Organisation zur Verwirklichung gemeinsamer Musikkonzepte (German: "Organisation for the Realisation of Shared Music Concepts"[1]) was an experimental krautrock band, that was the immediate predecessor of the band Kraftwerk. In addition to the founding members of Kraftwerk, Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider-Esleben, Organisation included Basil Hammoudi, Butch Hauf, and Fred Monicks. The band was assisted by Paul Lorenz, Peter Martini, and Charly Weiss during their career.[2][3]
A video recording by German TV broadcaster WDR exists of the band performing "Ruckzuck", a piece that appeared on the first Kraftwerk album in 1970. The performance took place at the Grugahalle in Essen on 25 April 1970 as part of the Internationales Essener Pop & Blues Festival. This was their last performance as Organisation, Hütter and Schneider-Esleben (later just Schneider) went on to form Kraftwerk, leaving Hammoudi, Hauf and Monicks to go to university.
Their only album, Tone Float, produced and engineered by Konrad "Conny" Plank along with the band themselves, was released on the RCA Victor label in the United Kingdom in 1970. As it was available in Germany only as an import, sales were poor and RCA opted to drop the band shortly afterwards, at which point Hütter and Schneider-Esleben left the band to form Kraftwerk, with Organisation dissolving as a result. Hammoudi, Hauf and Mönicks all returned to university to complete their studies. Hammoudi was later a member of jazz-rock band Ibliss, along with early Kraftwerk drummer Andreas Hohmann.[4]
According to Mönicks (interviewed in the mid-1990s[citation needed] and June 2002 - January 2003.[5]) the quintet had already begun to perform under the name Kraftwerk some time after Tone Float had been recorded, but RCA had been keen for them to have a band name more appropriate to the English market, since the album was to be issued only in the UK, so the name Organisation was used.
^Boing, Boom, Tschak: Die ARTE-Doku über Kraftwerk 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine in Arte-Magazin 9/2013 (German)
^. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
^Pascal Bussy: "Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music", SAF Publishing Ltd., Reprinted 1993, 1997, 1999
^ (in German). Marko Schmidt. 12 January 2003. Archived from the original on 29 April 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2017., (in German). Marko Schmidt. 5 September 2002. Archived from the original on 17 September 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
^ (in German). Marko Schmidt. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 July 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2017., "An interview with the website Germankraft.de, Alfred Mönicks (Rough translation)". The KRAFTWERK Archives. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
organisation, band, organisation, verwirklichung, gemeinsamer, musikkonzepte, german, organisation, realisation, shared, music, concepts, experimental, krautrock, band, that, immediate, predecessor, band, kraftwerk, addition, founding, members, kraftwerk, ralf. Organisation zur Verwirklichung gemeinsamer Musikkonzepte German Organisation for the Realisation of Shared Music Concepts 1 was an experimental krautrock band that was the immediate predecessor of the band Kraftwerk In addition to the founding members of Kraftwerk Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider Esleben Organisation included Basil Hammoudi Butch Hauf and Fred Monicks The band was assisted by Paul Lorenz Peter Martini and Charly Weiss during their career 2 3 OrganisationOriginGermanyGenresKrautrockYears active1969 1970LabelsRCA VictorPast membersBasil HammoudiButch HaufRalf HutterAlfred Fred MonicksFlorian Schneider Esleben Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editA video recording by German TV broadcaster WDR exists of the band performing Ruckzuck a piece that appeared on the first Kraftwerk album in 1970 The performance took place at the Grugahalle in Essen on 25 April 1970 as part of the Internationales Essener Pop amp Blues Festival This was their last performance as Organisation Hutter and Schneider Esleben later just Schneider went on to form Kraftwerk leaving Hammoudi Hauf and Monicks to go to university Their only album Tone Float produced and engineered by Konrad Conny Plank along with the band themselves was released on the RCA Victor label in the United Kingdom in 1970 As it was available in Germany only as an import sales were poor and RCA opted to drop the band shortly afterwards at which point Hutter and Schneider Esleben left the band to form Kraftwerk with Organisation dissolving as a result Hammoudi Hauf and Monicks all returned to university to complete their studies Hammoudi was later a member of jazz rock band Ibliss along with early Kraftwerk drummer Andreas Hohmann 4 According to Monicks interviewed in the mid 1990s citation needed and June 2002 January 2003 5 the quintet had already begun to perform under the name Kraftwerk some time after Tone Float had been recorded but RCA had been keen for them to have a band name more appropriate to the English market since the album was to be issued only in the UK so the name Organisation was used Members editBasil Hammoudi glockenspiel conga gong musical box bongos percussion vocals Butch Hauf bass shaky tube small bells plastic hammer percussion Ralf Hutter Hammond organ Alfred Fred Monicks drums bongos maracas cowbell tambourine percussion Florian Schneider Esleben electric flute alto flute bell triangle tambourine electro violin percussionDiscography editTone Float 1970 References edit Boing Boom Tschak Die ARTE Doku uber Kraftwerk Archived 2013 09 11 at the Wayback Machine in Arte Magazin 9 2013 German Kraftwerk technopop com br Data Formations 2011 Aug 9 Archived from the original on 2011 08 09 Retrieved 2017 01 22 Pascal Bussy Kraftwerk Man Machine and Music SAF Publishing Ltd Reprinted 1993 1997 1999 Germankraft de News Archiv 2002 Kraftwerk Chronik Interview mit Basil Hammoudi am 12 01 2003 uber seine Zeit bei Organisation in German Marko Schmidt 12 January 2003 Archived from the original on 29 April 2004 Retrieved 11 May 2017 Germankraft de News Archiv 2002 Kraftwerk Chronik Interview mit Andreas Hohmann am 05 09 2002 uber seine Zeit bei Kraftwerk in German Marko Schmidt 5 September 2002 Archived from the original on 17 September 2004 Retrieved 11 May 2017 Germankraft de News Archiv 2003 Kraftwerk Chronik Hier nun ein Ruckblick auf die Zeit bei Organisation von Alfred Monicks geboren am 01 10 1950 in Aachen in German Marko Schmidt 2003 Archived from the original on 2 July 2004 Retrieved 11 May 2017 An interview with the website Germankraft de Alfred Monicks Rough translation The KRAFTWERK Archives 15 May 2007 Retrieved 2 April 2017 permanent dead link External links editKraftwerk com official Kraftwerk site Organisation discography at Discogs nbsp This article about a German band or other musical ensemble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Organisation band amp oldid 1215425468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
