In the organizer's words:

Kraan comes to the Theaterstübchen with a new album!

What would the history of German rock music be without Kraan? Undoubtedly not only incomplete, but above all one particularly colorful, highly creative chapter poorer.
Right from the start of their career, Kraan dedicated themselves to an exciting fusion of rock, jazz and ethnic influences and later added US mainstream and soul elements to their sound. They called their style 'Wintrup Musik', named after their home in the Teutoburg Forest. A small inheritance in May 1970 was the initial spark for the band. The four original 'Kraaniche' Peter Wolbrandt, Jan Fride, Hellmut Hattler and Alto Pappert threw their money together and bought a sound system plus a band bus. They recorded their debut album in a 2-day (!) studio session and also cultivated a penchant for spontaneity. The figureheads of Kraan were bassist Hellmut Hattler and guitarist Peter Wolbrandt, who were also the band's two main songwriters. "I was looking for a word that sounded good," Hattler later explained the bizarre name. "We wanted to get away from this cliché and a word like Kraan appears in almost every language." The band's musical framework was also fitting: over a rocking drum beat, perfectly complemented by Hattler's powerful funky grooves, saxophonist Alto Pappert drew beautiful melodies, while guitarist Peter Wolbrandt rounded off the songs with his very own sound and swinging licks.