Embryo (band)

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Embryo
Christian Burchard, Finkenbach Festival 2011
Christian Burchard, Finkenbach Festival 2011
Background information
OriginMunich, West Germany
GenresProgressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, world music
Years active1969–present
LabelsBrain, Schneeball, Materiali Sonori, Garden of Delight, Ohr, United Artists
Members
  • Marja Burchard
  • Valentin Altenberger
  • Jens Polheide
  • Dieter Serfas
  • Mik Quantius
Past members
  • Chris Karrer
  • Roman Bunka
  • Sigi Schwab
  • Maria Archer
  • Ulrich Bassenge
  • Hermann Breuer
  • Christian Burchard
  • Roberto Détrée
  • Jörg Evers
  • Hansi Fischer
  • Ralph Fischer
  • Yulyus Golombeck
  • Geoff Goodman
  • Klaus Götzner
  • Chuck Henderson
  • Karsten Hochapfel
  • Edgar Hofmann
  • Jimmy Jackson
  • Al Jones
  • Friedemann Josch
  • Remigius Drechsler
  • Dave King
  • Chris Lachotta
  • Gerald Hartwig Luciano
  • Lothar Meid
  • Dieter Miekautsch
  • Uve Müllrich
  • Masaru Nishimoto
  • Freddy Setz
  • Ramesh Shotam
  • Lothar Stahl
  • Michael Wehmeyer
  • Max Weissenfeldt
Websiteembryo.de

Embryo is a

Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met at the age of 10. The band was described by one critic as "the most eclectic of the krautrock bands."[1][2]

History

In 1969, the band was founded by multi-instrumentalist Christian Burchard (drums, vibraphone, santur, keyboard) and Edgar Hofmann (saxophone, flutes). To date, more than 400 musicians have played with the collective, some on multiple occasions, such as Charlie Mariano, Trilok Gurtu, Ramesh Shotham, Marty Cook, Yuri Parfenov, Allan Praskin, X.Nie, Nick McCarthy, Monty Waters and Mal Waldron. Longtime members have been Edgar Hofmann (sax, violin), Dieter Serfas (drums), Roman Bunka (guitar, oud), Uve Müllrich (bass), Michael Wehmeyer (keyboard), Chris Karrer (guitar, oud, violin, sax), Lothar Stahl (marimba, drums), and Jens Polheide (bass, flute).

With Ton Steine Scherben, they were founders of the first German independent label Schneeball in 1976.

In 1979, the band started a nine-month tour to

TFF Rudolstadt Festival
.

In 1981, Müllrich and Wehmeyer left Embryo to form Embryo's Dissidenten, who soon became simply Dissidenten.[4]

On the road to Morocco in March 2016, Christian Burchard had a stroke. Since then, his daughter Marja Burchard (drums, vibraphone, vocals, trombone, keyboard), who grew up with the band, has been leading Embryo.

On January 17, 2018 Christian Burchard died in Munich. He was 71 years old.

Discography

  • Opal (Ohr, 1970)
  • Embryo's Rache (United Artists, 1971)
  • Father Son and Holy Ghosts (United Artists, 1972)
  • Steig Aus (Brain/Metronome, 1973)
  • We Keep On (BASF, 1973)
  • Rocksession (Brain/Metronome, 1973)
  • Surfin' (Buk, 1975)
  • Bad Heads and Bad Cats (April, 1976)
  • Live (April, 1977)
  • Apo Calypso (April, 1977)
  • Embryo's Reise (Schneeball, 1979)
  • Anthology (Materiali Sonori, 1980)
  • Life (Schneeball, 1981)
  • La Blama Sparozzi Zwischenzonen (Schneeball, 1982)
  • Zack Gluck (Materiali Sonori, 1984)
  • Embryo & Yoruba Dun Dun Orchester feat. Muraina Oyelami (Schneeball, 1985)
  • Africa (Materiali Sonori, 1987)
  • Jazzbuhne Berlin '89 (Amiga, 1989)
  • Turn Peace (Schneeball, 1989)
  • Ibn Battuta (Schneeball/Indigo, 1994)
  • Ni Hau (Schneeball/Indigo, 1996)
  • Tour 98: Istanbul-Casablanca (Schneeball/Indigo, 1999)
  • Invisible Documents (Disconforme, 1999)
  • For Eva (Disconforme, 2000)
  • 2000 Live Vol. 1 (Schneeball/Indigo, 2000)
  • 2001 Live Vol. 1 (Schneeball/Indigo, 2002)
  • 29.6.73 in Hamburg (Schneeball, 2003)
  • Bremen 1971 (Garden of Delights, 2003)
  • Hallo Mik (Schneeball/Indigo, 2004)
  • Embryonnck (Staubgold/Schneeball, 2006)
  • News (Ultimate, 2006)
  • Live in Wendland (Schneeball, 2007)
  • Freedom in Music (Schneeball/Indigo, 2008)
  • Wiesbaden 1972 (Garden of Delights, 2008)
  • Live at Burg Herzberg Festival 2007 (Trip in Time, 2008)
  • Sloow Tapes (Choiak, 2010)
  • Message from Era Ora (Black Sweat, 2013)
  • Una Gira Per Catalunya (Cosmic Egg, 2014)
  • Eternal Forces (Cosmic Egg, 2014)
  • It Do (Trikont, 2016)
  • Umsonst Und Draussen Vlotho 1977 (Garden of Delights, 2017)
  • Auf Auf (Madlib Invazion, 2021)

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-899855-01-8
    .
  2. ISBN 978-0-8264-1815-9
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  3. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Thomas Hoenisch. "Charlie Mariano Tribute | Bands & Leaders". Charliemarianotribute.de. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

External links

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