Harte 10
Welcome to Germany
BAFF (Germany) 1985
BAFF 1005 (LP)
sleeve : EX(some slightly wear on edge and corner.)
media : EX/EX(some very slightly hairlines that does not affect to sounds.)
Thisalbum was introduced in the guidebook OBSCURE SOUND REVISED EDITION. This is the second album released in 1985 by the German group Harte 10, composed of Valerie Kohlmetz, Frank Kollges, and Mike Herting. Released under the sub-label BAFF of the German free jazz label Moers Music, it features a unique mix of melancholic electronic music that seems to be influenced by YMO and early solo works of Professor Sakamoto. Tracks like A5, with simple beats created by rhythm machines and percussion, topped with bright electric piano phrases and soft vocoder voices, and B2, where a floating synthesizer sways over a mid-tempo 16-beat rhythm, stand out. This release combines breakbeats with the comical vocal and choral work carried over from their first album. The melodic lines exude an exotic fragrance, and the album is full of highly usable tracks. A highly recommended record.
A4: Welcome to Germany
A5: Happy New Year
B2: Weit Fort