Myles Davis / Ray Herrmann – Hybrid Vigor
Featured in the “Psychedelic section” of Chee Shimizu’s Obscure Sound disc guide, Dr. Aftershave And The Mixed Pickles is technically the third studio album by Missus Beastly, a krautrock band involved in the “Woodstock” of Germany which attracted over 100,000 visitors in 1978. The artist name and album title were switched on this album in order for the band to get around a contractual issue with their former label Telefunken. Dr. Aftershave And The Mixed Pickles features mostly instrumental jazz-rock with dual flutes, sparkling Rhodes keyboard, cosmic tones, progressive arrangements, and heavy psych-funk grooves that fans of Miles Davis’ electric period, Return to Forever, and Weather Report will enjoy. Also of note, guest vocalist Maria Archer from Embryo and Real Ax Band shines on A2 “High Life” with her instantly recognizable raspy voice and effortless delivery.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Krautrock / Obscure Sound / Psychedelic
Tracklist:
A1 Miles All Along The Watchtower
A2 High Life
A3 Morning Sun
A4 Gurus For Sale
B1 La Plage De Patscha Menga
B2 Nothing Again
B3 Patscha Menga Underground
B4 For Evi
Credits:
Alto Saxophone [Altosax], Flute – Jürgen Benz
Bass, Percussion [Perc] – Norbert Dömling
Cover – Thomae*, Klaus Strunk, Klaus Tiedemann
Drums [Sonor-Drums], Percussion [Perc] – Butze Fischer
Engineer – Axel Thomae
Flute, Soprano Saxophone [Sopranosax], Performer [Ultraspaceblahblah] – Friedemann Josch*
Guest [And], Congas – Ömmes
Guest [And], Guitar – Roman Bunka
Guest [And], Tenor Saxophone [Tenorsax] – Wolli Fümmler
Guest [And], Vibraphone [El-Vibes] – Cristiano*
Guest [And], Vocals – Maria Archer
Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion [Perc] – Burkard Schmidl
Mixed By [Remixing] – Christoph Wertz
Photography By [Photographs] – Bert Stackfleth
Producer [Produced By] – Dr. Aftershave And The Mixed-Pickles
