Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 1/2005
Listening to jazz appeals to the love of danger within us: the danger that makes some people want to skydive, row the Atlantic or climb mountains. For many of us a sort of "risk voyeurism" is enough, where we watch a motor race in the hope that there will be accidents but no death. So, with jazz, the audience is led on an unpredictable aural musical journey and has to place its trust in the band as its guide. But we have one great advantage when we go on a jazz "journey" compared with, say, a real mountain climb. We can categorically affirm that no-one gets killed!Hearing Der Rote Bereich is the pure synthesis of going on such a journey - the name, the approach and the line-up make you hesitate about entrusting your life to them.First, the name. "Der Rote Bereich" means "The Red Zone". Red is the...
line upFrank Möbus – guitar
Rudi Mahall – bass clarinet
John Schröder – drums
Redorded live at the ACT NIGHT Montreux Jazz Festival on July 9, 2001
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Pruduced by Siegfried Loch
Co-Producer: Frank Möbus
