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• 31. December - Happy New year!
  
  Axel Rademacher has been diggin in his vaults, working his scanner, and googled the net (but what are christmasholidays for?)- everything is in German, and some are graphics = no google translate):
  
  
  • 1975 - A Kraan ticket from Holzminden Mädchengymnasium
    
    
  • 1977 - Das Finanzamt schlug zu: Kraan-Tour im herbst! (article in German indicating that the tax-authorities was the reason for Kraan's touring since 77)
    
    
  • 1976 - Interview with Kraans manager Walter Holzbauer .
    
    
  • 1982/83 - Scans from the 'Grüne Kraft Erzeugnisse' & 'Transmitter' catalogue where Kraan & musically related musicians had fun. http://www.gruenekraft.com/
    
    
  • 80'ties - List of the stuff released by Trasmitter: https://www.gruenekraft.com/eudocimus.php
    
    
  • 1983 - Online article about Transmitter records (a. o. in the 80'ties): Rauhe Töne - http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-14024117.html It had a political edge in a polarized time.
    
    
  • 2010 - And A few Siyou'nHell videos from a relaxed event this summer:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS4wHCHxc6M
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBPgrH6fJ9o
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNJiumh_45I
    
    
    
    

• 24. December
  
  
  • Ein kleines Puzzleteilchen aus ME 01/1974. (notice about Jan Fide & and a Holland tour in 73)
    
    
  • Scan of Jan Fride's first cassette-album: "Jan Fride's Depression - Rock aus dem Toten Trakt"
    (thanx to Axel Rademacher for this)
    
    
  • CD Kritik: Ali Neander feat. Hellmut Hattler
    
    
  • The extensive and extreme, complete Kraan tour list grows in the hands of Fred Bauer: http://www.molvaer.de/kraantour2.htm (hail & praise)
    
    
    
    
    

• 14. December
  
  
  • wird 40! (40 years with Kraan)
    Das neue Album “Diamonds” (36music/Broken Silence) wird am 21.Januar 2011 veröffentlicht und man feiert den runden Geburtstag mit ein paar Konzerten
    
    
  • SIYOU’n’HELL: Die brandneue Single “A Lovely Place” ist diese Woche aus dem Stand auf #76 der deutschen Airplay Charts eingegrätscht!
    
    
  • Jan. 5th, 2011, 21:30 German time, one hour of HH-music on the Canadian radio station http://www.ckcufm.com/
    
    
  • Ali Neander featuring Hellmut Hattler review http://www.rocktimes.de/ in German
    ( google translation to english)
    
    
    
    
    

• 5. December
  
  
  • Hellmut Hattler on CD in melodic & blazing jazzfusion by Ali Neander: http://www.myspace.com/alineander
    http://www.alineander.de/
    
    Concerts in february 2011. - Hellmut Hattler on the bass.
    
    
  • HELLMUT HATTLER SONGBOOK - Mias Intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Larc4INvUQ4
    
    
  • Hattler cover by young apprentice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=likUaBuIv8c
    
    
  • Siyou'n'Hell on TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku7ZILKobqE
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 28. november
  
  
  • Daniel Stämmlers photos of Kraan/Hattler/Siyou'nHell on tour. (and Hellmut is maximum bad!)
    
    
  • Photos by Matthias Siercke : Kraan in Melle & Hannover
    
    
  • Mani Neumeier+ Ingo Bischof: Waldmeister 1983 (photo of Casette)
    
    
  • Hattler:Gotham City Beach Club - 4 reviews
    
    
  • Der SWU-Song - Ein Siyou'nHell Song für die Stadtwerke Ulm.
    
    
  • Old promo poster from Decca 'Eurorock'.
    
    
  • Strange days (pictures from Wintrup - Gunni Heidler's website)
    
    
  • Have you ever heard of German bassist Hellmut Hattler or the band Kraan?
    
    
  • KRAAN - Vollgas Ahoi - Live 2009 (HD) (Tight bass!)
    
    
  • Schauwerk Events - about Kraan
    
    
    
    
    
    

• 3. november
  
  
  • New Kraan concertdates
    
    
  • Kraan: http://www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=27 (interesting name for a promotion company)
    
    
  • "Solartaxi - Around The World With The Sun" - a wonderful documentary (including the HATTLER track "Mias Intro") will be on German TV in december.
    http://www.solartaxi-themovie.com
    
    
  • 3:0 für Kraan! ...und dürfte nur zehn Schallplatten mitnehmen, dann wäre Wiederhören von KRAAN dabei. Wären es nur fünf, wäre Wiederhören dabei, wäre es nur eine, es wäre Wiederhören!
    
    
  • Italian review of Diamonds: http://www.unprogged.com/showthread.php?t=5810
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

• 18. oktober
  
  
  
  • Hattler: Gotham City Beach Club Suite: http://www.jazzlynx.net/10notes/ed578.html#Hattler
    
    
  • GCBCS Review by Dr. Udo Meyer, Hamm
    
    
  • Hattler ♥ Nice flight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH13OTTTgLI
    
    
  • Hattler koncert review in German: http://www.hooked-on-music.de/Konzertberichte/Hattler/Kassel_30_10_2010.html?band_id=6340
    
    
    
    
    
    

• 19. september
  
  
  
  • HATTLER "Gotham City Beach Club Suite" album release date: 0ctober 29, 2010! Here is a top-secret pre-listen-link: http://bit.ly/GOTHAM
    
    The album is a co-op between “Bassball recordings” and “36music”. The distribution co. for the album (physical and digital) will be “Broken silence” (Hamburg).
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

• 12. september
  
  
  • DRadio Wissen: Der Musiker Hellmut Hattler hat neue Stücke für das Programm von DRadio Wissen komponiert. Wir präsentieren Hattler selbst und natürlich seine Musik.
    (Listen - Hellmut Hattler has composed 7 tunes for Radio Wissen - In Google english )
    They will be played exclusively (and for an entire year) on this station - here are the titles:
    
    01 Nirwana Club         7:46 (Hattler/Musebrink)
    02 First Flush              4:48 (Hattler/Dorn)
    03 Tag 2                      4:16 (Hattler/Dorn)
    04 East of Lost            7:16 (Hattler/Neander)
    05 Kennedyallee         6:25 (Hattler/Neander)
    06 Coverflake              6:15 (Hattler/Musebrink)
    07 Ballhaus Rubeau    5:08 (Hattler/Rubow)
    
    
  • The new HATTLER album (named “gotham city beach club suite”) will be out by the beginning of the tour
    
    
    
  • Peter Wolbrandt has 'published' a lot of songs/tunes here:
    http://peterw.vs120091.hl-users.com/mymp3/play_voting.php?num=45&radio_play=0&qt=1&vote=0
    
    
    

• 30. August
  
  
  
  
  • Photos from Hellness 2010 (SIYOU'n'HELL)
    
    
  • An add from the past HH liked Rotosound strings in 1978
    
    
  • Petite-stuff from Neu-Ulmer Zeitung august 2010: "Living with Hellmut"
    
    
  • More boulevard stuff but in colour: "Living with Joo" Spazz magazin nov. 2008
    
    
  • Nam Nam - a short french version: www.lastfm.fr/music/Kraan/+videos/+1-kfnv_V-G-ZY
    
    

• 6. August
  
  
  • Hellmut Hattler bist Mittelpunkt & Thema der Sendung "Szene" auf SWR1 RP am Sonntag,
    8.8. ab 21 Uhr, Webradio: http://www.swr.de/swr1/rp/-/id=233366/1abvyu0/index.htmldie
    http://www.swr.de/swr1/rp/programm/
    
    Titelliste:
    Akua - Kraan
    No Flagman Ahead - Tab Two
    Lean On Me - Siyou'n'Hell
    Didgeridoo - Hattler
    
    
  • Jim Rawley has created an English Facebook fan group for Kraan, for the purpose of reaching a wider audience. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=148259055187775
    
    
  • Kraan Timeline: http://www.dipity.com/timeline/Kraan needs some adjustments!
    Could be done more elegantly as you can see here: http://www.dipity.com/timetube/YouTube_Videos_matching_query_birth_control
    
    
  • Hellmut Hattler/SIYOU'n'HELL: Baby Love 2010
    
    
  • Knaan ? http://www.gibts-noch-karten.de/event/?q=k%27naan
    Kran ? http://www.jazzfest.dk/?a=reviews&lang=en&s=bands&kryds_id=682
    
    

• 26. July
  
  
  • KRAAN - "Mach es einfach und leb dein Leben!“ ( www.dieaktuellekamera.de )
    
    

• 22. July
  
  
  • Hellmut Hattler will appear on a new jazzrock/fusion album (release Aug 2010)
    by Ali Neander with whom he played the Rockhelden tour in 2006.
    "ERSTE SOLO-CD mit Hellmut Hattler und Paul McCandless bei ESC-Records Release: 8-10-2010 ALI NEANDER"
    
    He will probably also be on tour with Ali Neander in february 2011
    http://www.myspace.com/alineander
    
  
  
  

• 14. July
  
  
  • KRAAN (Musik & Interview) auf “Radio X”, am Samstag, den 24.07.2010 von 21-23 Uhr
    In der SPACY STARDUST SHOW im Juli 2010, Hellmut Hattler von KRAAN im Interview.
    http://www.radiox.de/Sendetipps/
    
    
    http://www.radiox.de/Spacy-Stardust-Show/
    
    

• 17. June
  
  
  • Hamburger Lokalradio, Sonntag, 20.06.2010, ab 22h30:
    90 Minuten "Backstage - Hellmut Hattler im Gespräch mit Peter Maiwald"
    Musik: SIYOU'n'HELL, KRAAN, HATTLER
    
    
  • Ebay: MANI NEUMEIER/INGO BISCHOF "WALDMEISTER" RARE cassette produced, on the TRANSMITTER cassette label (Conrad Schnitzler et al...) 1983 ? A bit overprized if you ask me...
    
    
    
    
    
    

• 28. May
  
  
  • The debut album of SIYOU'n'HELL is out now! Get "Siyou meets Hellmut Hattler" via
    iTunes itunes.apple.com/de/ ,  
    Amazon www.amazon.com/Siyou-meets-Hellmut , or
    Bassball Recordings http://bassball.net .
    
    
  • The first two album release concert reviews:
    
    Heimspiel mit Bass (Pforzheimer Zeitung) www.pz-news.de/.
    
    Soulige Blitze aus heiterem Zelthimmel (Augsburger Allgemeine) www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/.
    
    
  • SIYOU'n'HELL: Word Up - Soundcheck, Ulmer Zelt 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZEXusv1Z4&fmt=18
    
    
  • SIYOU'n'HELL in surround:
    http://www.stuttgart360.de/ Requries QuickTime
    
    
    
    
    

• 21. May
  
  
  • Diamonds review: http://www.radiosowhat.de/wordpress/?p=450
    
    
  • Diamonds USA review : Some bands grow old and can't conjure the musical magic anymore. Kraan is not one of them.
    
    
  • Sex, no drugs and rock'n'roll (In German)
    
    
  • Kraan ticket - from 1977 - guest at the concert Ramesh Weeratunga, who made the album Flowing Power with Ingo Bishof in 2003.
    
    
  • Kraan & Koch twisting a classic (2009): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfwQSDSC-Yw
  
  
  
  
  

• 16. May
  
  
  • Kraan: Free style in Dortmund www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5k4bRGTHwA
    
    
  • New concert opportunities: Kraan, Siyou’n’Hell, Hattler, Deep Dive Corp, Max
    
    
  • Photos from Beverungen 12-3-10 (with guest appearance: Alto.)
    
    
  • www.ozrics.com/ where you can read under Band Info, that one of bandleader Ed Wynne's favorite albums is Kraan: Wiederhören.
  
  
  

• 21. April
  
  
  • Livestream of 3 brandnew KRAAN tracks + 4 brandnew SIYOU'n'HELL songs at
    www.radio-z.net (April 22, 10-12pm and April 23, 10-12am CET).
    
    
  • Jan Fride is a part of Hans-Jochim Irmler's Faust Is Last http://faust-news.blogspot.com/
    http://www.klangbad.de/cms/uploads/images/artists/faust_web_1.jpg (Jan to the left)
    
    
    
  • Photos: KRAAN + SPECIAL GUEST at 2010-03-12 in Beverungen
    
    
    

• 6. April
  
  
  • SIYOU'N'HELL album out (available from bassball.net)
    
    
  • Radio Bonn: KRAAN "Diamonds" album of the month:
    "KRAAN - Weltradiopremiere
    Zum ersten Mal geht heute das neue Album der ehemaligen Krautrocker Kraan OnAir. "Diamonds" ist die So what?-CD des Monats, weil sie zeigt, wozu drei Herren in der Lage sind, die in den 70er Jahren Helden waren und sich danach nicht gescheut haben, an eine Modernisierung zu denken, ohne die gemeinsamen Wurzeln aufzugeben. Hattler, Wolbrandt und Fride: Zeitlos!"
    PODCAST: www.radiosowhat.de
    MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/radiosowhat
    
    
    
    
    
  • Borgward:http://de.divxklip.net/video/OCfnp9NUCtI/borgward.html
    
    More Borgward:
    
  • Kraan Live at Zitadelle Berlin 2008
    http://de.divxklip.net/video/XHjAaD5amps/kraan-live-2008-oldie1001.html
  • Kraan Kulturfabrik Krefeld 08.01.2009
    http://de.divxklip.net/video/Zb-6ZIPJslw/kraan-borgward.html
  • Kraan Borgward krautrockpalast 2005
    http://de.divxklip.net/video/2vrBtHfuqGk/kraan-borgward-krautrockpalast-2005.html
    
    
    
    
    

• 18. March
  
  
  • Photos from Melle 13.03.10: http://picasaweb.google.com/ole.wintoniak/KraanMelle13032010#
    
    
  • To the right: somewhere in 1978 ->
    
    

• 16. March
  
  
  • Kraan: Diamonds (2010) now available at: www.bassball.net
    
    
  • N.B.: Concert cancelled: 18.03.10 Würzburg, posthof!
    
    

• 15. March
  
  
  • 4 recent reviews and articles in German (graphics):
    
    
  • Kraan de legende lebt
    
  • Die Rückkehr der Kraaniche an die Weser ist laut und groovig
    
  • Neues Kapitel in der Kraan-Legende
    
  • Überraschungsgast kommt aus Berlin
    
    
  • Live review from Köln 11/3: http://www.kultur-in-bonn.de/
    Alto joined on 12.3. in Beverungen, and on 13.3. in Melle.
    
    
    

• 5. March
  
  
  • Hellmut Hattler has submitted to the timerobber:
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/HELLMUT-HATTLER/345162332106
    
    
  • Here is a 2009 article about Johannes Pappert: http://www.mixed-media.de/pdf/ParkNews7-09.pdf
    
    
  • 2 more photos of The Veith Wolbrandt Group 1969-70.
    
    
  
  
  
  
  

• 1. March
  
  
  • The cover of Kraan: Diamonds revealed, large version here.
    
    
  • Early photos of "Kraan" - 40 years ago!
    (actually the Veith Wolbrandt Group + interview with Hellmut Hattler)
    http://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/ulm_neu_ulm/art4329,384194
    
    
    
    

• 13. February
  
  
  • KRAAN works hard to bring on the first copies of the forthcoming album “Diamonds” to the concerts in March.
    
    
  • The echo from Wintrup - Bremen Kulturbahnhof sept 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-teXz9Je6mo&feature=related
    
    
  • Another page about Kraan: www.krautrock-musikzirkus.de
    
    
  • A bassplayer about another bassplayer: http://www.talkbass.com
    
    
  • Hattler gigs for 2010 - so far.
  
  

• 18. January (revised 20. january)


• Kraan erobren Bocholt - video, music & interview
  
  
• Jazzrock in Vollendung Kraan concert review from German newspaper.
  
  
• The KRAAN gig in Bocholt, Alte Molkerei 16.01.10. Lots of photos taken by Peter Marlie http://fotoalbum.web.de/gast/peter.marlie/100116_Kraan
  
  
• Setlist at the Bocholt concert:
  ANDY NOGGER
  CLUB 20 (new)
  NACHTFAHRT
  SILVER BUILDINGS
  JERK OF LIFE
  HOLIDAY AM MARTERHORN
  THE SCHUH (new)
  DINNER FOR TWO ) VOLLGAS AHOI
  AKUA (new)
  HALLO JA JA - I DON`T KNOW
  LET IT OUT
  BORGWARD
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  extra:
  NAM NAM
  WINTRUPER ECHO
  
  
• Hellmut Hattler & Nippy Noya jamming at Frankfurt’s Disco Dorian Gray; around 4.-8.feb 1984
  
  
• Hellmut Hattler / Ibanez Workshop 1984 add in 'Fachblatt'
  
  
• Siyou’n’Hell performed at the annual open air festival "Siyou & Friends" in Ulm, summer 2009. Filmed by Thierry Miguet & Damian Léman. Photos by Timmi Steinel.
  3 photos from the event here
  
  Motherless Child (trad. spiritual) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6LN2Yfkeao
  Apparently Nothin' (Young Disciples) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddEivwzB_-4
  So Low (Hattler) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih8IzO6IlV4
  
  
  
  

• 11. January 2010
  
  


• Interview with Ingo Bischof from 21. september 2009 (in German)
  Part one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tUOIpJXHoA&hl=de
  Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoX_Gj0kYL8
  
  
• The 'Jan Fride drumstick' from 1975
  
  
• List of Kraut samplers - some with Kraan
  
  
• Details on versions of Andy Nogger pressings added (Albums).
  
  
  
  

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