User:Merrydown1888/Explodierende Kúntz

Explodierende Kúntz were an influential "krautrock" group who formed in West Germany in the 1970s. Originally influenced by the Red Army Faction, they later became disillusioned by the violence and seemingly pointless efforts of that group and incorporated these fractured influences into creating some of the most inovative sounds of the period.

The members of the collective managed to keep their real identities a secret (fearing reprisals from the FDR authorities) and went under the aliases of Albini, Soulrebel, Heliotrope and The Navigator.

After a series of popular but increasingly bizarre album releases, the collective went their seperate ways. A series of solo projects followed. These ranged from extremely succesful disco albums to recordings of muslim scholars chanting in Austria's main mosque.

After the split, in an effort to reverse the damge the years of touring had caused to their nervous systems, the various members of the band tried to repair their shredded nervous sytems in their own ways.

The Navigator found Islam and wrote a book about Alistair Crowley

Albini (always the most material of the collective) founded his own management company and ran a stable of bands including: Boney M, The Goombay Dance Band and Black Flag.

Soulrebel continued to release dance anthems under the name "Frank Zander"

Heliotrope gave all his earnings to charity and is currently thought to be training for the priesthood.

Rumours of a reunion persist but the collective's management company refuse to confirm or deny these, saying only that the members are on good terms and regularly meet to discuss old times.

A live album "Straight from Motherwell civic centre to the centre of your heart" is due for release in early 2010.

One of the members used to run with the notorious Section B Airdrie Football casuals.

References

http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=17

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nf10k

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