Trigon
Established	1989
Genres	Jam rock 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... 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... Space Rock Space rock Space rock is a subgenre of rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early, mostly British, 1970s progressive and psychedelic rock bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by electric organs, synthesizers, experimental... Stoner Rock Stoner rock Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
Website	trigon.in
Members
Guitar Guitar The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...	Rainer Lange (Founder)
Bass guitar Bass guitar The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....	Stefan Lange (Founder)
drums Drum kit A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....	Rudi Metzler (since 2009)

Trigon is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 based fusion band, and their history is carved by the numerous changes in line-up which contributed to Trigon's creative potential, as the band draws heavily on jamming as a source for their music. The band has also become a regular attraction at various music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

s. These include the Art-Rock Festival, on the "ProgParade", several times on the Burg Herzberg Festival, and at the Zappanale. Internationally, they were for example at the "BajaProg Festival" in Mexicali

Mexicali

Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...

 (Baja California

Baja California

Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

, México

Mexico

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) and at the Festival Crescendo near Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

 in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. In 2005 they accompanied Nektar

Nektar

Nektar is a 1970s English progressive rock band originally based in Germany.- History :The band formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1969, members included Englishmen Roye Albrighton on guitars and vocals, Allan "Taff" Freeman on keyboards, Derek "Mo" Moore on bass, Ron Howden on drums, and Mick Brockett...

 at their European tour.

CDs

Studio

• 2011 (2011)
• Emergent (2005)
• Continuum (2004)
• Beschränkte Haftung (2000)
• Nova (1990)

Live

• Herzberg 2004 (2004)
• Burg Herzberg Festival 2002 (2002)

Soundtrack

• Hunting Dragonflies (17. June 2005)

by Crimson Chain Productions

• Sonderfahrt (August 2004)

"Bergfilm" of the TU Ilmenau

Sampler / remixes

• Eclipsed - The Art Of Sysyphus Vol. 62 (2011)
• Zappanale¹⁸ Retrospective (2008)

DVD and CD with extracts of some concerts at the Zappanale¹⁸ 2007.

• CRESCENDO Festival De Rock Progressive Live 2005 Et 2006 (2007)

DVD with extracts of some concerts of the years 2005 and 2006

• Eclipsed - Music From Time And Space Vol. 14 (2005)
• assorted [progrock-dt] related music vol. 1 (November 2004)

Sampler, which collects some in the [progrock-dt] represented bands.

• Portals. Movements. Structures III (July 2004)

CD set arranged by Lew Fisher of the Progressive Music Society

• 23rd Peter - Trigonometrie (February 2004)

"Based on samples from German prog rock band TRIGON, 23rd Peter gives weird lessons in electronic alchemy."

Games

• CA_DMOilrig - The Oilrig, featuring "Trigon" (2001)

As a member of Chaotic Dreams and as a former member of Trigon, Kirk Erickson put a Trigon Title ("Dekadenz and corruption") in one of his Quake III maps.

External links

• Official website of Trigon
• StadtWiki entry (Stadtwiki Karlsruhe
  Stadtwiki Karlsruhe
  The Stadtwiki Karlsruhe is a City wiki of the German town Karlsruhe and its surroundings, which is the largest in the world.- History :It was founded by the former pupil Hauke Löffler on the 22nd of Juli 2004...
  
  )