Highly recommended interview with Hellmut Hattler:
„Wenn ich die Musik nicht gehabt hätte, dann wäre
ich im Arsch gewesen“
Published 12.10.2023 in www.welt.de
As most of you allready know (since this update is long overdue),
Hattler and his team has released an excellent album.
Highly recommended - and Christmas is coming up (wink wink)!
On July 3rd, we will livestream our Open Air concert with the KRAAN
live from Veitsburg caste Ravensburg, Germany. You can purchase
livestream tickets at www.pretix.eu/jazztime-ravensburg.
Der ECHO-Preisträger und Ausnahmebassist Hellmut Hattler
besucht unser Stadttheater nebst seiner Band am 29. April. Neben coolen
Clubsounds, psychodelic Pop und NuJazz Arrangements dürft ihr
euch auf Live-Videoprojektionen freuen, die zusammen mit der Musik
ein mediales Erlebnis der Extraklasse bieten.
Das Konzert wird am 29.04 um 20:00 Uhr live auf
unserem Youtube-Kanal übertragen und kann kostenlos verfolgt
werden. Merkt euch den Termin und klickt euch rein!
The iconic Kraan bass, a styled Rickenbacker, has returned
to its home.
Hellmut tells the story:
"When I started to endorse Ibanez basses, and FX the Boss of
the Co. wasn’t sure if I’d play the Rickenbacker instead
of Ibanez basses although I did sign a contract, so I put my instrument
in pawn just to make sure I won’t feint him.
The end of that coop (after 12 Years or so) was not too funny, so
I didn’t have the nerves to ask for the Rick, as I already had
an offer from Warwick to endorse their basses. After Warwick, there
was Status and I was more than happy with my custom built instrument.
Just now, after KRAAN went on pretty well, I thought about using some
original 70s gear, and asked the Ibanez Distribution Co. for my old
Rickenbacker, but I didn’t get any reply. Now the son of the
Boss follows up in the company’s hierarchy and he said he was
willing to send out someone to check for the bass - and: tataaaahhhh
- it arrived today surprisingly and without any warning.
The neck was somehow lightly „twisted" even before i gave
it away. If I ever could find someone who’s able to fix it I
could even consider playing it live and in the studio again, as no
endorsement deals limit me in the moment considering the choice of
any brand."
Nach 40 Jahren: Verschollener KRAAN-Rickenbacker kehrt zu
Hellmut Hattler zurück!
Hellmut Hattlers roter Rickenbacker-Bass ist ein Stück deutsche
Musikgeschichte
Funding Krautrock 2 (with Kraan)
The 2nd film of the Krautrock Trilogy explores eminent Krautrock
bands from the South of Germany.
Greetings from from Washington DC!
We are Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder, the directors and
producers of the documentary series on progressive music "Romantic
Warriors – A Progressive Music Saga". We hope you are doing all
ok in these unusual times. We have been concentrated in the past
months on editing KRAUTROCK 2, the second film in the Krautrock
Trilogy and the 5th film in the series. The film covers the Zeitgeist,
trajectory and current endeavors of great German Krautrock bands
from the South of Germany. We are glad to tell you that we have
a rough cut of the 120 minute long film. We are planning to release
the film in January of 2021 and here is where you come in. We are
reaching out to you asking for your support to push this feature
film over the finish line.
Achim Helge Winkelmeier passed by Wintrup this September, and
took a few photos. Lovely place !
The second photo shows (in the middle) the remains of the barn where
'Let it out' was recorded.
Click for larger versions, opens i a new window.
17.09.20
Most of KRAAN's backcatalogue available via "bandcamp"
now.
An interesting feature on 'Sandglass' (CD only) is on the track
Moonshine Of Sunflowers: a keyboard-part is played by the late Ingo
Bischof.
Hellmut says: "Ingo played these few chords for me years ago,
but i never used them. When i rediscovered them on my library i
sent the files to peter and jan - and now he‘s with us together
again on this tune. a bit spooky but great!"
17. july 2020
New KRAAN studio album "Sandglass"
- release date: Oct. 2nd, 2020
(btw …ten years after „Diamonds")
The KRAAN "Finkenbach Festival 2005" Double LP will
be released on June 20, 2020! (Rightclick on fotos to see larger
version)
NB - Hellmut says: this album was ment to be an exclusive/limited
vinyl edition (600 pieces) specially for the „record store
day“ in april - which, of course, didn’t take place.
the event was shifted two times from april to july, then again to
„autumn“ - so we decided to release it ourselves. the
„RSD" only offers vinyl, so no CD planned for
this album. it is, btw, the concert that was an additional
DVD for the first issue of „psychedelic man“ and later
released (with additional two tracks) as a digital/streaming album.
Even better news from Hellmut: "during the heavy lockdown
overhere we killed some time and recorded a new KRAAN album (sending
the sound files around from place to place until the tracks were
complete). it is about to be mixed these days and probably put out
for our 50th birthday jubilee next year."
Ingo Bischof (* 1951 in Berlin-Kreuzberg; † 26. Januar
2019)
It is with sadness I write that Ingo Bischof the keyboardplayer
of Kraan from 1975 to 2007 has passed away. He was an important
part of the sound and music of Kraan.
RIP
First German review of the new album Kraan 'The Trio
Years'Read
here (image in a new window)
One more: double release day article (SÜDWEST PRESSE)
Read here (image in a new window)
Listen:
THE TRIO YEARS:
VELOCITY:
17. september 2018
This year was the 50 aniversary of Burg Herzberg Festival.
WDR Rockpapast was there and made a documentary.
It was also the 50 aniversary of Peter Bursch's Bröselmaschine.
Jan Fride was one of the special guests.
October
12, 2018 will be the date for a double release:
1: KRAAN live album "The Trio Years“ (CD and 2LP)
2: HATTLER „Velocity“ (new studio album)
Kraan at Finkenbach 2018
Set list
Andy Nogger 4:28
Club 20 6:06
Jerk of Life 4:43
Holiday am Marterhorn 9:43
Hallo Ja Ja, I Don't Know 3:38
Dinner for Two 2:02
Wintruper Echo 6:25
Let It Out 7:58
Borgward 15:20
Nam Nam [with Rund um die Uhr, Wiederhören, Sarah's Ritt durch
den Schwarzwald] 18:46
Hellmut
Hattler is planning a „vinyl cuts“ trilogy. This one
is #2 of it. He is just composing new tracks for #3 (as if we knew
that music heals…).
HATTLER – Vinyl Cuts II
As most Kraan fans probably already know: Hellmut Hattler
is ill, and for the time being in hospital under treatment.
Therefore all concert activities are cancelled untill further
notice.
Hellmut Hattler on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellmut.hattler.1?fref=ts
KRAAN „psychedelic
man“ and"live at the finkenbach festival 2005“
recordings (originally available only on DVD) will be re-released
as an audio download album (with two bonus tracks „unser
lied“ & „jerk of life").
release date is planned to be friday 12. may (this week).
About an American test pressing of Kraan's "Let it out"
LP: Here
12. April 2017
After 40 years - Hellmut Hattler's 'Bassball' (1977)
has a follow up: Bassball II !
Released on Hellmuts 65'th birthday!
All new tracks with musicians from Hellmuts many connections:
Kraan, Tab Two, Ali Neander, Deep Dive Corp, Siyou'n'Hell !
Read more about the the
tracks and a review, or go directly to bassball.net
for the download
Hellmut
Hattler talks about his philosophy of sound
29. December 2015
TAVIL
Konzert in Berlin 2001
1.Teil vom letzten Konzert von Butze Fischer in Berlin 2001.
Mit Butze Fischer (Percussion & Drums), Ingo Bischof
(Keys. & Piano) , Mario Raguse (Guitar), Thomas
Gerke (Drums) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIvnFZEuzbY
Mia Hattler on a Rockinger bass (formerly owned by Hellmut
Hattler) in "Mia and the skyboys". Since its a schoolband
dont expect to find any albums (yet).
Click for a larger version
Ali Neander feat. Hellmut Hattler concerts
sheduled.
New album available now - the perfect Christmas gift. http://www.esc-records.de/
Joo Kraus, Paul McCandles, Martin Kasper, Moritz Müller,
Clive Stevens.
Maybe even better than his first album ! Available
here.
Another Kraan concert coming up:
26.04.2015: Offenbach, Kulturzentrum Sandgasse
It seems Kraan has come to stay
Concert: 25.04.2015 - Bonn, Harmonie.
20. October
Kraan will never die - new gigs !
Hellmut Hattler has just finished the studio
work for the forthcoming "ALI NEANDER PROJEKT (feat.
hellmut hattler)“. The album is called „this one
goes to eleven“ (release date: later this year) http://www.challengerecords.com/products/1411979569/
Half of Kraan was in the midwest USA 1979/1980 to backup
Guru Guru on a tour (read Bills entry in the guestbook)..
Here is the lineup after a gig at Daley Plaza, Chicago: Roland
Schaeffer, Butze Fischer Ingo Bischof, Mani Neumeier & Hellmut
Hattler.
Photo taken by Elaine Williams
Details
"Seit den 1950er Jahren wird das Haus durchgängig
zu Wohnzwecken genutzt.
In den siebziger Jahren lebten hier, unterstützt vom Eigentümer
und Kunstförderer
Graf Metternich, die Mitglieder der weg weisenden deutschen
Rockband „Kraan“
mit ihren Familien.
Danach folgte bis 2011 die Nutzung als großzügiges
Jagdhaus. "
15. march (corrected 17.march)
1975 -
Kraan & Guru Guru - Das Leopardenkaestchen
Kraan and Guru Guru jamming in a SüdWestFunk radio studio,
Baden-Baden some time in 1975.
There are more tunes from this session - search the net:
01 Just One Way (2:47)
02 How Hard I Tried (3:57)
03 Leopardenkaestchen (4:46)
04 Mani Banani (5:14)
05 Allein In Meiner Limousine (3:48)
06 Torro's Dance (8:09)
This is the barn where KRAAN’s album „Let it out“
was recorded (in Wintrup 1975).
It was destroyed by a storm in 2008.
2008
- and this is how the place looks today: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
A happy announcement: The resurrection of Kraan, at least
for 1 evening -
KRAAN will play at the Herzberg festival on august 03, 2014
!
(Lets hope there will be more...)
2013
was also the year when Graf Wolff Metternich passed away.
"Dienstag, 28. Mai 2013 - Steinheim-Vinsebeck (WB). Trauer
im Dorf Vinsebeck und bei seinen Mitarbeitern: Peter Reichsgraf
Wolff Metternich zur Gracht ist am Sonntag im Alter von 84 Jahren
verstorben. Er wird in der Familiengruft in Vinsebeck beigesetzt."
"Im Kreis Höxter ist besonders diese Geschichte um
die bekannte Rockband »Kraan« bekannt:
Anfang der 70er Jahre ermöglichte Graf Metternich einer
Hippie-Kommune mit Peter Wolbrandt, Jan Fride Wolbrandt und
Hellmut Hattler, auf seinem Gut Wintrup am Teutoburger Wald
freies Wohn- und Arbeitsrecht; aus dieser bildete sich die populäre
Musikgruppe »Kraan«, bekannteste
Vertreterin des so genannten Krautrocks. "
28. oktober 2013
The last concert...
09.11.2013: Neuss, Wetthalle am Rennbahnpark
Karten bestellen bei: Michael Bernd: 02137 4446
- Well, if this really is the last Kraan concert ever,
you'd better be there !
4 minutes of Kraan (& Faust): "Klang
der Revolte" - als die Rockmusik die schwäbische Provinz
aufmischte
Nachtkultur | 27.6.2013 | 23.15 Uhr | 4:47 min Ab 1967 machten
sich bei uns neue Klänge breit, die alles bis dahin Bekannte
in den Schatten stellten. Mit Rock, Jazz und Folk wurde das
biedere Nachkriegsdeutschland aufgemischt. In dem Buch "Der
Klang der Revolte" lässt Musikexperte Christoph Wagner
die bewegenden Jahre Revue passieren.
Jan Fride made a Kraan photoalbum https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?
There are some new old pics and some new new pics there. (They
are added to this websites photo section).
Tab Two is in full workng order again. The live album ...zzzip!
(2000) has been re-released in an extended version: https://www.facebook.com/tabtwo.official
(you dont need to have an account to read)
This is an abrieviated version of a CD you can buy from Jan
Fride: Kraan-Backstage 1988 Shortcutversion (Crazy
stuff!)
Lets Take a Ride - Kraan at the international
Donaufestival in Ulm 2000
Conny
Plankproduced or co-produced Kraans albums from
Andy Nogger up to and including Nachtfart, and was an important
part of the studiosound. In recent interviews, Conny Plank’s
collaborators – including Brian Eno and Holger Czukay
– remember the radical music producer. http://frieze.com/issue/article/music14/
(Kraan is not mentioned)
Party bei Graf Peter Metternich im Schlossgarten in Vinsebeck:
Hellmut Hattler und Jan Fride im Kraan-domizil Wintrup.
This bass has now been added to the long list of instruments
that
Hellmut have used through time Here.
Schnellste bassist der welt (ca. 1975):
Kraan Through - Gefilmt wurde im Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg
2005:
14.
june 2012
Siyou'n'Hell:
NEW ALBUM "two2one" out on 22 June 2012!
Hellmut Hattler turned 60 and celebrated with a marathonparty in
Roxy / Ulm 12.04.2012. Programme: KRAAN, Siyou'n'Hell, HATTLER,
Hattler & Joo Kraus, Aftershow: Deep Dive Corp.
Congratulations!!
Here is the result of some googling (Thanks Chrille!):
3 Early KRAAN shots (probably spring
1971), photographed by Rose Grass. The live pix are from a radio
recording session at the "SWF studio" Baden-Baden. They
are a kind of legacy of KRAAN's former roadie Klaus Härtel,
who passed away recently.
25.02.21
here
09.
December
October
12, 2018 will be the date for a double release:
Re-release:
After 40 years - Hellmut Hattler's 'Bassball' (1977)
has a follow up: Bassball II ! 
8.
November 2016
10. December
20.
January 2014
21.
august 2012
8.
august 2012
14.
june 2012
24.
may 2012
More
concerts - also with Tab Two!
15.
april 2012
10.
april 2012
11.
january 2012
