Bernd Ganter

The great irony with this release is that it was perhaps the most innovative and interesting on the Shrapnel label, yet received little attention until years later. Yngwie Malmsteen's influence on young guitarists produced an endless supply of technically competent, but largely uninspired, effigies. Mark Varney signed the German guitarist/composer Bernd Steidl, who had been studying at the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in California, after hearing a demo tape. Released without much press or fanfare, the recording was only mildly successful within the guitar-shred community. Perhaps the reason for this was that the core American audience, primarily young, heavy metal-influenced guitar students, were not ready for the level of sophistication presented in this acoustic format.

Bernd Witthüser - Lieder Von Vampiren, Nonnen Und Toten
FLAC | Artwork | 24Bit 96kHz: 791 MB | 16Bit 44.1kHz: 227 MB
Cat#: Ohr, PopImport OMM 56.002 | Country/Year: Germany 198_, 1970 (ReIssue)
Genre: Krautrock, Folk, Singer/Songwriter | Hoster: FS + HF/FF/Oron

Again one of my favorite albums. Enjoy and have a nice year 2011! Youtube preview links included.

Birgit Minichmayr captures the imagination and holds centre-stage on “As An Unperfect Actor – Nine Sonnets by William Shakespeare”. This won’t come as a surprise to people in the German-speaking world, where the Austrian actor is well-known from countless appearances on TV and a substantial filmography. Perhaps equally unsurprising is the deep experience she can bring to Shakespeare: as an ensemble member of the Burgtheater company in Vienna, she has repeatedly lived out the searingly dramatic lives of the Bard’s characters, notably the daemonic anger of Lady Macbeth, the sadness of Ophelia, and even the uncomfortable truths of the Fool in King Lear.