Coupla Prog

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Baden-Baden, Germany Coupla Prog from Baden-Baden/Germany is known for a melange of Kraut and Heavy Bluesrock, full of suspense, theatrical in parts, with a derivative sense of professionality. The band existed for nearly seven years and reached the peak from 1970 to 1972 for sure being homogenous with its style and without any commercial approach. The forerunner named "Wilde Reiter GmbH" played simple Soul/Rock covers and split in 1969. To compose something radically new COUPLA PROG was founded by four members: Hubert Donauer (drums), Reiner Niketta (bass, piano, vocals), Rolf Peters (guitar, vocals), Wolfgang Schindhelm (organ, guitar, trumpet, vocals). The new band name results from a shortened version of "A Couple Of Progs". The band's complete material is live played, pure, without reworking and overdubbing, the result of four sessions recorded at studio U1 of Radio Südwestfunk between 1970 and 1972. The first release by the german Long Hair Music label is the album 'Sprite' with early recordings from February 1970 and April 1971, strongly influenced by the new experimental post-beat phase. COUPLA PROG's centerpiece comes up with the Prog opera 'Edmundo Lopez'. Vocal-oriented because telling the story about a young man who lives in South America and gets between the enemy lines of a civil war. This 60 minute opus, finally released in 2000, contains 11 songs which are blending into each other. Thematically a gripping story with Hammond drenched parts remembering at Vani

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Death Is A Great Gambler

Sprite

Edmundo Lopez

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Krautrock - Music for Your Brain Vol. 3

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Krautrock Music For Your Brain Vol.3

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Sprite - SWF Sessions Volume 2

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Krautrock 3-2

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Edmundo Lopez - SWF-Sessions Volume 4

SWF Session Vol. 4 - Edmundo Lopez

SWF Session Vol. 2 - Sprite

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Krautrock-Music For Your Brain Vol.3

Krautrock: Music for Your Brain Vol. 3 - CD2

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