Annexus Quam Discography of CDs

Annexus Quam music CDs Annexus Quam's first record, originally released in 1970, is a peculiar mix of psychedelic rock and jazz, one of those distinctly Krautrock records from that era. There are plenty of spacy sound effects as well as drugged-out vocal moaning, while primitive rhythms pound away with savage ferocity, especially on the second track. The longer third cut slows things down slightly, with plenty of soloing of guitar, keyboard, and more vocal moaning over the rhythmic washes of sound and ragged percussion, and then adds in some cosmic electric guitar riffing toward the end. The side-long fourth track is far mellower, as a piano leads into a relaxed but swinging number that is far jazzier than the rest of the disc, though still based more in underground rock than jazz. The piece soon takes on the psychedelic weirdness of the earlier tracks as it starts to sway off kilter with more wordless vocals and studio effects and many transitions of sound. Annexus Quam (Osmose) is not quite rock and not quite jazz, but is a very nice listen for more adventurous listeners from either school, especially in the light of more recent post-rock developments. ~ Rolf Semprebon

Annexus Quam discography In the two years between Osmose and their second album, Beziehungen, Annexus Quam had honed their improvisational chops at many jazz festivals, pared the band down to a quintet, and were ready to delve much further into the avant-garde free jazz that their earlier record barely hinted at. This album, originally released in 1972, contains just four tracks that are far more free-form than their earlier material, especially on the entirely improvised "Leyenburg" pieces. These move from just two or three instruments interacting with each other in dialogue to everyone letting out squalls of sound. "Dreh Dich Nicht Um," on the other hand, is a bit closer to cosmic folk music and to space rock, as an acoustic guitar riffs steadily while the other instruments fly in and out of the mix, adding a ...

Annexus Quam CD discography