Percewood's Onagram
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Percewood's Onagram was a German-American band founded by Wolfgang Michels
based in Bremen, Germany. The music can be described as psychedelic rock
and progressive rock
with folk music
elements, some call it Krautrock
.
In the early 70's Michels, as singer and guitarist of the psychedelic rock band "Percewood's Onagram", which was the first German indie band, produced four albums with lyrics and music all his own. “Percewood’s Onagram” developed a worldwide cult following. Their album “Ameurope” is still rated among the best rock albums of all time by music experts, journalists and fans on the internet. After the band split up, Michels returned to London where he appeared at the Marquee Club, among others. He later moved to San Francisco and, as the first German musician in California/USA, recorded two solo albums, in collaboration with Neil Young producer & engineer John Nowland, both of which attained a cult following.
As of 2011 Michels is writing and performing songs.
+ Digital remastered, with unreleased bonus-tracks and alternativ-versions
All albums by Percewood’s Onagram and Wolfgang Michels were released in October 2011 in the USA, Canada & South America by Rhino / Warner Music USA.
Wolfgang Michels
Wolfgang Michels is a German singer-songwriter.-Discovered:In May 1968 a very young musician named Wolfgang Michels with the pseudonym "One Plus None" landed a No 2 hit with "Desert Walker", a song produced by himself, topped only by the Rolling Stones at No 1...
based in Bremen, Germany. The music can be described as psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
and progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
with folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
elements, some call it Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
.
Biography
In May 1968 a very young German musician named Michels with the pseudonym "One Plus None" had a #2 BBC London chart hit with "Desert Walker", a song he produced himself, which was topped only by the Rolling Stones at #1. Alexis Korner, “the father of the white blues”, and the man who discovered the Rolling Stones, then invited Michels to London and took him under his wing.In the early 70's Michels, as singer and guitarist of the psychedelic rock band "Percewood's Onagram", which was the first German indie band, produced four albums with lyrics and music all his own. “Percewood’s Onagram” developed a worldwide cult following. Their album “Ameurope” is still rated among the best rock albums of all time by music experts, journalists and fans on the internet. After the band split up, Michels returned to London where he appeared at the Marquee Club, among others. He later moved to San Francisco and, as the first German musician in California/USA, recorded two solo albums, in collaboration with Neil Young producer & engineer John Nowland, both of which attained a cult following.
As of 2011 Michels is writing and performing songs.
Members
- Wolfgang MichelsWolfgang MichelsWolfgang Michels is a German singer-songwriter.-Discovered:In May 1968 a very young musician named Wolfgang Michels with the pseudonym "One Plus None" landed a No 2 hit with "Desert Walker", a song produced by himself, topped only by the Rolling Stones at No 1...
- Vocals, Guitar, writer, composer (1967–1974) - Klaus Kaufmann - Piano (1967–1974)
- Eddy Muschketat - Harmonica, Percussion (1968–1974)
- Peter Conant-Schaffer (US) - Lead Guitar (1973–1974)
- Jojo Ludwig - Drums, Guitar, Bass, Harmony Vocals, Flute, Percussion (1968–1973)
- Geary Priest (US) - Drums (1973–1974)
- Gerald Heinemann - Harmony Vocals, Percussion (1973–1974)
- Uwe "Bass" Meyer - Bass (1974)
- Mike Percewood - Spiritual Advisor (1967–1974)
Discography
- Percewood’s Onagram (First Album), LP 1969, as CD re-released by Warner Music 2011 +
- Lessons for Virgins, LP 1971, as CD re-released by Warner Music 2011 +
- Tropical Brainforest, LP 1972, as CD re-released by Warner Music 2011 +
- Ameurope, LP 1974, as CD re-released by Warner Music 2011 +
+ Digital remastered, with unreleased bonus-tracks and alternativ-versions
All albums by Percewood’s Onagram and Wolfgang Michels were released in October 2011 in the USA, Canada & South America by Rhino / Warner Music USA.