Dauner, Wolfgang - The Oimels
SKU
05-LHC0059
Wolfgang Dauner-piano, organ, vocal, Siggi Schwab-guitar, vocal, Pierre Cavalli-guitar, Eberhard Weber-bass, cello, vocal and Roland Wittich-drums, vocal.
"Despite general international apathy, Wolfgang Dauner should have been acclaimed as the most innovative force behind modern jazz and jazz-rock in Germany, in parallel to the pioneering work of Miles Davis in America. But no, Wolfgang Dauner never ever got the credit that he was due. Born way back in 1935 in Stuttgart, Wolfgang Dauner became an accomplished music student at an early age, he chose piano initially as his favoured instrument, although he was trained as a trumpeter. Working in various jazz bands during the early-60's Dauner could almost be considered a veteran of the scene before he formed his own band. His early pre-rock albums were certainly inspired by the likes of Bill Evans, Steve Lacy, Sun Ra, et al., being experimental modern jazz.... By 1969, however, the psychedelic era had created new possibilities! Dauner had some of the finest young jazz musicians at his aid, and instead of doing the clichéd jazz everyone else was doing at the time, they decided to break every rule they could. They were doing to jazz what Faust would in turn do to rock a few years later!... Ever unpredictable, THE OIMELS presented Dauner and co. in a very different light, as a psychedelic pop band! Full of surprises, it even included a version of The Beatles' "A Day In The Life" alongside weird jazz, ethnic music, twisted pop and beat music."-Crack in the Cosmic Egg
"Originally released in 1969 on the famous German MPS label The Oimels presented Dauner & co. in a very different setting, namely as a psychedelic pop band. Full of surprises, this collection even included a version of The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life' alongside twisted pop, beat and ethnic music. Over-the-top fuzz guitars, one primal punky stomper and sitar-drenched lounge freakouts are the order of the day. Truly superior stuff, especially the great guitar work from Siggi Schwab, who appears on Vampyros Lesbos, Roland Kovac Set and numerous MPS label releases. An outstanding album!"