Twenty Sixty Six and Then
| Twenty Sixty Six and Then | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Mannheim , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Krautrock , Progressive Rock |
| founding | 1971 |
| resolution | 1972 |
| Last occupation | |
Organ, electric piano, piano, mellotron, percussion, vocals |
Veit Marvos |
Organ, electric piano, synthesizer, mellotron, vocals |
Steve Robinson |
singing |
Geff Harrison |
electric and acoustic guitar, vocals |
Gagey Mrozeck |
bass |
Dieter Bauer |
Drums |
Constantine Bommarius |
Twenty Sixty Six and Then , also shortened to 2066 instead of the full number and / or the commercial "&", was a German music group from Mannheim .
The group is assigned to both early Krautrock and progressive rock , with influences from jazz , hard rock and psychedelic rock also flowing into the style of the band.
Band history
2066 and Then were formed in the summer of 1971. The name was found by Geff Harrison , who used the old English saying "1066 and then". The year 1066 was momentous for English history, due to the victory of the Normans under William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings .
As a band, 2066 and Then existed for almost a year. Despite the excess length, the songs were played on the radio, and the band performed often, especially in southern Germany. For economic reasons it broke up before the real breakthrough came. The trigger was the disappointing sales of their first album, Reflections on the Future , released on United Artists Records . Geff Harrison and Gagey Mrozeck joined the local band Kin Ping Meh and Veit Marvos founds the group Emergency . Konstantin Bommarius switched to Abacus and subsequently also played in various other bands, e.g. B. Carthage , but then had to say goodbye to playing the drums for health reasons. He died in an accident in Mannheim in 2014.
In 1991, Second Battle released a second LP with, with one exception, previously unreleased pieces under the title Reflections on the Past . When the label wanted to release a compilation on CD, the original master tapes from the first album were no longer available. Instead, other recordings that were available in studio quality could be used. The CD was released under the name Reflections! and comprised five tracks from the second album and three from the first, but in an alternative version. Only the piece At my home can be heard on all three works.
Discography
- 1972: Reflections on the Future (LP)
- 1991: Reflections on the Past (LP)
- 1994: Reflections! (CD)
Web links
- Twenty Sixty Six and Then on the baby blue pages
- Twenty Sixty Six and Then at progarchives.com (English)
- Twenty Sixty Six and Then at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Farewell to ex-rock greats. Mannheimer Morgen, July 3, 2014, accessed on December 8, 2015