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Just a little PSA to any Grado owners out there ...
Do yourselves a favor and hunt down, buy or otherwise listen to this incredible release from a pretty much unknown old school German stoner rock band (circa 1972 or so).
This band, and many of the same period, are the undisputed spiritual predecessors to current day stoner rock favs such as Fu Manchu, Sleep, Kyuss and Sugartooth.
Gaze upon the glory of ...
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[size=large]Night Sun
"Mournin"[/size]
...
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When listening through my Grado RS1's ... the insanely fuzzy tube tones of this bands guitars and the backing organs, saxophones and drums all combine to equal near listening perfection (even a 256kbs mp3!).
Anyway, diligent purchasers/searchers will be able to find this release. It's out there and it's highly highly recommended to anyone who likes classic/stoner, old school guitar rock. So so good.
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Here's some notes regarding this particular release from aka "ChrisGoesRock":
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Night Sun were a German heavy prog/metal band consisting of Bruno Schaab (vocals, bass), Walter Kirchgassner (guitar), Knut Rossler (organ, piano, trumpet, bassoon) and Ulrich Staudt (drums).
Their only album, Mournin', was released in 1972 on Polydor's Zebra label. Schaab's vocals recalled the screams of Ian Gillan from Deep Purple. The group played a loud, Deep Purple/Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin style rock, with a characteristic "heavy progressive" instrumentation of twin guitars, organ, bass and drums. The album was produced by Konrad Plank at the Windrose Studio, Hamburg.
With their sudden shifts of rhythm structures, guitar-with-organ riffing style and some studio effects, particularly phasing, Night Sun fortunately never went too close to the ordinary boogie and rock'n'roll trap.
Their sound consisted of many elements, all of which will be of interest to fans of Thrash, Stoner, Doom, Power and Prog Metal, and their 1970's roots.
Night Sun's origins lay in the late-60's jazz band Take Five who were popular in the Rhine Neckar Area of Germany.
Take Five consisted of Werner "Steff" Stephan (vocals), Edmund Seiboth (trumpet), Knut Rössler (saxes/trombone/flute/keyboards), Freddie Münster (saxes), Frieder Schmitt (keyboards/voc), Hans Brandeis (guitar/vocals), Torsten duke (bass/vocals) and Karl-Heinz weber (drums).
Various members from this band went on to be part of Night Sun Mournin' and Kin Ping Meh.
Kin Ping Meh had a reasonably successful career through the seventies with 5 studio and 2 live LPs.
Night Sun Mournin' soon shortened their name to just Night Sun, during which time they went through various line-up changes until their 1972 recording of the Mournin' LP.
Night Sun had only moderate local success and after the leaving of Schaab and Kirchgassner in 1972, the band split in 1973.
After the demise of the group, Bruno Schaab briefly joined Guru Guru, where his contribution was notable on the track, "The Story Of Life".
...
Live long.
Prosper.
Do yourselves a favor and hunt down, buy or otherwise listen to this incredible release from a pretty much unknown old school German stoner rock band (circa 1972 or so).
This band, and many of the same period, are the undisputed spiritual predecessors to current day stoner rock favs such as Fu Manchu, Sleep, Kyuss and Sugartooth.
Gaze upon the glory of ...
...
[size=large]Night Sun
"Mournin"[/size]
...
...
When listening through my Grado RS1's ... the insanely fuzzy tube tones of this bands guitars and the backing organs, saxophones and drums all combine to equal near listening perfection (even a 256kbs mp3!).
Anyway, diligent purchasers/searchers will be able to find this release. It's out there and it's highly highly recommended to anyone who likes classic/stoner, old school guitar rock. So so good.
...
Here's some notes regarding this particular release from aka "ChrisGoesRock":
...
Night Sun were a German heavy prog/metal band consisting of Bruno Schaab (vocals, bass), Walter Kirchgassner (guitar), Knut Rossler (organ, piano, trumpet, bassoon) and Ulrich Staudt (drums).
Their only album, Mournin', was released in 1972 on Polydor's Zebra label. Schaab's vocals recalled the screams of Ian Gillan from Deep Purple. The group played a loud, Deep Purple/Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin style rock, with a characteristic "heavy progressive" instrumentation of twin guitars, organ, bass and drums. The album was produced by Konrad Plank at the Windrose Studio, Hamburg.
With their sudden shifts of rhythm structures, guitar-with-organ riffing style and some studio effects, particularly phasing, Night Sun fortunately never went too close to the ordinary boogie and rock'n'roll trap.
Their sound consisted of many elements, all of which will be of interest to fans of Thrash, Stoner, Doom, Power and Prog Metal, and their 1970's roots.
Night Sun's origins lay in the late-60's jazz band Take Five who were popular in the Rhine Neckar Area of Germany.
Take Five consisted of Werner "Steff" Stephan (vocals), Edmund Seiboth (trumpet), Knut Rössler (saxes/trombone/flute/keyboards), Freddie Münster (saxes), Frieder Schmitt (keyboards/voc), Hans Brandeis (guitar/vocals), Torsten duke (bass/vocals) and Karl-Heinz weber (drums).
Various members from this band went on to be part of Night Sun Mournin' and Kin Ping Meh.
Kin Ping Meh had a reasonably successful career through the seventies with 5 studio and 2 live LPs.
Night Sun Mournin' soon shortened their name to just Night Sun, during which time they went through various line-up changes until their 1972 recording of the Mournin' LP.
Night Sun had only moderate local success and after the leaving of Schaab and Kirchgassner in 1972, the band split in 1973.
After the demise of the group, Bruno Schaab briefly joined Guru Guru, where his contribution was notable on the track, "The Story Of Life".
...
Live long.
Prosper.
