Zora says:
”Just a week after opening the club in its initial location, olian’s friend G.RAG announced he’d come around for some days. Both of them had been playing together for years in a band in their youth. Since then, G.RAG has gone far. With his “G.RAG y los hermanos patchekos”, he’s the head of a dirty dozen of musicians in Monaco, Bavaria. These stoned brothers perform a wide-range repertoire of Caribbean, American and Bavarian traditionals as well as jazz and punk classics. And remember G.RAG’s very touching compositions, sung in a transnational idiom. What shall I say, a musical Wolpertinger which grabs hearts, minds and feet of all generations. A band that has released three memorable albums, the film score to TV series “München 7” and played countless concerts.

When G.RAG showed up at Zora Lanson for a stripped down version, he only had his guitar and a bullhorn with him. I can confirm that olian was truly honoured and excited when G.RAG asked him for some rhythmic support. He quickly assembled a drum set with his coal oven pail and a plastic box. The night before the gig, they threw themselves into an extremely serious rehearsal period which lasted approx. half an hour.

The recorded live set testifies G.RAG’s raw but sensual charm. Listen to his distinctive guitar and the pronounced voice! olian backs up with his skeletonised, techno-influenced percussion. After this triumphal concert at Zora Lanson, as usual very crowded, followed a second one in a gallery somewhere in Mitte with hardly any audience, bringing them directly back to the ground.

I hope you’ll enjoy this spontaneous and eclectic recording!”

TRACKLISTING:
1. TV's Funeral (2:48)
2. Cab Driver (3:17)
3. I'm so lonesome (2:26)
4. Jockey Full of Bourbon (3:33)
5. Le temps perdu (3:16)
6. Now (4:14)
7. Weary Blues from waiting (2:44)
8. Addio a cheyenne (2:28)
9. (No time) Toulouse (3:06)
10. True Hill (4:11)
11. Farmer Labour Train (3:20)
12. Soundcheck: Weary Blues from waiting (2:20)

Play Zora 001 can be heard at allgirls until 23 Dec ..

* Play Zora is a CD-series which releases both DJ and Live sets that have been played at Zora Lanson events or specially conceived for Play Zora. Remember that our bookings included turkish, vietnamese or country music as well as all kinds of electronic music!

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