The digitalisation of Volker Kriegel's private audio tape archive (1943 - 2003) conserves the musical legacy of one of the great musicians and pioneers of jazz rock in Germany. Familiar as well as... more

Volker Kriegel was convinced that music can't change the course of the world, but he still had a musical utopia: "Good music can make the consciousness apparatus work for the better. To the more... more

Biton thus produced a total of five albums in which Volker Kriegel was involved - but which were forgotten for a long time and did not even appear in many early discographies. However, collectors in... more

German jazz guitarist Volker Kriegel's first studio album has unavailable since 1971. This reissues includes more than 50 minutes of bonus material from 1968, the same year of the original release.

A Meeting with FriendsThe 'Motor' of this concert was built from the core of the 'Mild Maniac Orchestra' with Volker Kriegel on guitar and Thomas Bettermann on keyboards. Completed was the line-up... more