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O núcleo da Metropolis eram o tecladista Manfred Opitz e o baixista Michael Westphal, que já tocavam juntos com Zarathustra. Com Michael Sauber (saxofone), Tom Hildebrand (bateria, percussão - anteriormente com a banda Mythos) e Mickie Duwe (vocal, guitarra - Agitation Free, Ash Ra Tempel), a banda começou a ensaiar no já lendário Wrangel-Kaserne em Kreuzberg. Pouco tempo depois, a banda conheceu Ute Kannenberg, também conhecida por muitos como Tanja Berg, que era uma convidada regular com esse nome e na época nas paradas, mas já querendo dizer adeus ao negócio de sucesso. Michael Sauber, que mais tarde trabalharia como engenheiro de som (incluindo Morgenrot), deixou a banda após um curto período de tempo. No entanto, todos eles permaneceram juntos como um grupo em vários palcos por um longo tempo. Com o guitarrista Helmut Binzer (Professor Wolff) de Ulm, o programa para a produção do LP planejado foi então elaborado nesta formação.
A Agitation Free recomendou o Studio 70 de Munique, no qual a banda gravou o lp "Metropolis" em dezembro de 1973. O disco contou com a participação do conjunto da Filarmônica de Munique, sob a direção de Hartmut Westphal, irmão do baixista da banda, que arranjou as cordas de algumas faixas e as conduziu em estúdio.
Logo após o lançamento do álbum, que apareceu no recém-fundado selo Pan, de Ariola/BMG, Ute Kannenberg (ela se juntou a Pecks is Food) e Helmut (ele foi para Munique) deixaram a banda. Com o elenco menor, Metropolis desenvolveu um novo programa com o título "Kaleidoscope". Baseados na história do autor de ficção científica Ray Bradbury, eles criaram um show multimídia com as técnicas de projeção usuais na época (Alf Heuer) e muito gelo seco (e até ingredientes olfativos!), que estreou no esgotado cinema Kant no Natal de 1975. Este concerto, iniciado pela banda foi, aliás, o primeiro evento do gênero que aconteceu na véspera de Natal, deliberadamente colocado no final da noite para que os presentes fossem feitos com antecedência.
Além dos concertos em Bonn (Underground e Beethovenhalle), Frankfurt aM (Sinkkasten), Hamburgo (Grünspan) ou Nuremberg (Komm-Zentrum), também ocorreram eventos em Berlim, seja na escotilha de Mehringdamm, no cinema Kant, no Quartier Latin ou no RIAS Studio 10. Depois de um último show no Sommergarten unter dem Funkturm no verão de 1976, os membros da banda encerraram o projeto. Michael Duwe fundou a Albatros, agência de concertos de Berlim, e em 1978, juntamente com Klaus Schulze, produziu seu primeiro álbum solo "Mickie d's unicorn", lançado em 1979. Manfred Opitz foi, entre outras coisas, o "mentor" da banda Lilli Berlin nos anos 80, tocando com Stefan Waggershausen, George Kranz e Lüül. Michael Westphal foi baixista da The Outs, Ash Ra Tempel, Group 66, entre outras. Ute Kannenberg cantou ao lado de seus projetos solo com a formação jazz-rock da Os Mundi e, mais tarde, voltou com Manfred Opitz, Micky Westphal e Tom Hildebrand na banda Tequila Sunrise.
The core of Metropolis were keyboardist Manfred Opitz and bassist Michael Westphal, who already played together with Zarathustra. With Michael Sauber (saxophone), Tom Hildebrand (drums, percussion - formerly with the band Mythos) and Mickie Duwe (voice, guitar - Agitation Free, Ash Ra Tempel), the band started rehearsing in the already legendary Wrangel-Kaserne in Kreuzberg. Shortly thereafter, the band met Ute Kannenberg, also known to many as Tanja Berg, who was a regular guest with that name and at the time on the charts, but already wanting to say goodbye to the successful business. Michael Sauber, who would later work as a sound engineer (including Morgenrot), left the band after a short period of time. However, they all stayed together as a group on various stages for a long time. With guitarist Helmut Binzer (Professor Wolff) from Ulm, the program for the production of the planned LP was then elaborated in this formation.
Agitation Free recommended Studio 70 in Munich, in which the band recorded the lp "Metropolis" in December 1973. The album featured the participation of the Munich Philharmonic ensemble, under the direction of Hartmut Westphal, brother of the band's bassist, who arranged the strings for some tracks and conducted them in the studio.
Shortly after the album's release, which appeared on the newly founded Ariola/BMG label Pan, Ute Kannenberg (she joined Pecks is Food) and Helmut (he went to Munich) left the band. With the smaller cast, Metropolis developed a new program entitled "Kaleidoscope". Based on the story of science fiction author Ray Bradbury, they created a multimedia show with the usual projection techniques at the time (Alf Heuer) and lots of dry ice (and even olfactory ingredients!), Which debuted at the sold-out Kant cinema at Christmas 1975 This concert, initiated by the band, was, in fact, the first event of its kind that took place on Christmas Eve, deliberately placed at the end of the night so that gifts could be made in advance.
In addition to the concerts in Bonn (Underground and Beethovenhalle), Frankfurt aM (Sinkkasten), Hamburg (Grünspan) or Nuremberg (Komm-Zentrum), events also took place in Berlin, whether in the Mehringdamm hatch, in the Kant cinema, in the Quartier Latin or in the RIAS Studio 10. After a final show at Sommergarten unter dem Funkturm in the summer of 1976, the band members ended the project. Michael Duwe founded Albatros, the Berlin concert agency, and in 1978, together with Klaus Schulze, produced his first solo album "Mickie d's unicorn", released in 1979. Manfred Opitz was, among other things, the band's "mentor" Lilli Berlin in the 80s, playing with Stefan Waggershausen, George Kranz and Lüül. Michael Westphal was bassist for The Outs, Ash Ra Tempel, Group 66, among others. Ute Kannenberg sang alongside his solo projects with the jazz-rock formation of Os Mundi and later returned with Manfred Opitz, Micky Westphal and Tom Hildebrand in the band Tequila Sunrise.
A Agitation Free recomendou o Studio 70 de Munique, no qual a banda gravou o lp "Metropolis" em dezembro de 1973. O disco contou com a participação do conjunto da Filarmônica de Munique, sob a direção de Hartmut Westphal, irmão do baixista da banda, que arranjou as cordas de algumas faixas e as conduziu em estúdio.
Logo após o lançamento do álbum, que apareceu no recém-fundado selo Pan, de Ariola/BMG, Ute Kannenberg (ela se juntou a Pecks is Food) e Helmut (ele foi para Munique) deixaram a banda. Com o elenco menor, Metropolis desenvolveu um novo programa com o título "Kaleidoscope". Baseados na história do autor de ficção científica Ray Bradbury, eles criaram um show multimídia com as técnicas de projeção usuais na época (Alf Heuer) e muito gelo seco (e até ingredientes olfativos!), que estreou no esgotado cinema Kant no Natal de 1975. Este concerto, iniciado pela banda foi, aliás, o primeiro evento do gênero que aconteceu na véspera de Natal, deliberadamente colocado no final da noite para que os presentes fossem feitos com antecedência.
Além dos concertos em Bonn (Underground e Beethovenhalle), Frankfurt aM (Sinkkasten), Hamburgo (Grünspan) ou Nuremberg (Komm-Zentrum), também ocorreram eventos em Berlim, seja na escotilha de Mehringdamm, no cinema Kant, no Quartier Latin ou no RIAS Studio 10. Depois de um último show no Sommergarten unter dem Funkturm no verão de 1976, os membros da banda encerraram o projeto. Michael Duwe fundou a Albatros, agência de concertos de Berlim, e em 1978, juntamente com Klaus Schulze, produziu seu primeiro álbum solo "Mickie d's unicorn", lançado em 1979. Manfred Opitz foi, entre outras coisas, o "mentor" da banda Lilli Berlin nos anos 80, tocando com Stefan Waggershausen, George Kranz e Lüül. Michael Westphal foi baixista da The Outs, Ash Ra Tempel, Group 66, entre outras. Ute Kannenberg cantou ao lado de seus projetos solo com a formação jazz-rock da Os Mundi e, mais tarde, voltou com Manfred Opitz, Micky Westphal e Tom Hildebrand na banda Tequila Sunrise.
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The core of Metropolis were keyboardist Manfred Opitz and bassist Michael Westphal, who already played together with Zarathustra. With Michael Sauber (saxophone), Tom Hildebrand (drums, percussion - formerly with the band Mythos) and Mickie Duwe (voice, guitar - Agitation Free, Ash Ra Tempel), the band started rehearsing in the already legendary Wrangel-Kaserne in Kreuzberg. Shortly thereafter, the band met Ute Kannenberg, also known to many as Tanja Berg, who was a regular guest with that name and at the time on the charts, but already wanting to say goodbye to the successful business. Michael Sauber, who would later work as a sound engineer (including Morgenrot), left the band after a short period of time. However, they all stayed together as a group on various stages for a long time. With guitarist Helmut Binzer (Professor Wolff) from Ulm, the program for the production of the planned LP was then elaborated in this formation.
Agitation Free recommended Studio 70 in Munich, in which the band recorded the lp "Metropolis" in December 1973. The album featured the participation of the Munich Philharmonic ensemble, under the direction of Hartmut Westphal, brother of the band's bassist, who arranged the strings for some tracks and conducted them in the studio.
Shortly after the album's release, which appeared on the newly founded Ariola/BMG label Pan, Ute Kannenberg (she joined Pecks is Food) and Helmut (he went to Munich) left the band. With the smaller cast, Metropolis developed a new program entitled "Kaleidoscope". Based on the story of science fiction author Ray Bradbury, they created a multimedia show with the usual projection techniques at the time (Alf Heuer) and lots of dry ice (and even olfactory ingredients!), Which debuted at the sold-out Kant cinema at Christmas 1975 This concert, initiated by the band, was, in fact, the first event of its kind that took place on Christmas Eve, deliberately placed at the end of the night so that gifts could be made in advance.
In addition to the concerts in Bonn (Underground and Beethovenhalle), Frankfurt aM (Sinkkasten), Hamburg (Grünspan) or Nuremberg (Komm-Zentrum), events also took place in Berlin, whether in the Mehringdamm hatch, in the Kant cinema, in the Quartier Latin or in the RIAS Studio 10. After a final show at Sommergarten unter dem Funkturm in the summer of 1976, the band members ended the project. Michael Duwe founded Albatros, the Berlin concert agency, and in 1978, together with Klaus Schulze, produced his first solo album "Mickie d's unicorn", released in 1979. Manfred Opitz was, among other things, the band's "mentor" Lilli Berlin in the 80s, playing with Stefan Waggershausen, George Kranz and Lüül. Michael Westphal was bassist for The Outs, Ash Ra Tempel, Group 66, among others. Ute Kannenberg sang alongside his solo projects with the jazz-rock formation of Os Mundi and later returned with Manfred Opitz, Micky Westphal and Tom Hildebrand in the band Tequila Sunrise.
Membros
Helmut Binzer - guitarra
acústica, guitarra elétrica
Michael Westphal - baixo
Thomas Hildebrand - bateria, percussão
Manfred Opitz - teclados, vocal, violão
Michael Duwe - vocal, violão, guitarra elétrica
Ute Kannenberg - vocal, percussão
Convidados
Heinz Loch - flauta
Giuseppe Solera - oboé
01. Birth
02. Superplasticclub
03. Metropolis
a) Haven't
you heard?
b) Nostalgia
c) The dream
d) I'm leaving the city
04. Dreamweaver
05. Glass
roofed courts
06. Ecliptic:
a) Spaziergang b) Panic
c) Reassurance
Metropolis - Metropolis - 1974 (full album)
