Gitarrenduo (1978 – 1990)

Line-up:

Wolfgang Aulke: acoustic guitar, voice
Wolfgang Köster: acoustic guitar, voice
additional: Matthias Schäfers: flute

 

Two guitars, two voices, own compositions, numerous performances throughout Germany.

 

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ArtRock

(1980 – 1990)

Line-up:

Wolfgang Köster: guitars, percussion, metallophon
Wolfgang Aulke: tenorsax, sopransax, metallophon, acoustic guitar
Reinhard Aulke: fretless & fretted bass
Matthias Schäfers: flute, altosax, keyboards, sequenzer
Andreas Schwienhorst: piano, percussion, metallophon
Peter Niemann: drums, chimes, glockenspiel

 

Own compositions, such as »Kranich«, »Walk«, »Gush«, »Heptathlon« with intricate rhythm changes, »Suite I&II«, »Under an iceberg« or »Alhambra«. Numerous performances between Oldenburg and Darmstadt in jazz clubs or at jazz festivals.

Melan Gala (ancient Greek) = »black milk«

see under audio files:

https://www.wolfgang-aulke.de/content/audiofiles.php

Melan Gala I (composed by Reinhard Aulke) - The Great View (composed by Reinhard Aulke)

 

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Line-up:

Helge Zumdiek    drums
Reinhard Aulke    bass
Andreas Schwienhorst     piano
Wolfgang Aulke    electric & acoustic guitars
Dieter Kuhlmann    trombone
Willi Budde    trumpet
Thomas Röttger    tenorsaxophon
Matthias Otto    altosaxophon

Own arrangements of jazz and latin jazz standards from the Real-Book. Performances in North Rhine-Westphalia.

 

ProgRock

(1975 – 1980)

Line-up:

Reinhard Aulke: bass, syntheziser
Wolfgang Aulke: e-guitar
Ralf Kröning: e-guitar, bass
Peter Dürfeld: drums
Rainer Groß: drums

 

The music was composed by the band members, inspired by »Genesis«, »Ufo« or »Yes«. There were hardly any pieces under 10 min length, many rhythm changes, catchy themes, long solos – spherical, rocky. Numerous performances.