XHOL - Essen 1970 (1970-1999) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Xhol’s sound was a mix of jazz-rock and psychedelia. The band from Wiesbaden and former Xhol Caravan stood out for their pretty lengthy improvisations holding barely any vocals. The band became quite well-known with their two LPs released on Ohr. On Saturday, October 24, 1970, they performed at the third Essen Pop & Blues Festival at the Gruga hall. At that time, Hansi Fischer, one of the founders, had already gone on to Embryo. The whole festival had been recorded semi-professionally on soundboard by Roland Verheyen, an assistant to the promoter Konrad Mallison. The event’s master tapes are partly preserved. Lavishly remastered the CD provides a quite acceptable sound, although the drums seem to be too loud. Xhol’s gig had been divided into four pieces blending perfectly into each other. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Sparkling Geysers    23:26
2    „A“ Freak-out Blues    7:44
3    Weird Bossa    6:16
4    Surrealistic Scenery    12:11
Credits :
Bass [Baß] – Klaus Briest
Drums [Schlagzeug], Vocals [Uncredited] – Skip
Organ [Orgel] – Öcki Brevern
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor-Saxophon], Concert Flute [Querflöte] – Tim Belbe
Written-By [All Tracks Written By] – Xhol