Active until 1981 | Active from 1975 | |
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Albums Tea at Two, What's the Name, Yes, We Are a Jazzband Similar Annexus Quam, Eela Craig, Embryo, Guru Guru, Ash Ra Tempel | ||
Ixthuluh dancing in rain
Ixthuluh is a krautrock band from Austria. The band cannot be assigned to a clear category. It started in 1975 as a jazz rock band but soon changed in a direction of their own, which you can compare mostly to psychedelic rock.
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Ixthuluh sailors dream
History
Founded by Dita Lasser (guitar/vocals), James Geiblinger (bass guitar), Max Wedl (saxophone) and Michael Brandstetter (drums) the band was named Ixthuluh since spring 1976. At the beginning they were influenced by bands like Can, Gato Barbieri and Van der Graaf Generator but they started early on to look for their own sound.
The band bought an old farmhouse in 1977 and changed the name of the band from Ixthuluh to the Kollektiv Ixthuluh. In 1979 Werner Ponesch split up from the band and founded the Ixthuluh record shop, which came along well to be a major independent label in Austria.
Totally 5 discs document the work history of Ixthuluh. The finest album is the 1980 recorded Tea At Two, which appears compact and monolithic and shows best the characteristic sound and the intensity of the band.
The band disbanded at the end of 1981. The succeeding band MUB could not really reach the musicalic potential,although the second recording of the group was independent and interesting.
Discography
Songs
The Long Trail to Gila BridgeTea at Two · 1980
Dancing in RainYes - We Are a Jazzband · 1976
You Can Be FreeYes - We Are a Jazzband · 1976