Discography – Meinrad Kneer

Susanne Fröhlich - recorders
Marc Sinan - guitars
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

Hunting Bears

(2:31)

2.

Wassermann

(1:56)

3.

Syrinx

(3:14)

4.

Nocturne No. 1

(3:11)

5.

Nature trail I

(1:33)

6.

Birdsong

(1:31)

7.

Bowen, Santa Barbara

(7:13)

8.

Silvius Leopold Weiss - Fantasie in d-moll

(2:46)

9.

Nature trail II

(3:49)

10.

Steinbock

(2:24)

11.

Krebs

(1:28)

12.

The Night

(3:10)

13.

Nocturne No. 4

(4:09)

14.

Hunting Bears

(2:37)

Total Time: 41:57

track 1, 14 by Radiohead (2001)
track 2, 10, 11 by Karlheinz Stockhausen (aus: Tierkreis, 1975)
track 3 by Claude Debussy (1913)
track 4, 13 by Marc Sinan (2021)
track 5, 9 by Meinrad Kneer (2024)
track 6 by Ulrich Schultheiss (2022)
track 7 by Hollis Taylor, feat. Pied Butcherbird (2023)
track 8 by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1719)
track 12 by Toru Takemitsu (aus: Toward the Sea, 1981)

Van Huffel / Kneer / Dimitriadis - Synomilies (2024)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR37

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Peter Van Huffel - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yorgos Dimitriadis - drums, percussion

1.

E La Nave Va

(7:53)

2.

Umstürzende Einbauten

(4:41)

3.

Dear Old Werner

(6:59)

4.

A Tree Has A Thousand Ears

(7:01)

5.

Beasts And Creatures

(7:18)

6.

Steel Water

(1:53)

7.

Convergence

(6:11)

8.

Au Comptoir

(7:11)

Total Time: 49:42

All compositions by Peter Van Huffel, Meinrad Kneer & Yorgos Dimitriadis, ©BUMA/STEMRA, GEMA

Platz / Attias / Kneer / Griener - Live at Sowieso (2023)

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Jeff Platz - guitar and electronics
Michael Attias - alto saxophone
Meinrad Kneer - acoustic bass
Michael Griener - drums

1.

Tethering

(20:32)

2.

Naturlich

(15:50)

3.

Obliquity

(24:46)

4.

Pointed

(11:38)

Total Time: 66:46

All compositions by Platz/ Attias/ Kneer/ Griener, ©GEMA

Susanne Fröhlich & Hollis Taylor, Mparntwe Moments – Musical Adventures in the Red Centre (2023)

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Susanne Fröhlich - recorders
Hollis Taylor - violin, bird whistles
Jon Rose - tenor violin, bird whistles
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

Batton Hill

(06:03)

2.

Cassia Hill

(05:46)

3.

Bowen, Santa Barbara

(07:01)

4.

Oonchiunpa Road

(02:42)

5.

Heaviree Gap

(04:11)

6.

Winds of Centralia

(09:46)

Total Time: 35:29

Track 1, 6 by Fröhlich, Taylor, Rose, Kneer and
tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 by Hollis Taylor

Meinrad Kneer Quintet - Der zweite Streich (2023)

Jazzwerkstatt:

JW234

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Sebastian Piskorz - trumpet
Peter Van Huffel - alto saxophone
Gerhard Gschlößl - trombone
Meinrad Kneer - double bass, composition
Andreas Pichler - drums

1.

Three and Four

(5:39)

2.

Three possible answers to Ornette Coleman’s question “ When will the blues leave?”

(8:38)

3.

Ferner

(9:05)

4.

1986

(5:51)

5.

As close as it gets

(7:24)

6.

Sad Thing

(12:14)

7.

Pavlovian Dreams

(5:41)

8.

Rhapsodie à la Bédouin

(10:50)

Total Time:

All compositions by Meinrad Kneer, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Rupp/ Kneer/ Fischerlehner - PUNA (2023)

Klanggalerie:

GG448

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Klanggalerie

Olaf Rupp - electric guitar
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Rudi Fischerlehner - drums, percussion

1.

PUNA l

(16:58)

2.

PUNA ll

(7:13)

3.

PUNA ll

(7:30)

4.

PUNA lV

(14:30)

Total Time: 46:11

All music by Rupp (GEMA)/ Kneer (BUMA/STEMRA)/ Fischerlehner (AKM/AUME).

Massaria/ Kneer/ Hertenstein - The Absence Of Zero (2023)

Setola Di Maiale:

SM4560

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Setola Di Maiale

Andrea Massaria - guitar & effects
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Joe Hertenstein - drums & percussion

1.

Zero One

(11:40)

2.

Zero Two

(8:38)

3.

Zero Three

(10:13)

4.

Zero Four

(4:51)

5.

Zero Five

(8:59)

Total Time: 44:55

All compositions by Massaria/ Kneer/ Hertenstein, ©SIAE

Twirls - Tides and Shadows (2023)

Tiger Moon Records:

TMR013

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Tiger Moon Records

Alexander Beierbach - soprano & tenor saxophone
Nicolas Schulze - piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yorgos Dimitriadis - drums

1.

Another Blink

(7:01)

2.

Buoy

(4:44)

3.

Night

(5:33)

4.

Thrust

(6:17)

5.

Hymn

(6:24)

6.

Encounter

(6:51)

7.

Shadows

(6:13)

Total Time: 43:06

All compositions by Beierbach/ Schulze/ Kneer/ Dimitriadis, ©GEMA

Eres Holz - Touching Universes (2022)

NEOS:

NEOS 12207-08

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NEOS Music

Eres Holz

Claudia van Hasselt - Mezzosopran
Susanne Fröhlich - Blockflöten
Meinrad Kneer - Kontrabass
Eres Holz - Weinglas & Elektronik

On the other pieces:
Zoë Cartier, Silke Lange, Dominik Susteck, Anna Viechtl, Asasello-Quartet, Ensemble Aventure & Nicholas Reed

1.

MACH for organ solo

(23:53)

2.

MACH for harp solo and live electronics

(22:04)

3.

MACH for cello solo and live electronics

(18:54)

4.

MACH for accordion solo and live electronics

(17:03)

5.

Dunkle Risse for string quartet

(25:48)

6.

Die Frau for soprano, recorder(s) and double bass

(16:13)

7.

Schakalkopf forflute, violin, viola and cello

(14:01)

8.

Touching Universes and Ends for septet and live electronics

(18:05)

Total Time:

All compositions by Eres Holz, ©GEMA

Lassine Koné - Bridging Bamako-Berlin (2021)

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Lassine Koné - kamale n'goni, voice
Habib Sangaré - bolon
AMET - guitar, electronics
Oğuz Büyükberber - synthesizer
Joel Diarra - balafon
Johannes Lauer - trombone
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Daniel Eichholz - drums

1.

Corodouga

(06:41)

2.

Djourou

(04:23)

3.

Bala Ni Bourou

(04:05)

4.

Noumou Koulouba

(05:13)

5.

Ayedo Barama

(03:49)

6.

Fatoko

(07:10)

7.

Moussow

(06:43)

8.

Gnagami

(03:09)

9.

Binadjan

(03:09)

10.

Djonkoloni

(05:27)

11.

Laban Kassi

(09:27)

Total Time:

Simon Rose, Ernesto Rodrigues, Guilherme Rodrigues & Meinrad Kneer - Birds and Humans (2021)

Creative Sources:

CS 726

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Simon Rose - baritone saxophone
Ernesto Rodrigues - viola
Guilherme Rodrigues - cello
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

I

(07:52)

2.

II

( 06:26)

3.

III

(11:37 )

4.

IV

(15:50 )

5.

V

(07:30 )

6.

VI

(11:06)

7.

VII

( 05:16)

Total Time: 66:17

All compositions by Rose/ Rodrigues/ Rodrigues & Kneer

Julie Sassoon Quartet - Voyages (2021)

Jazzwerkstatt:

JW218

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Julie Sassoon - piano
Lothar Ohlmeier - tenor saxophone, bass calrinet
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Rudi Fischerlehner - drums

1.

Missed Calls

(09:32)

2.

Shifting

(11:31)

3.

Waltz With Me

(06:23)

4.

Jerusalem

(09:09)

5.

Outside

(08:23)

6.

Melody

(06:33)

Total Time: 51:36

All compositions by Julie Sassoon, © MCPS/ PRS 2021

Baars/ Kneer/ Elgart - thrīe thrēo drī (2021)

Jazzwerkstatt:

JW215

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Ab Baars - tenor saxophone. clarinet, shakuhachi
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Bill Elgart - drums

1.

Verticality

(11:38)

2.

High Rider

(08:13)

3.

Boulder Clay Movement No.1

(06:54)

4.

The Duck Stays Between The Teeth

(09:32)

5.

Alternative Experimental Assembly X

(06:25)

6.

A Day Like Any Other

(09:09)

7.

All Other Forms of Matter And Energy

(13:50)

8.

Aerolith

(05:47)

Total Time: 71:31

All compositions by Ab Baars/ Meinrad Kneer/ Bill Elgart, ©BUMA/STEMRA 2021

DALGOO - Liberté Égalité Fraternité (2020)

Jazzwerkstatt:

JW210

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www.dalgoo.eu

Tobias Klein - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet (left channel)
Lothar Ohlmeier - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet (right channel)
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Christian Marien - drums

1.

Vibrate in Sympathy

(4:01)

2.

Arabian Oil

(9:54)

3.

Irr und Sinn

(5:33)

4.

Égalité

(1:52)

5.

Lakeish

(4:41)

6.

Die Zeit steht still

(8:55)

7.

Liberté

(2:07)

8.

Friendly Corps

(5:17)

9.

Eens Oneens

(5:49)

10.

Fraternité

(1:50)

11.

Listopad

(7:23)

12.

Gap-toothed Smile

(5:32)

13.

Blue Tip Match

(5:46)

Total Time: 68:40

Track 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12 & 13 by Tobias Klein,
track 3, 6 & 9 by Meinrad Kneer,
track 4, 7 & 10 by Klein/ Ohlmeier/ Kneer/ Marien.
©BUMA/STEMRA 2020

Meinrad Kneer - Vocabularies (2020)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR30

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Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

Sternensaus

(5:18)

2.

Short Story l

(3:49)

3.

Mixed Media

(3:25)

4.

Die Auseinandersetzung

(6:20)

5.

Sketch l

(1:03)

6.

Des Nächtens

(4:13)

7.

Sketch ll

(1:03)

8.

Short Story ll

(2:07)

9.

Musik für Schmetterlinge

(5:03)

10.

Sketch lll

(0:57)

11.

Short Story lll

(2:23)

12.

Navigation Spatiale

(5:00)

13.

Music for Bumble Bees

(6:42)

Total Time: 47:23

All compositions by Meinrad Kneer, ©BUMA/STEMRA 2020

Marc Sinan Company - I Exist, nach Rajasthan (2020)

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Iva Bittová - violin, voice, interview
Biliana Voutchkova - violin
Saša Mirković - viola
Cosima Gerhardt - cello
Maria Schneider - drums
Marc Sinan - guitar, electronics, interview
Vladimir Blagojević - accordion
Mathias Gunnarson - trumpet
Sascha Friedl - flute
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Dayam Khan Manganiyar - harmonium, voice
Raju Bhopi - voice, interview
Papamir Bhinjad - dholak
Delaine Le Bas & Damian Le Bas - interview
Jan Bülow - speaker
Patashi Devi & Santra Devi - voice
Rikharam and Omaram - flutes

1.

Strange Capsules

(10:00)

2.

My whole life has been like a broken jigsaw puzzle

(03:47)

3.

Iva's story, sketch 1

(05:14)

4.

Sanwariyo Ghat Maahi

(05:05)

5.

Nine Lives

(05:07)

6.

Rodav me miro drom

(02:41)

7.

Iva's story, sketch 2

(03:52)

8.

Ollun

(03:39)

9.

Around noon the fog suddenly disappeared

(07:44)

10.

Kathodi

(07:41)

11.

Moruda

(04:21)

12.

Europe

(06:39)

Total Time:

Composed by Marc Sinan, ©GEMA

Andreas Willers' 7of8 - The Goldman Variations (2020)

Jazzwerkstatt:

JW207

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Andreas Willers

Matthias Schubert - tenor saxophone
Florian Bergmann - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
Nikolaus Neuser - trumpet
Andreas Willers - electric & acoustic guitars,
percussion on track 02, fuzz bass on track 07, banjo on track 11
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Christian Marien - drums, percussion
&
Jan Lukas Roßmüller - analogue synthesizer on track 07

1.

CASE OF NEED

(01:16)

2.

Die post-nationale SÜßES HOLZ

(03:57)

3.

FRIEDE DEN HÜTEN

(06:15)

4.

The sweatshop portfolio QUORUM

(01:10)

5.

GOLDMAN'S SACK

(05:15)

6.

'Dance the revolution' said EMMA, who was a GOLDMAN too

(07:05)

7.

ALWAYS social NEVER score

(05:25)

8.

The clean profits TRILEMMA A

(02:05)

9.

The clean profits TRILEMMA B

(01:41)

10.

The clean profits TRILEMMA C

(05:37)

11.

GRAU NORMAL JA

(07:44)

12.

The MODIFIED PRINCESS spoon feeding her spotless anthropocene

(05:20)

Total Time: 52:32

All compositions by Andreas Willers, ©GEMA

Oğuz Büyükberber Trio - The Power of Movements in Plants (2019)

TryTone Records:

TT 559-081

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Oğuz Büyükberber - clarinet
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yorgos Dimitriadis - drums & electronics

1.

Polemonium Caeroleum

(15:49)

2.

Wisteria Sinensis

(03:31)

3.

Hydrangea Quercifolia

(01:35)

4.

Stachys Byzantina

(08:21)

5.

Paeonia Lactiflora

(10:07)

6.

Monarda Didyma

(04:55)

7.

Achillea Millefolium

(05:09)

8.

Dicentra Cucullaria

(04:28)

Total Time: 54 min

All compositions by Büyükberber/ Kneer/ Dimitriadis

Bite the Gnatze - Good bike Fair wheel (2019)

TryTone Records:

TT559-080

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Bite the Gnatze

Steven Kamperman - alto clarinet, soprano saxophone
Michel Duijves - clarinet, bass-clarinet
Joost Buis - trombone, lapsteel guitar
Paul Pallesen - guitar, banjo
Frank van Bommel - piano, celesta, harmonium
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Alan Purves - drums, percussion

1.

Knorrepot

(06:01)

2.

Zonnetje watertje windje

(04:45)

3.

Knock around the corner

(04:45)

4.

From D to G to A to D

(08:32)

5.

Sjans!

(04:48)

6.

I see the world spinning round

(06:30)

7.

I met a lazy horse

(05:09)

8.

Don't mess with Miss Maison Moderne

(03:24)

9.

Good bike Fair Wheel

(03:40)

Total Time: 47:42

All compositions by Paul Palessen, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Baars/ Kneer/ Elgart - "Live At Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf 2012" (2018)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR22

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Nickelsdorf Suite #1, part I

Ab Baars - tenor saxophone, clarinet, shakuhachi
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Bill Elgart - drums

1.

(13:31)

2.

Nickelsdorf Suite #1, part II

(03:45)

3.

Nickelsdorf Suite #1, part III

(06:28)

4.

Nickelsdorf Suite #2, part I

(09:11)

5.

Nickelsdorf Suite #2, part II

(07:50)

6.

Nickelsdorf Fantasia

(03:49)

Total Time: 44:38

All compositions by Baars/ Kneer/ Elgart ©BUMA/STEMRA

Julie Sassoon Quartet - "Fourtune" (2016)

Jazzwerkstatt:

JW169

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Julie Sassoon Quartet

Aus dem wundersamen Leben der Salatgurke

Lothar Ohlmeier - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Julie Sassoon - piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Rudi Fischerlehner - drums

special guest: Tom Arthurs - trumpet (on #6)

1.

Cloud

(08:58)

2.

To Be

(11:29)

3.

This One's A Boy

(12:22)

4.

Wake Up Call

(11:27)

5.

Expectations

(11:04)

6.

White Noises (For JKM)

(09:08)

Total Time: 64:31

All compositions by Julie Sassoon, except #3 by Mia Ohlmeier

Meinrad Kneer Quintet - Oneirology (2015)

JazzHausMusik:

JHM 238

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Sebastian Piskorz - trumpet
Peter Van Huffel - alto saxophone
Gerhard Gschlößl - trombone
Meinrad Kneer - double bass, composition
Andreas Pichler - drums

1.

Tautology

(5:37)

2.

Himmel & Hölle

(5:18)

3.

Open Book

(7:06)

4.

Tre Palle Mille Lire

(3:10)

5.

Cherry

(5:58)

6.

Hau den Lukas

(5:30)

7.

Lonely Weekend

(5:06)

8.

City Fireflies

(5:00)

9.

(7:47)

Total Time: 50:38

All compositions by Meinrad Kneer

Meinrad Kneer's Phosphoros Ensemble plays Christian Morgenstern (2015)

Unit Records:

UTR4614

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Unit Records

Almut Kühne – voice
Uli Pleßmann – reciting voice
Frank Gratkowski – clarinet & bass clarinet
Kathrin Pechlof – harp
Meinrad Kneer – double bass

1.

Triptychon*

(9:01)

2.

Die unmögliche Tatsache

(2:30)

3.

Das Mondschaf/ Lunovis

(5:10)

4.

Das Äpfelchen

(2:44)

5.

Nach Norden/ West-östlich

(5:08)

6.

Das große Lalula

(1:25)

7.

Der Hecht

(3:15)

8.

Der Besuch

(3:24)

9.

Auf dem Strome

(6:46)

10.

Nein!

(2:54)

11.

Die Geruchsorgel/ Der Aromat

(2:56)

12.

Die Behörde

(2:46)

13.

Gespräch einer Hausschnecke mit sich selbst

(2:27)

14.

Die Kugeln

(2:00)

15.

Die zwei Parallelen

(5:24)

16.

Das Bild

(2:45)

Total Time: 61:04

*Triptychon contains the three poems Ein Sandkorn, Hymne & Kleine Erde.

Track 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15 by Meinrad Kneer.
Track 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16 by Almut Kühne, Uli Pleßmann, Frank Gratkowski, Kathrin Pechlof & Meinrad Kneer
All poems by Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914)

Sequoia – Rotations (2014)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR21

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Antonio Borghini – double bass
Meinrad Kneer – double bass
Klaus Kürvers – double bass
Miles Perkin – double bass

1.

Resting Crows

(03:17)

2.

Birdcages

(07:56)

3.

Interlude I

(01:04)

4.

Rotations

(14:56)

5.

Interlude II

(01:10)

6.

Lifts & Escalators

(06:57)

7.

Inside

(05:39)

8.

Passing By

(06:58)

Total Time: 48:10

All compositions by Borghini / Kneer / Kürvers / Perkin, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Klangwelt Station - The Music Exhibition (2014)

listermusic:

lm010

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Johanna Varner - cello
Dick Toering - guitars
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

Autumn In Oostum

(03:58)

2.

Dutch Tulips

(02:23)

3.

Panic In Birdland

(03:51)

4.

Watching The River Flow

(06:34)

5.

White Flamingo

(03:38)

6.

Tired Red Car

(03:36)

7.

Ocean Grounds

(05:41)

8.

Garden Of Sounds

(01:53)

9.

Invisible Blue

(04:49)

10.

Pictures Of Rain

(04:43)

11.

Turner's Light

(01:26)

12.

Waldsamkeit

(02:37)

13.

Stopping The Pendulum; Goodbye!

(03:41)

Total Time: 48:48

All compositions by Varner / Toering / Kneer, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Baars / Kneer / Elgart - Give no quarter (2013)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR20

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Song For Our Predecessors

Ab Baars - tenor saxophone, clarinet, shakuhachi
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Bill Elgart - drums

1.

Anacrusis

(05:09)

2.

Eurus

(05:49)

3.

Give No Quarter

(05:24)

4.

Zephyrus

(03:34)

5.

Late Preamble

(02:25)

6.

(04:44)

7.

Specific Gravity

(05:31)

8.

Notus

(03:47)

9.

Logical Consistency

(04:25)

10.

Tale Of The Bewildered Bee

(06:49)

11.

Complementary Progress

(05:00)

12.

Fundamental Ambush

(04:59)

13.

Boreas

(05:05)

Total Time: 63:22

All compositions by Baars / Kneer / Elgart, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Rose / Kneer / Barrett - Colophony (2013)

Creative Sources:

CS229

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Creative Sources

Jon Rose - violin, tenor violin
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Richard Barrett - electronics

1.

Colophony 1

(02:46)

2.

Colophony 2

(03:50)

3.

Colophony 3

(05:07)

4.

Colophony 4

(05:15)

5.

Colophony 5

(13:28)

6.

Colophony 6

(06:24)

7.

Colophony 7

(06:06)

8.

Colophony 8

(02:55)

9.

Colophony 9

(03:26)

10.

Colophony 10

(03:26)

11.

Colophony 11

(05:45)

Total Time: 56:15

All compositions by Rose / Kneer / Barrett, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Willers/ Kneer/ Marien - Nulli Secundus (2012)

Creative Sources:

CS222

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Dans la foule et la folie

Creative Sources

Andreas Willers - el. & ac. Guitars
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Christian Marien - drums, percussion

1.

Triolog

(03:20)

2.

Shoct

(02:24)

3.

Ubersturz

(04:39)

4.

Arcoring

(02:43)

5.

Geschiebemergel

(07:15)

6.

Fellatmung

(10:28)

7.

Unkunft

(04:09)

8.

Froschball

(04:48)

9.

Wurfblech

(05:36)

Total Time: 45:48

All compositions by Willers/ Kneer/ Marien, ©GEMA

Carrousel - Mallemolen (2012)

LopLop Records:

LLr 036

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LopLop Records

Steven Kamperman - alto & b-flat clarinet, soprano saxophone
Jeroen van Vliet - piano
Meinrad Kneer - bass
Andreas Pichler - drums

1.

(04:08)

2.

Cornemuse

(05:03)

3.

Riesenrad

(07:12)

4.

Tango ludico

(05:52)

5.

Mallemolen

(04:04)

6.

Geisterbahn

(07:00)

7.

Qualitate qua(tsch)

(03:36)

8.

Waltz

(04:41)

9.

Madame Coffullia

(03:39)

Total Time: 45: 19

All compositions by Steven Kamperman, except 6. by Meinrad Kneer, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Bite the Gnatze - Peeling off slowly (2011)

TryTone:

TT559-048

more information/ order cd's: https://www.bitethegnatze.nl

Joos Buis - trombone, lapsteelguitar
Michel Duijves - clarinet, bass-clarinet, whistle
Frank van Bommel - piano, vibraphone, glockenspiel
Paul Pallesen - guitar, banjo, bouzouki
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Alan Purves - drums, percussion, squeekie toys
Guest:
Jorrit Dijkstra - alto saxophone

1.

Boempe Met Pappa Pel

(05:04)

2.

Blues Under The Kilt

(05:54)

3.

Nothing Between You And The Stars, Lightyears Away

(06:47)

4.

Antiblob

(06:49)

5.

A Bright Light On An Empty Sofa

(04:41)

6.

Soforti

(04:22)

7.

Paddy's Rambling Through The Park

(05:52)

8.

Pallies Chord

(04:16)

9.

Peeling Off Slowly

(07:07)

Total Time: 50:56

All compositions by Paul Pallesen, except #7 (Irish traditional)

Klare/ Platz/ Kneer/ Elgart - Modern Primitive (2011)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR18

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Jan Klare - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Jeff Platz - guitar
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Bill Elgart- drums

1.

Beekeepers Song

(04:16)

2.

Can You Hear The Rain?

(07:25)

3.

Meat Dress

(04:29)

4.

A Gently Sloping Knoll

(06:47)

5.

Blank Mask

(03:48)

6.

Grain By Grain

(05:49)

7.

Puppet Party

(05:28)

8.

Impish Episode

(07:44)

9.

Mutual Agreement

(03:44)

Total Time: 49:46

All compositions by Klare/ Platz/ Kneer/ Elgart, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Lotz/ Kneer - U-Ex(perimental) (2011)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR17

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Mark Alban Lotz (all tracks, except 10) - piccolo, c-, alto-, bass flute, pvc contrabass flute, prepared flute, voice
Meinrad Kneer (all tracks) - double bass

Guests:
Maraatsj ten Hoorn (4, 9, 15, 22) - violin
Mary Oliver (5, 14, 20) - viola
Felicity Provan (9, 15, 17, 21, 23) - trumpet, voice
Dana Jessen (4, 9, 15, 22) - bassoon
Jodi Gilbert (2, 12, 25) - voice
Han Buhrs (10, 16, 19) - voice
Yedo Gibson (3, 6, 8, 13, 18, 24) - baritone- & soprano saxophone, trombone mouthpiece
Joost Buis (9, 15, 17, 21, 23) - lap steel guitar
Guillaume Heurtebize (5, 11, 14, 20) - electric guitar
Alfredo Genovesi (2, 11, 12, 25) - electric guitar
Koenraad Ecker (7) - laptop

1.

Ballet D'Action

(01:04)

2.

Serene

(03:14)

3.

Operation Hercules

(02:16)

4.

Hold

(02:38)

5.

Rondo

(02:46)

6.

Conclusion

(01:01)

7.

Block 3

(04:35)

8.

In The Mouth

(01:26)

9.

Moment

(01:04)

10.

Punch

(01:38)

11.

Inside

(03:00)

12.

Blitzfish

(01:01)

13.

The Weight Of Air

(02:18)

14.

On The Other Side

(02:58)

15.

Beach Life

(03:44)

16.

The Mammal Thing

(02:23)

17.

The Fog

(02:04)

18.

Open Your Eyes!

(01:10)

19.

Pow Pow

(01:24)

20.

Movement And Variation

(01:24)

21.

Aria

(02:08)

22.

Conversation

(01:10)

23.

Recitativo

(01:55)

24.

Drugstore Manager

(01:36)

25.

For Albert Hofmann

(05:13)

26.

The Golden Fish

(03:38)

Total Time: 52:56

Tracks 1, 26 by Lotz/ Kneer, 2, 12, 25 by Genovesi/ Gilbert/ Lotz/ Kneer, 3, 6, 8, 13, 18, 24 by Gibson/ Lotz/ Kneer, 4, 22 by Jessen/ Lotz/ Kneer/ ten Hoorn, 5, 14, 20 by Heurtebize/ Oliver/ Lotz/ Kneer, 7 by Ecker/ Lotz/ Kneer, 9, 15 by Buis/ Jessen/ Lotz/ Kneer/ Provan/ ten Hoorn, 10 by Buhrs/ Kneer, 11 by Genovesi/ Heurtebize/ Lotz/ Kneer, 16, 19 by Buhrs/ Lotz/ Kneer, 17, 21, 23 by Buis/ Lotz/ Kneer/ Provan, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Raj Mohan - Daayra (2011)

Me And My Other CD Records:

MMACD2011

more information/ order cd's: http://www.daayra.nl

Continental Record

Raj Mohan - vocals (all tracks)
Lourens van Haaften - guitars and xylophone (all tracks)
Mark Alban Lotz - flutes and bansuri (2, 6, 8, 9)
Leonie Stevens - cello (4, 5, 7)
Eelco Topper - fender rhodes (2, 3, 4)
Marco van Os - bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11)
Meinrad Kneer - double bass (4, 6, 7)
Abdel Alariachi - darbuka (4, 7)
Suresh Sarjoe - tabla (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Pim van Ham - drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11)

1.

I Tor Sahar

(03:37)

2.

Daayra

(03:51)

3.

Kaise Boli

(03:21)

4.

Jab Aawa Jaahi

(03:33)

5.

Dekha

(04:41)

6.

Dhir Tom

(02:51)

7.

Har Ek Baat

(04:08)

8.

Ham Na Mangila

(04:39)

9.

Nisa Sa

(02:54)

10.

Mai Re

(04:20)

11.

Mangila

(02:28)

12.

()

Total Time: 40:29

All compositions by Raj Mohan, co-writing by Lourens Haaften. Arrangements by Raj Mohan & Lourens van Haaften. All lyrics by Raj Mohan, except 7. by Mirza Ghalib (traditional).

Baraná Quintet - Sarap (2010)

Baykuş:

BY0005

more information/ order cd's: http://www.barana.nl

Baykuş

Behsat Üvez - vocals, saz, cura, percussion
Steven Kamperman - alto clarinet, soprano saxophone
Bart Lelivelt - accordion
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Sebastian Demydczuk - drums

1.

Hayyam Peşrev

(07:40)

2.

Zavallı Hayyam

(06:16)

3.

Dionysos İçin Dans

(06:28)

4.

Kim Görmüş

(03:49)

5.

Eylül

(04:30)

6.

Derdalan

(03:30)

7.

Ekim

(03:10)

8.

Üçüncü Bardak

(07:56)

9.

Her Sabah

(07:24)

10.

Sen Ben

(05:13)

Total Time: 56:12

All compositions by Üvez/ Kamperman, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Baars / Kneer - Windfall (2010)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR10

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Ab Baars - tenor saxophone, clarinet, shakuhachi, noh-can
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

The Staircase Incident

(04:19)

2.

Ant Logics

(02:45)

3.

Windfall

(01:53)

4.

Wood-Wind

(04:55)

5.

Long Way Home

(04:30)

6.

Bird Talk

(05:01)

7.

Insinuated Instability

(03:54)

8.

The Pledge

(06:41)

9.

Eastern Rudiment

(03:13)

10.

Into Philosophy

(04:05)

11.

Target Practice

(04:50)

Total Time: 46:07

All compositions by Baars/ Kneer, ©BUMA/STEMRA

I Compani - Circusism (2008)

Icdisc.nl:

Icdisc.nl 0901

more information/ order cd's:

Toondist.nl

Bo van de Graaf - soprano-, alto- & tenorsaxophone
Ewout Dercksen - tenor, - baritonsaxophone
Jeroen Doomernik - trumpet
Tessa Zoutendijk - violin
Hans Hasebos - marimba, percussion
Albert van Veenendaal - piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yonga Sun - drums
Sara Ercoli - voice (track 1 only)

1.

Intro Sara

(02:27)

2.

Pauze

(00…54)

3.

Beaver Bounce

(04:13)

4.

Buiksprekers Buik

(05:25)

5.

Shut Up!

(05:36)

6.

Salto Salto

(02:47)

7.

Petty Theft

(02:36)

8.

Come Prima

(04:40)

9.

Bea's Owl

(06:03)

10.

TRJRKR

(02:00)

11.

Stunts

(03:17)

12.

El Star

(01:48)

13.

Royal Gala

(05:10)

14.

FreeJazz Karaoke

(02:22)

15.

Enlightment

(03:35)

Total Time: 53:27

Tracks 2,5,9,10,14 by Bo van de Graaf, tracks 3,11 by Hans Hasebos, tracks 4,6 by Albert van Veenendaal, track 7 by Michael Moore, track 8 by Panzeri/ arr. N Langenhuijsen, track 12 by Tessa Zoutendijk /Albert van Veenendaal, track 13 by Martin Fondse, track 15 by Sun Ra, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Spoon 3 - Seductive Sabotage (2008)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR05

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Jodi Gilbert - voice, little instruments & live sampling
Albert van Veenendaal - (prepared) piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

No No Know No Rest/ The Box/ Third Arm

(09:16)

2.

Spoons

(02:08)

3.

Slowly I Turn

(02:26)

4.

Bibblin' Bubblin'

(05:41)

5.

Happy Go Lucky

(00:52)

6.

Exhale

(00:33)

7.

Walter's Song

(02:01)

8.

Distance

(06:11)

9.

Spring Cleaning

(00:23)

10.

Northern Exposure 1

(01:03)

11.

Northern Exposure 2

(01:02)

12.

Seductive Sabotage

(04:49)

13.

Dorothy's Song

(00:28)

14.

The prairie

(04:22)

15.

Persephone's Song

(05:54)

16.

Tchaikovsky's Dream

(01:16)

17.

Kingdom

(03:58)

18.

Deep Blue

(01:32)

19.

Listen

(01:01)

20.

Business Suit

(03:57)

Total Time: 59:13

Tracks 1,4,8: van Gilbert/ Veenendaal
Track 2: Gilbert/ Harpaz/ Olin Unferth
Track 3,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,14,16,18,19: Gilbert/ Kneer/ van Veenendaal
Track 12,20: Gilbert
Track 15: van Veenendaal
Track 17: Gilbert/ Sexton

Baraná Trio - Gül ve Bülbül (2007)

LopLop Records:

LLr023)

more information/ order cd's: http://www.barana.nl

LopLop Records

Behsat Üvez - vocals, saz, cura, percussion
Steven Kamperman - alto clarinet, B-flat clarinet, claripipe, melodica
Bart Lelivelt - accordeon

special guests:
Monique Lansdorp - violin (track 10 & 11
Meinrad Kneer - double bass (track 1, 10 & 11)

1.

Keten Gümlek Türküsü

(05:22)

2.

Yalniz Bülbül

(03:05)

3.

Benli

(03:37)

4.

Prelude

(00:59)

5.

Seven Headed Dragon

(05:42)

6.

Bir Firtina

(05:41)

7.

Imkansiz

(02:29)

8.

Nihavent Tango

(06:01)

9.

Kirmizi Gül

(06:23)

10.

Dance Of The Nightingale

(05:07)

Total Time: 53:07

All compositions by Üvez/ Kamperman, except 4 and 7 (traditionals)

Bite The Gnatze - Wals door het raam (2007)

TryTone:

TT559-037

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Jasper le Clercq - violin
Joost Buis - trombone, lapsteelguitar
Michel Duijves - clarinet, bass-clarinet, tinwhistle
Steven Kamperman - clarinet, alto saxophone
Paul Pallesen - guitar, bouzouki
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Alan Purves - drums, percussion

1.

Als Een Haas Op Een Kale Berg

(04:27)

2.

Schuur

(06:28)

3.

Voor De Wijkertulp

(08:45)

4.

Lefbaby

(06:14)

5.

Wals Door Het Raam

(08:25)

6.

De Bokkenpolka

(04:40)

7.

Schuivertje Door De Nacht

(07:33)

8.

Midnight On The Water

(05:32)

Total Time: 65:31

Veenendaal/ Kneer/ Sun - Predictable point of impact (2006)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR04

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Albert van Veenendaal - (prepared) piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yonga Sun - drums

1.

Happy Hour

(06:34)

2.

Posthume Verleumdung

(05:25)

3.

Alex The Woitec Guy

(07:22)

4.

Easy Uneasy

(05:12)

5.

As Cucumbers

(06:10)

6.

Dance To Sing Strangely With

(04:26)

7.

Wolf Hunt

(07:21)

8.

Lonely Weekend

(06:07)

9.

Predictable Point Of Impact

(06:33)

10.

Papperlapapp

(07:13)

Total Time: 62:28

Play Station 6 - #1 (2006)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR03

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Maartje Ten Hoorn - violin
Eric Boeren - trumpet
Tobias Delius - tenorsax
Achim Kaufmann - (prepared) piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Paul Lovens - drums

1.

Somrorostro

(01:30)

2.

Glorie van Holland

(05:53)

3.

Misty

(02:40)

4.

Unprepared

(06:30)

5.

Alone

(05:12)

6.

Outside Inside

(02:20)

7.

Man With Scythe

(02:14)

8.

Untitled

(04:59)

9.

MaJo's Retreat

(07:17)

10.

Bravas

(08:20)

11.

The Black Box

(02:34)

12.

Alive And Cooking

(02:16)

13.

Forgiven

(02:00)

Total Time: 54:40

All compositions by ten Hoorn/ Boeren/ Delius/ Kaufmann/Kneer/Lovens.
All live improvisations, no overdubs, no edits. ©BUMA/STEMRA

Kneer/ van Veenendaal - The Munderkingen sessions - part 1 (2006)

Evil Rabbit Records:

ERR01

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Subterreanean Distribution & Mailorder

Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Albert van Veenendaal - (prepared) piano

1.

Cherry

(05:10)

2.

Miniklangwelt

(00:24)

3.

Schoener Berg

(02:06)

4.

Gazz

(07:39)

5.

Nature Morte 1

(03:56)

6.

Nature Morte 2

(00:53)

7.

Verzagt

(07:26)

8.

Fliegentod

(03:19)

9.

Klangwelt 1

(01:02)

10.

Klangwelt 2

(01:11)

11.

Klangwelt 3

(01:09)

12.

Oscar und Willi

(01:15)

13.

Nocturne

(05:11)

14.

Lelijk Eentje

(02:12)

15.

In Der Ursuppe

(03:44)

16.

Nature Morte 3

(01:04)

17.

Nature Morte 4

(02:28)

18.

Chords And So

(03:21)

Total Time: 53:39

All compositions by Kneer/ van Veenendaal, except 1 + 7 by Kneer and 4 +15 by van Veenendaal

I Compani - "Museum of Emotions" (2006)

icdisc:

icdisc.nl 0601

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I Compani

Bo van de Graaf - soprano, alto- and tenorsaxophone
Ewout Dercksen - tenor- and baritonesaxophone
Jeroen Doomernik - trumpet and fluegelhorn
Tessa Zoutendijk - violin
Michel Mulder - bandoneon
Hans Hasebos - vibraphone and percussion
Albert van Veenendaal - piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yonga Sun - drums and percussion
Emanuel Pessanha (1) Gülendem Wubuli (3,4,5,6,9) Simon Vinkenoog (10) Quirine Melssen (11) Hans Hasebos (12) Simin Tander (14) - vocals Chinese poetry by Gülendem Wubuli

1.

Een goddelijk ontwaken

(05:05)

2.

Museum of Emotions - Suite

(19:25)

3.

Do It!

(10:20)

4.

Those Kond Of Things

(06:20)

5.

Luna Triste

(05:00)

6.

No Corpo Feminino

(09:18)

7.

Jij, Mijn Wereld

(12:35)

8.

De liefde..... !

(06:34)

9.

Bo's da Bomb

(06:21)

Total Time: 78:11

track 1 by Carel van Rijn, track 2,5,9 by Bo van de Graaf, track 3 by Vera Vingerhoeds, track 4 by Bernard Hunnekink, track 6 by Wouter van Bemmel, track 7 by Corrie van Binsbergen, track 8 by Hans Hasebos, ©BUMA/STEMRA

Gravitones and Strings - 'Live at the BIMhuis' (2006)

for T:

T 02

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Augusto Forti - clarinet, ukulele (2)
Felicity Provan - cornet, tenor ukulele (2)
Paul Pallesen - banjo, el. guitar (3)
Gregg Moore - banjo, tuba (3), mandolin (4)
Joost Buis - lapsteel guitar, trombone (3)
Mary Oliver - violin
Tristan Honsinger - cello (1,3,5)
Alex Waterman - cello (2,4)
Meinrad Kneer - double bass (1,3,5)
Wilbert de Joode - double bass (2,4)
Han Bennink - drums & percussions (1,3,5)
Michael Vatcher - drums & percussions(2)

1.

Gasaku

(09:04)

2.

Gasuto

(04:11)

3.

Gasiform

(18:44)

4.

Gasonata

(02:44)

5.

Twice Across The Table

(08:53)

Total Time: 43:50

All compositions by Augusto Forti

President of the Globe - 'President of the Globe' (2005)

TryTone :

TT 559-032

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Elisa Roep - soprano voice
Alec Kopyt - voice, percussion
Tobias Klein - alto sax, (bass-)clarinet, electronics
Albert van Veenendaal - prepared piano, sampler
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

Grashupfer

(06:30)

2.

Van Blauwige Stilte

(11:39)

3.

Zazevj

(08:53)

4.

De Vogels

(10:48)

5.

Gagaga

(05:16)

6.

Wenn Pferde Sterben

(06:03)

7.

Blagovest Umu

(05:46)

8.

Sie!

(07:03)

9.

Litso

(06:07)

Total Time: 68:07

tracks 1,4,6 by Meinrad Kneer, tracks 2,5,8 by Albert van Veenendaal and tracks 3,7,9 by Tobias Klein

Van Veenendaal/ Kneer/ Sun - 'Songs to Dance strangely with' (2005)

TryTone:

TT559-029/ 2005

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Albert van Veenendaal - piano
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Yonga Sun - drums

1.

Song To Dance Strangely With

(07:05)

2.

Van-De-Wereld-Muziek

(09:03)

3.

Reminiscence

(04:09)

4.

Miniature Très Vite

(05:08)

5.

Verzagt

(07:19)

6.

Oscar And Willi Dancing

(02:08)

7.

Gonggga

(06:51)

8.

d.a.c.h.

(10:05)

Total Time: 51:51

tracks 1,2 by Albert van Veenendaal, tracks 3,6 by Albert van Veenendaal and Meinrad Kneer, track 7 by Yonga Sun, tracks 4,5,8, by Meinrad Kneer

Music for Baby! (2004)

Amorfon:

amorfon004

more information/ order cd's: https://amorfon.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-baby

Amorfon

Barbara Lüneburg - violin, viola
Doris Hochscheid - violoncello
Meinrad Kneer - double-bass

Total Time: 48:50

compilation, includes 'Pavillon' (2000) by composer Marko Ciciliani

Deep Fried Angel Fish - '1' (2004)

Karnatic Lab Records :

KLR 003

more information/ order cd's: http://www.karnaticlabrecords.com/cds/88

Karnatic Lab Records

Gijs Levelt - trumpet, flügelhorn
Tobias Klein - alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Theo van Tol - accordion
Meinrad Kneer - double bass

1.

Vondelpark

(07:16)

2.

Sögüdün Erenleri

(06:05)

3.

Kleine Kugeln

(06:28)

4.

Novak

(06:12)

Total Time: 26:00

track #1 by Gijs Levelt, track #2 is a traditional, track #3 by Tobias Klein, track #4 by Meinrad Kneer

Dalgoo - 'New Anatomy' (2003)

TryTone:

TT559-022

more information/ order cd's: http://trytone.org/wordpress_A/product/new-anatomy/

Hester Boverhuis - voice
Leonid Vlassov - voice
Jasper Le Clercq - violin, viola
Tobias Klein - alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Lothar Ohlmeier - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Milo Fell - drums

1.

Niet-nu/ Walt

(11:13)

2.

Weiter dacht' ich nicht

(08:59)

3.

Die Freundin/ The Lecture

(10:56)

4.

Petrov

(05:31)

5.

Nieuwe Anatomie

(02:50)

6.

Kleine Kugeln

(07:09)

7.

The Dream

(06:02)

8.

Alle Alle Bomen

(03:08)

9.

d.a.c.h.

(09:38)

Total Time: 66:33

tracks 1,3,5,7,9 by Meinrad Kneer,
tracks 2,4,6,8 by Tobias Klein

Bite the Gnatze - 'Wilde Dans In Een Afgelegen Berghut' (2003)

TryTone:

TT559-020

more information/ order cd's: https://www.bitethegnatze.nl

Maurice Horsthuis - violin/viola
Jasper le Clercq - violin
Joost Buis - trombone/lapsteelguitar
Michel Duijves - clarinet/bass-clarinet
Jorrit Dijkstra - saxophones/ wistle
Paul Pallesen - guitar/banjo/vocals
Meinrad Kneer - double bass
Alan Purves - drums/percussion

1.

Wilde Dans In Een Afgelegen Berghut

(04:32)

2.

Akkersnacker

(07:18)

3.

Arunosa

(05:32)

4.

Kom Op Pop

(05:36)

5.

Zinder Zoom En Zonder End

(09:40)

6.

Horm Wil Geen Vis

(05:49)

7.

Nieuw En Langzaam

(07:29)

8.

Farne

(07:15)

9.

Voor het Mannetje

(06:12)

Total Time: 59:51

All compositions by Paul Pallesen, except #5 by Joost Buis and #8 by Michel Duijves

Dalgoo - Dalgoo (2000)

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