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Similar Ferdinand Richard, Just Music, Duo Goebbels/Harth, Alfred 23 Harth, Cassiber | ||
Gestalt et jive freundliche warnung an die adresse der kleinen saugetiere unserer landlichen gegen
Gestalt et Jive were a multinational avant-rock group founded in West Germany in 1984 by multi-instrumentalist Alfred Harth, comprising Steve Beresford (UK), Anton Fier (US), Alfred Harth (FRG), Peter Hollinger (FRG), Ferdinand Richard (F) and Uwe Schmitt (FRG).
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- Gestalt et jive freundliche warnung an die adresse der kleinen saugetiere unserer landlichen gegen
- Alfred harth gestalt et jive warming up
- Name
- Members
- Discography
- References
In 1980 Harth produced the LP Es herrscht Uhu im Land on JAPO/ECM with the idea of integrating punk rock, free jazz and classical music and followed this design throughout the 1980s in the groups Cassiber, Duck and Cover, Gestalt et Jive and Vladimir Estragon. During the years 1984 – 1988 Gestalt et Jive performed on many festivals including the Moers Festival,Jazz nad Odrą,Musique Action festival in Vendouvre-les Nancy and Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Canada. After Beresford, Fier and Schmitt had left the group in 1985 Gestalt et Jive continued to work in trio with Harth, Hollinger and Richard.
Alfred harth gestalt et jive warming up
Name
Gestalt et Jive 's name refers to the group concept of intensively improvise song forms and using postmodern strategies. It also refers to the group’s multinationality.