Cannabis India - SWF Session 1973 (Germany, Krautrock/Heavy Progressive Rock) Full Album

Cannabis India biography
Founded in Wuppertal, Germany in 1971 - Disbanded in 1974
As a child in Germany, Oliver PETRY began playing piano at a very young age, switching later to organ after hearing contemporary greats as Keith EMERSON. By about 1970, PETRY, drummer Rüdiger BRAUNE and bassist Dirk FLECK had formed cover band The FUTURES but by 1971, had transformed into CANNABIS INDIA, a faux-classical power trio based near Düsseldorf and part of the famous Wuppertal scene (known as a center of 'Krautrock' with acts as Holderlin garnering national attention).
CANNABIS INDIA featured all-original compositions from PETRY and after good word of mouth began spreading about their live shows, the trio secured billing with artists as EARTH AND FIRE, BEGGARS OPERA, and EILIFF. Their appearances at Berlin's IFA and the first Wuppstock Festival in 1973 were highlights. The band's long-forgotten recordings - done in May '73 at the Sudwestfunk and finally released in 2009 as 'SWF Session 1973' on Long Hair Records - are our only taste of this unit in the studio and present a raw but dynamic early form of heavy, organ-based symphonic rock in the vein of ELP's 'Tarkus' period and smaller bands as Canada's ExCUBUS [then Incubus].
Guitarist Martin KOHMSTEDT [of SOLOMON JACKDAW] joined the band but left in '74, after which CI split-up. Shortly after, Oliver PETRY founded UNIVERSE with ex-SOLOMON JACKDAW members and before this group's breakup, they recorded several cuts at the Studio Neugebauer [included as bonus cuts on SWF Session]. Later, bandmates reunited to work on the FRITZ MüLLER BAND helping to record the album 'Kommt'. Oliver PETRY became lead vocalist for EMPIRE along with Dirk FLECK on bass and released an LP in 1981. PETRY now works as a graphics & sound designer for websites and plans a future music project called The Unbrothers.
Tracks:
01. Hand Of The King - 00:00
02. Lapis - 07:41
03. Revolver - 19:38
04. Beethoven’s 9th -23:58
Personnel:
Oliver Petry - organ
Dirk Fleck - Fender bass
Rüdiger Braune - drums

[@aknevv]

Who remembers The Nice? This band, obviously. What happens when craazy musos smoke too much. They probably went to India for six months and the whole trip cost them less than a flight there and back would cost today. Power to the People!

[@philippecirse4872]

La virtuosité incontestable de Cannabis India me touche particulièrement et jongle délicieusement avec la sensibilité des émotions de l'âme. Merci infiniment pour ce pur bonheur Dear Uncle 🤠👌

[@heikoallewelt5632]

Broad grin on my face.
Beethovens 9th on an organ??? WTF!
J. Seb. Bach -ish!!!!
I Like It, a lot.
Dankeschön Onkel
🗿

[@bengychannel7055]

Роскошный альбом! Ведущий орган это здорово!Очень понравился. Хочу в коллекцию.

[@user-bh2kt4vb6n]

Gostei sim belo album. Tito

[@clouddog2393]

Have this album on CD . Obviously heavily influenced by The Nice and all the better for that . This could only have came out in the early 70' when Prog was at it's peak with so many fine bands gigging and making albums . Great days .

[@danielconti1220]

yes💫👍🏻...

[@FABIO.AYUB.]

Muito interessante... Gosto deste canal porque tenho conhecido muita coisa de qualidade. Há sempre algo que me surpreende 👍🏻✌🏻

[@alessandropozzi9339]

at 24:00 u can hear the classic amplified noise of a Leslie horns rotating...

[@user-bh2kt4vb6n]

Excelente tecladista boa batera sim

[@kraftGEGENfreude]

Ein Hammondorgel Trio vom feinsten 🍀😆👍

[@edgyonetwo1]

Many comments comparing with the Nice but nobody mentions early Purple and Jon Lord...
Well, they hadn't.

[@pauln00b]

this is masterpiece thanks.

[@user-bh2kt4vb6n]

Puro elp e trance um pouco trium virar eu acho mesmo assim méritos oa ré a banda bom álbum sim

[@jerrycoughlin-iq7lb]

Superb keys!👍👍👍👍

[@KW973]

Gotta love me some heavy Hammond!!

[@yonikeshet7629]

Great album, especially their version to Beethoven's 9th

[@jpranguinranguin]

FARFISA ? HAMMOND ? FENDER Jazz Bass? GRETSCH drums? Anyway, this sounds GREAT! Heavy Prog MASS going on there! I want to listen more, Uncle LAKIS!

[@user-bh2kt4vb6n]

Amo o. Trace

[@SebWilliams-ql9sd]

Hammondmeister supremo

[@thomassmith8721]

Organ driven, no lead guitar. Although I prefer cannabis sativa, Cannabis India gave me a nice ELP buzz.
Oliver Petry is a key master on organ

[@user-bh2kt4vb6n]

Lembra trance sim

[@jerrygrand]

Caffeine organ

[@FABIO.AYUB.]

😂😂😂

[@thomassmith8721]

Espresso intravenously ☕💉

[@user-bh2kt4vb6n]

Parece que agravaçao não e top viu ouvir em outro amplifier gryphon ou yamaha