Saturday, November 18, 2023

Plattenbau

 

PLATTENBAU
A German-German Krautrock Fairy Tale

The year is 1975.
In the slipstream of the X. Weltfestspiele of the GDR 1973 in East Berlin, a group of beat and rock enthusiasts, consisting of members of the FDJ youth organization "Tanz- und Unterhaltungsmusik" (Dance and Light Music) and people from the environment of the GDR music magazine "Melodie & Rhytmus" (Melody & Rhythm), succeeded in convincing leading functionaries of the Committee for Entertainment Arts of the Ministry of Culture of the GDR of the idea of inviting West German rock musicians to the GDR for a joint music project.
The official (or maybe pretended) goal of the project was to create "a new socialist soundtrack for the new decade."

Under the slogan "offensive through cooperation," the project could also be made palatable to the cadres of the various cultural institutions. The GDR leadership and its cultural functionaries hoped that the ambitious project would enhance their image and add a touch of internationality.

The aim was to "promote the friendly legacy of youth dance music of both German states" and, at the same time, to polish up the restrictive image regarding the handling of youth music culture in the GDR.

In the spring of 1975, the time had come: in the course of the "FDJ Werkstattwochen '75“, several minibuses with twenty-three musicians from the West German Krautrock scene on board crossed the GDR border fortifications toward the East.

The forward-looking project, christened "Deutschlandtreffen 75 - East meets West," began enthusiastically.

But the joy did not last long.

The West German musician colleagues had not only brought their instruments in their luggage, but also "unsocialist" ideas, a rather loose view of morals and authority, as well as a not inconsiderable amount of suspicious herbs.

Therefore, the relationship between the state institutions and the German-German bands quickly cooled down to Baltic Sea temperatures. In the fall of the same year, the long-haired guests were clandestinely disposed of back across the inner-German border.

So what remained of the short summer of herbaceous international understanding?

A few blurred black-and-white photos, a few newspaper clippings, and a tape with a dozen pieces of music - which was soon buried in the archives of the State Security.
  

 

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

Kevin Godley & UFO Hawaii

Well, this is news:

I just had a extended phone conversation with Kevin Godley.

Kevin is currently working on his first solo album, which he will name Muscle Memory.
He told me that he felt somewhat bored by all the perfectionism he tried to achieve in the past, always working on tight schedules in big-ass (not his words) studios with 10cc and G&C.

So he decided to go Lo-Fi and asked musicians all around the world to send him tracks he could work on in the stress-free environment of his home in Ireland.

It appeared that he liked one of my instrumentals enough to do some vocal overdubs on it. The song is now getting more and more into shape, as we are sending ideas back and forth. It has been named Ghosts Of The Living in the meantime, and it’ll be part of Kevins new Album.

Thats quite exciting for me, since the G&C albums Freeze Frame and L where milestones and inspirations for my own work since i was a teenager.

Kevin has set up a crowdfunding thingy on Pledgemusic, where you can support his project, pre-order the album and even sign up for workshops and other exciting events. Check it out here.

In the update section you’ll also find a preview of Ghosts Of The Living and a recording of parts of our phone conversation.


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Friday, June 01, 2018

Almost Sold Out

Only a few copies of the UFO Hawaii / Fred und Luna collaboration Die Zeichen der Zeit are left. Vistit the Kernkrach shop to get this soon-to-be-rare 7"


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Saturday, May 26, 2018

This is how you enjoy Tele-Krümmer

Friday, May 25, 2018

A Blast from the Past

Found this old tune from my former band Dauerfisch on Youtube. Beware of the Acid-Attack at 2:02!  =D


Thursday, April 19, 2018

Tele-Krümmer Man says "Hi!"


Sunday, April 15, 2018

Fred und Luna / Gabel


Beloved "Elektrokraut" outfit Fred und Luna a.k.a. Ray Buckmiller came up with a real surprise and remixed the song Gabel from my latest album Tele-Krümmer.
I was actually allowed to be present during this endeavour. It was an enchanting expierience to watch Ray bringing this tune to life, while i was comfortably lounging on the big studio sofa, heads all up in the clouds.

My label Psychofon is giving this song away for free for a limited time, so go and grab it...

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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Out Now!





Out Now!

Tele-Krümmer is available in 3 versions.

Get it here:
https://www.psychofonrecords.com/ufo-hawaii-tele-krummer-out-today-and-a-free-remix/

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Coming soon: Telekrümmer


mid-april will see the release of my newest album telekrümmer
this is a truly unique and special album in any regard.

and it will hopefully be a sought-after collectors’ item in the future.
not only will it be released on europe’s „the residents“ label, psychofon,
it will also be a vinyl-only-release.

only 200 copies will be made (a small number hand-signed by the cover artist bert düerkop)
and the accompanying uncompressed digital files will be the only digital release available.
there will be no promotional copies or freebies.

so if you want to own this thing, you better pre-order at psychofon, or drop me a personal message and i’ll set aside a copy for you.

and the music? well, it’s really hard to describe, even for the regular ufo hawaii listener.
mr. james dean brown tried anyways, and this is what he came up with:

www.psychofonrecords.com/product/ufo-hawaai-tele-krummer/

Monday, January 01, 2018



Dear Ufonauts,

Let me introduce to my first release in 2018,  Indifferente Momente in der Nachbarschaft:


UFO Hawaii brings you 27 stories from the neigbourhood.
Some sung, some told; Some are instrumentals.
And most are in German.
 
It is a handmade edition of CDr's in a sweet Cardboard Box, limited to 100 Copies.
You can order it on my Bandcamp Page.

Digital downloads of this album are exclusively available on iTunes and Amazon.

Friday, December 01, 2017

On Fire


This is the new UFO Hawaii digital single On Fire.
Listen and get it here.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Ich verstehe... Nicht

_einspurig

Flugfeld

Sunday, September 03, 2017

The UFO Hawaii Radioshow Pt.100 - Hallodris En Masse





My dearest Ufonauts.

It’s finally time to say goodbye. After 12 Years of broadcasting the soundtrack to your weird and wonderful lives, your beloved UFO will finally heading towards new galaxies.

So please enjoy the last of the UFO Hawaii Radishows; We had a great time together.
And never stop watching the skies…



The UFO Hawaii Radioshow Pt.100 - Hallodris En Masse


UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
Humdinger Hallodri - The Hallodri
Appleton & Treu - Vocé Cafeteria Comigo
Fluffy Target feat. Annika Line Trost - The Garden
Der Plan - Deutschland bleiche Mutter
Stahlschrank - Inge
Ufo Hawaii feat. JJ Jones - Semolina
Seelenluft - ´79 Fame & Fire
Ufo Hawaii feat. Lada Redstar - Oiseaux dans ma tête
The Space Songs - Friction
Richard Cameron - Game Over (Birthday Version)
Ufo Hawaii mit Niels Jansson - Funky Funky Danza
UFO Hawaii - Shifty Bits Party Theme
Fred & Achim - Sambalito
Peter Licht - Safarinachmittag (Künstler Treu Remix)
Nicoletta - Nothing I Want You To Do
The LaLaVoxBax - Onkel Klaus
Supatopcheckerbunny - Der Supa Supatopcherbunny Bunny Song
Die wartenden Fahrgäste - M41
Der Plan - Alte Pizza (Live in Spain 2004)
JJ Jones  & UFO Hawaii - Love Button
UFO Hawaii - The Final Cashew
Sea Of Tranquility - Engellied
Duchess Says vs. Treu - Black Flag
Old Boyz (Ufo Hawaii & Gustav Attila) - Fashion Faschos
Fluffy Target - Ready To Fuck
Arling & Cameron - Change
Hallodris En Masse - UFO Hawaii Station-ID (Live)
People Like Us - Swinglargo

Saturday, July 08, 2017

The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow Pt.99 - Quite Like You


Ufo Hawaii - Station-ID
Waclaw Zimpel - Lines
Bernie Green - Ping Pong
Radio Dog - I Am the Walrus
The Avalanches - Harmony
Simla Beat 71 - The Mod Trade
Dieterich and Barnes - Out And About
Skrillex - Stranger
Come Across Trachimbrod - Medos
Den Sorte Skole - No More
Amazing Atonal Song Of The Musician Wren
Hintermass - The Rituals of Reversal
Múm - Illuminated
Andy Shauf - Quite Like You
Ufo Hawaii - Station-ID
Michael Andrews - I’m Not Following You


Sunday, May 07, 2017

The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow Pt.98 - You Are Wonderful


The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow Pt.98 - You Are Wonderful


The First Time You Ran Away
In Daddys Car
Exploring The World Beyond the High-Rise
Burning The Past
In An Accelerating Etude

One More Night in the Desert
Kometenmelodie

You’re Good at Finding Stranger Things
Yesterday’s Seeds
Silent Corridors, Closely Observed

We Are The Lonely Ones
What Else Is There to Do?
This World is Built, Not for Man, But for Man's Absence

But You Are Wonderful



UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
Basil Kirchin - Packing, Printing and Light Assembley
Andrzej Korzynski - Closely Observered Anna
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  The Upside Down
Clint Mansell - The World Beyond the High-Rise
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  Theoretically
Gyorgi Lygeti - Lontano
After Dinner -  Glass Tube
Artificial Intelligence - Mr Shadow
Clint Mansell - Built, Not for Man, But for Man's Absence'
Angelite With Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio New - Skomorohi
Brad Derrick – Moons of Evening Star
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  One Blink for Yes
Can - One More Night
Air - The Dream Of Yi
Chords Of Granada - Yesterday’s Seeds on Vimeo
Basil Kirchin - Reflection
M. Ward - The First Time I Ran Away
Clint Mansell - The Circle of Women
After Dinner -  The Room of Hair-Mobile
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  Cops Are Good at Finding
Jaga Jazzist - Toccata (Grasscut remix)
Harry Gregson-Williams – Burning the Past
After Dinner -  Soknya-Doll
Kraftwerk - Kometenmelodie 1
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  Nancy and Barb
Frank Zappa - The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary / Movement III
Clint Mansell - Silent Corridors
Artificial Intelligence - Daddy’s Car
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  Stranger Things
After Dinner - Desert
Arthur Verocai - Sylvia
Basil Kirchin - Prelude and Dawn
Dead Can Dance - The Garden Of Zephirus
Clint Mansell - Cine-Camera Cinema
Jeff Bridges - Feeling Good
After Dinner -  An Accelerating Etude
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein -  What Else Is There to Do
Crouch End Festival Chorus – Elder Scrolls
Working For a Nuclear Free City - B.A.R.R.Y.
UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
Basil Kirchin - The Lonely Ones



Sunday, March 19, 2017

The UFO Hawaii Radioshow Pt.97


The UFO Hawaii Radioshow Pt.97 - Achim’s Psychedelic Kaffee & Kuchen (With A Guy that Dropped By)

UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
Aphrodite’s Child - Tribulation
Steve Miller Band -Space
King Crimson - Trio
Unknown - Mathew 24:14
Pink Floyd - Quicksilver
E_B_A -  Mescaline
King Crimson - Indoor Games
Martin Chambers - A Swift One
Künstler Treu - Ride In The Night 1979
Steve Miller Band -Sweet Maree
Two Daughters - Return call / We are
Broadcast And The Focus Group- Make My Sleep His Song
Broadcast And The Focus Group - A Seancing Song
Mike Oldfield - Peace Demo A (1971)
The Beatles - What’s the new Mary Jane
E_B_A -  Nose Clip
Magic Carpathians Project - In The Prison Of Mind
Francisco Semprun & Michel Christodoulides - Citron vert
Egomania - Mondaufgang
Herbert Distel - Toscany In Blue (Last Minute)
E_B_A - Shrooms
Focus Group - 13 Verberation Int.
Ernie Felice Quartet - Dream
Food Brain - Liver Juice Vending Machine
Popol Vuh - Through Pains To Heaven
E_B_A - LSD
The Advisory Circle - Erosion Of Time
King Crimson - Starless
E_B_A -  Extacy
Brian Eno & Robert Fripp - The Last Door
Gong - Castle in the clouds
Pink Floyd - Crying Song
Magic Lantern - Moon Lagoon Platoon
Brainticket - Era Of Technology
Son Of Heino & Die O-Brothers - Von Da Nach Dort(e)
Black Sabbath - Laguna Sunrise
Saint Etienne - Bedfordshire
King Crimson - Peace - A Theme
E_B_A - Marijuana
Eno, Moebius & Roedelius - The Shade
The Pied Pipers - Dream
UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
Pomme Fritz (Meat 'N Veg)





Monday, January 02, 2017

The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow pt.96: Silver Fox (Hausbesuch with Shawn Lee)



The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow pt.96
Silver Fox (Hausbesuch with Shawn Lee)


UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
UFO Hawaii - Hausbesuch Jingle
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Toxic
10cc - I’m Not In Love
Todd Rundgren - Hello It’s Me
Joni Mitchell - Help Me
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
Brian Bennett - Solstice
Jan Hammer - Don't You Know
Cat Stevens - Was Dog a Doughnut
Frank McDonald & Chris Rae - Night Moves
Ambrosia - Biggest Part of Me
Doobie Brothers - What A fool Believes
Prince - The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Young Gun Silver Fox - Long Way Back
Ufo Hawaii - Station-ID

Sunday, December 11, 2016

The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow pt.95 - Praying For Rain


 The U.F.O. HAWAII Radioshow pt.95 - Praying For Rain

UFO Hawaii - Station-ID
Palms - Der Koenig
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box - Suzzzzzy
Kutiman - 6AM
Amos - Steer Clear Of England
Daniel Pemberton - Out Of The Garage
Susanne Abbuehl - Black is the Color
Conventum - La Bataille
The Beach Boys - Let's Go Away For A While
Massive Attack - Pray For Rain
John Cage - Dream
Michiko Naruke - Funeral Procession
CQMD - Ethno Party part 1
Ubi Caritas in Cartres Notre Dame Cathedral
Bruno Coulais - The Party
Kutiman - She's A Revolution
The Atonal song of the 'Musician Wren'
David Campbell & West Dylan Thordson - Mop Drawing
Dave Harris - Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals
Sonoko  - Wedding With God
Ufo Hawaii - Station-ID
CQMD - Ethno Party part 2