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1996 |
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Axel
Manrico Heilhecker meets Harald Grosskopf, who is searchin for a producer, to set up a Solo-drum recording with him. Axel
just finished recordings with Samson Gassama, a Djembe player from Gambia, and encourages Harald in developing such a recording based on acoustic ethno drums. During the production Harald asks Axel to put some of his Guitar playing to his drums, and even two allready existing tracks of Axel, "Sky Unlimited" and "Travolta Drive",actually planned for his
"Fishmoon" - album are added and overdubbed with Harald's percussion. At this point both of them became hooked on forming the band. |
1997 |
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"Sunya Beat" is released by "Think Progressive" -label. |
1998 |
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First performance on the "Herzberg" - festival, where they invite
DJ Steve Baltes to join in their gig, since their first album used layers
of Harald's drums, which becomes
difficult to put on stage. From that point the 3 piece band kept on playin' together after a very successful
performance. |
1999 |
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Production of "Delhi Slide", adding more electronics and featuring Axel's adaption of "Raga" - style playin' by using his slide, since he,while generally influenced by indian music through his studies at Don
Cherry, recorded with Sitar veteran T.N. Nagar. Steve's first appearence on a
S.B. record delivers new Dub and Old School electronic elements. |
2000 |
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Various performances, sometimes in combination with the german light - art director Mischa Kuball. |
2002 |
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The release of "4 mal 3" a album based on various reminiscend recordings. |
2004 |
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Recording at "Ricochet Gathering Poland" in Jelena Gora. |
2006 |
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Official live album is released on Axel's "Phonokultur" - and "Herzbergverlag" -label, featuring recordings of 4 years European touring . |
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