Wolfgang Dauner's Et Cetera - Knirsch. 1972 Germany

A mixed effort from Dauner, Knirsch combines the higher key heavy fusion of Mahavishnu Orchestra with Et Cetera's affliction toward experimental free jazz. On board for this excursion are noted jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, Colosseum's Jon Hiseman (drums), and long time Dauner contributor (and future Exmagma member) Fred Braceful on hand percussion - the all-star cast proves up to the challenge of mixing these diverse styles. Dauner himself provides a nice variety of keyboards from traditional Clavinet, piano, Mini-Moog, and Rhodes onto off-key analog electronik instruments for the most "out there" segments. Some of the experimental bits go on for too long, as was common from this era of jazz rock, but still a very worthy addition for any underground fusion collection. Final piece 'Yin' is my personal favorite and closes the album in fine fashion.

Ownership: LP: 1972 MPS / BASF. Knirsch comes in a mighty fine thick and sturdy gatefold, and as with every MPS album, is pressed on excellent vinyl. I bought this one on ebay in the early days of the platform (1999 / 2000 or so).

Was reissued on CD in 2010.

5/28/09 (CDRWL); 11/18/20 (new entry)