Kraan, Dancing in the Shade - 51m 8s

Tracks & Durations

1. Rockets	5:07
2. Good enough	4:44
3. Egyptian Cha Cha	4:44
4. Polarity	5:11
5. Dancing in the shade	4:09
6. Banana Moon	5:00
7. Is this the way	3:45
8. Middle east beat	3:53
9. One day	3:16
10. Kraan moolo	6:21
11. Soldier drums	4:49

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Review

Influential and legendary German Krautrock/Jazzrock band formed around Hellmut Hattler, Jan Wolbrandt, Jan Friede and Johannes Pappert in 1967. Originally playing a hybrid of free jazz (influenced by the likes of Pharaoh Sanders and Frank Zappa) the members lived communally and worked on tightening up their sound, as well as other art projects, for close to five years before recording and releasing their jazz/psychedelic debut album under the name Kraan (meaning `faucet' in Dutch). The balance of the 70s found Kraan constantly touring and releasing a string of highly acclaimed and eccentric jazz/funk/rock/improv/fusion albums, including their opus 1974 live album that became one of the most popular recordings in Germany at the time. Kraan records are never easy to pigeonhole, let alone describe and each is a masterwork, sounding unique unto itself. Following further albums and much gigging into the eighties, as well as a few personal changes, Kraan took a break in the 90s before reuniting and once again becoming an active and welcome vehicle in the live scene.

Colourful and full of desire are perfect descriptions for the sound of Kraan's eighth studio album, Dancing In The Shade, originally released in December of 1989. With Peter Wolbrandtës idiosyncratic, beautiful songs and cinematic instrumentals, the band entered the 90s using samplers and sequencers which perfectly fit into the Kraan sound cosmos. Dancing In The Shade will be housed in a deluxe digipak, with bonus track and an enhanced booklet, including new liner notes and photos.

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