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The Heliopolar Egg : Hartmut Geerken, Michael Ranta
Live In Kabul

Single IT 2016 on Sagittarius A-Star label
Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World and (Free Improvisation, Avant-garde, Experimental)

Recorded November 22, 1976 Liner notes (the birth of the Heliopolar Egg): Hartmut Geerken
 - an extra one-sided LP, side E - original hollerith punchcards inserts signed & stamped by Hartmut Geerken (from IBM pre-computer times, which Susu collected when he was an apprentice in the 50's in a textile factory) - one piece of Wayne Jacob (Michael Ranta's alter ego) original painting, which he cuts in 26 pieces and signed Notes from the label: "...then in Nov. 1976 we started our Far East Tour from Kabul to Teheran, New Delhi, Calcutta, Dacca, Bangkok, Manila, Seoul & Osaka (as documented on qbico 101 box set & qbico sigma). the very 1st Helio recording (on a Uher Report 4000 reel-to-reel tape machine), before this 4 weeks tour, was our dress rehearsal in my house in Kabul on Nov. 22 for a handful of guests (the 1st real gig was in Teheran on Nov. 25)..." HG

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	The Heliopolar Egg , album by
	Hartmut Geerken cwb, p, *1939 DE piano, gong, singing bowls, bells, wood block, percussion, bass drum, whistle, flute, hurdy gurdy, voice, sleeve notes, performer, singing tube, horn, tibetan hron, drum, monkey drum, performer, iron chains, performer, tibetan tshikas & boo-chals, gong, peking opera gong, harp, sunnys sun, strings, piano strings, piano, prepared piano, album by
	Michael Ranta , *1942 US tabla, wood block, harmonica, percussion, voice, performer, vco, vof, echo machine, violin, chinese violin er-hy, performer [argool, tape, prepared, album by

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