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• RUDY HOLZHAUER perc
ALBUM:
"Full Horn" (Brain 1030) 1973
This was a band of considerable size. There were also important musical contributions from
producer Jochen Pedersen, previously a member of the little known group Ikarus, who released
an album for the Plus label. On Full Horn (1973), Cornucopia presented a weird and eccentric
jazz-rock fusion that is so varied and continuously shifting that it is hard to describe the music.
The same could be said of their label mates Thirsty Moon. The album started with a 20 minute
suite called "Day Of A Daydream Believer". This one was an attempt to link very different pieces
of music (and twisted weirdness). The result was erratic, but quite interesting and unusual. On
the other end of the scale, "Morning Sun" (3:07) was a tuneful little pop rock song. The
remaining two tracks fall between these extremes. All were written by the Cornucopia leader
Cristoph Hardwig. The album is rare, but not very much in demand, and therefore still
affordable.
CORPORAL GANDER'S FIRE DOG BRIGADE
Personnel:
• THOMAS LEIDENBERGER g, v
• ANDREAS BUELER b
• LUCIAN BUELER kb
• LUCKY SCHMIDT d
ALBUM:
"On The Rocks" (Europa E460) 1970
If you like the idea of the legendary group Wind playing in a more straight forward rock style,
this is the album for you! Under the pseudonym Corporal Gander's Fire Dog Brigade (who
invented this stupid name?) they had On The Rocks issued on the budget label Europa in 1970.
The sleeve looked very cheap as well. There are very few similarities to the Wind albums, so
collectors don't need to go rushing out to buy this one! The best thing I can say is that at least the
material is quite well played. You'll get short, guitar and song based cover versions of
"Paranoid", "Into The Fire" and "I Hear You Knocking", along with seven original compositions.
For more information about the group, please look at the Wind entry.
COSMIC JOKERS
Personnel:
• MANUEL GOTTSCHING g
• KLAUS SCHULZE electronics
• JURGEN DOLLASE kb
• DIETER DIERKS b
• HARALD GROSSKOPF d
ALBUMS:
same (Kosmische Musik KM 58 008) 1974
"Galactic Supermarket" (Kosmische Musik KM 58 010) 1974
"Planeten Sit In" (Kosmische Musik KM 58 013) 1974
Presumably, this was (and is) the most famous German session group! The musicians appearing
at the Cosmic Jokers sessions were basically the same as on the preceding Kosmische Kuriere
jam projects of 1972 (these were Ash Ra Tempel: Seven Up, Sergius Golowin: Lord Krishna von