Krautrock Album Database

Annexus Quam were from Kamp-Lintfort, a suburb of Dusseldorf. Their music can best be described as an avant garde mixture of mixed jazz, rock and psychedelia. They began playing hippie rock in late 1967 under the name of 'Ambition of Music'. The following year they added members from a local evangelical brass band causing them to experiment with jazz. In late 1969 the group changed its name to Annexus Quam which translates roughly to 'connection how'. This name is a reference to their new take on music which blended various musical forms ranging from conventional to abstract. In 1970 they recorded and released as a 7 piece group, Osmose, which was one of the first albums on the newly founded Ohr label. By the time they recorded Beziehungen in 1972, they had slimmed down to a 5 piece band. Not much is known about the groups demise.

Albums

Osmose 1970
Beziehungen 1972

Osmose (Ohr 1970)

Album Legnth: 36:20

Genre: Cosmic Jazz Rock

Best Song: Track Four

Release Info: 1995 CD Reissue Spalax 14881

Tracks:

1. Track One 4.15
2. Track Two 3.11
3. Track Three 10.35
4. Track Four 18.19

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Average Rating based on 11 votes: 4.0

Overview:

A fusion of rock and jazz with doses of the avant garde and psychedelia thrown in for good measure. A very trippy album, the use of effects and the loose jazz drumming create a sound somewhere between 'Phallus Dei'-era Amon Duul II, Faust, and Kollectiv. The last side long piece on the album is the standout track. With its interplay between guitar and sax, the droning vocals (Amon Duul II style!), jazz bass and piano, Annexus Quam create an unheard of music from another world. You recognize all the parts, but when they are put together they create something entirely different. The band went on to record one more album, but this was in a free-jazz style and only slightly hints at the music on this Ohr classic. (Overview provided by himdimthesim)

Musicians:

Jurgen Jonuschies - Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Hans Kaemper - Trombone, Spanish Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Harald Klemm - Flute, Vocals, Percussion
Ove Volquartz - Saxaphone
Peter Werner - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Uwe Bick - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Werner Hostermann - Clarinet, Organ, Vocals, Percussion

Beziehungen (Ohr 1972)

Album Legnth: 40.11

Genre: Free Jazz

Best Song: Dreh Dich Nicht Um

Release Info: 1999 CD Reissue OHR 70003-2

Tracks:

1. Trobluhs El E Isch 5.41
2. Leyenburg 1 14.20
3. Dreh Dich Nicht Um 16.35
4. Leyenburg 2 3.35

Overview:

Album Rating: 3 out of 5 [Doug]

Musicians:

Martin Habenicht - Bass
Hans Kaemper - Guitar, Vocals, Flute
Harald Klemm - Tablas, Guitar, Percussion
Ove Volquartz - Saxaphone, Flute
Peter Werner - Guitar, Percussion