing companions. Roland Schaeffler (Guitar/Saxophone/Vocals) and Peter Kuhmstedt (Bass/Vocals) have been with Guru Guru for more than 40 years. The passing of Hans Reffert, aged 69 (Feb. 21, 2016), was a severe blow, but with newly recruited guitar player Jan Lindqvist they overcame this tragedy and proved that they are not in the least tired of creating music. Those four “Krautrockers” are living legends and next to the Rolling Stones among the longest-serving rock bands on this planet. Mani and Mick are in fact standing next to each other in the Tokyo House of Wax! Mani Neumeier and his Gurus are the epitome of a band that defies musical trends and fads and transcends limitations and genres even on their newest CD called “Rotate!”

After more than 40 releases (LP, CD & DVD), Guru Guru demonstrates that the “overhauled Flagship of German rock” - as they have been called by the German magazine Musikexpress - have not lost their ability to entrance and provide an extraordinary spectacle. Songs like “Ooga Booga Special” span the decades, from the early days of “Magic Tree” to their latest studio album “Rotate!” which has been released to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary in 2018. Never to be missed of course is the immortal “Elektroluch”: The underground hit that has written “Krautrock” history and is, to this day, an intregal part in the band's live performance.

Whoever thought that Guru Guru would slow down or that Mani would retire to a quiet life in the countryside couldn't be more wrong. After 50 years they continue to go their own way because they've always been - and still are unique!



To purchase Guru Guru's “Rotate!”:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7gh80xxfsl5jwNtUZJrzRQ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rotate/1376597257
https://www.amazon.de/Rotate-Guru/dp/B07BF3V4PN

For more information: http://mani-neumeier.de/guruguru/

TRANCE-Music: PH: 06232 / 94076 (Germany), trance-music@t-online.de

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com