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Crumb - Love Is a Game
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Will Sanders - Secret Love
3
Anonym - Zonenzeit
4
Kottan's Kapelle & Christian Kolonovits - Ouvertuere Tiger
5
Surprise - Wow
6
Appendix - Die Reise
7
M-Convention - Gläserne Mauern
8
She And The Band - Too Much Too Soon
The Other Sound of Music is Edition Hawara’s first compilation of forgotten Austrian treasures from the 1980s. Plucked from dusty basements, flea markets and bespoke stores across the small Alpine country, it features eight quirky and charming pieces that afford a glimpse into largely unknown but surprisingly rich musical subcultures. The lovingly curated selection brings to light early soul, boogie and proto-house productions, as well as some of the most balearic tracks that have ever been made in a landlocked country. Finally giving this music the stage it deserves, The Other Sound of Music is the definitive guide to the outer limits of the Austrian underground.
A1 - Crumb - Love Is a Game
A2 - Will Sanders - Secret Love
A3 - Anonym - Zonenzeit
A4 - Kottan's Kapelle & Christian Kolonovits - Ouvertuere Tiger
B1 - Surprise - Wow
B2 - Appendix - Die Reise
B3 - M-Convention - Gläserne Mauern
B4 - She And The Band - Too Much Too Soon More
A1 - Crumb - Love Is a Game
A2 - Will Sanders - Secret Love
A3 - Anonym - Zonenzeit
A4 - Kottan's Kapelle & Christian Kolonovits - Ouvertuere Tiger
B1 - Surprise - Wow
B2 - Appendix - Die Reise
B3 - M-Convention - Gläserne Mauern
B4 - She And The Band - Too Much Too Soon More
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Miss D. - Moving (Driver's - Mix)
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Miss D. - Moving (Do It Again - Mix)
Miss D used to work as a model in New York. That she ended up in Vienna was sheer coincidence. That she became a recording artist was never planned, either. She moved to the Austrian capital with a well-known commercial producer in the mid-1980s, and soon she found herself recording TV ads for ice cream manufacturers.
One day in the recording studio, someone had the brilliant idea of making a proper record with her. The outcome was the highly sought-after disco oddity "Moving", most copies of which were destroyed due to a lack of commercial success.
Now getting a second chance, "Moving" is as strong as Austrian disco productions from that era come: slow, bouncy, full of personality and consistently surprising. So, three cheers to coincidences and random ideas in recording studios. This is a most memorable 7".
A1 - Moving (Driver's - Mix)
B1 - Moving (Do It Again - Mix) More
One day in the recording studio, someone had the brilliant idea of making a proper record with her. The outcome was the highly sought-after disco oddity "Moving", most copies of which were destroyed due to a lack of commercial success.
Now getting a second chance, "Moving" is as strong as Austrian disco productions from that era come: slow, bouncy, full of personality and consistently surprising. So, three cheers to coincidences and random ideas in recording studios. This is a most memorable 7".
A1 - Moving (Driver's - Mix)
B1 - Moving (Do It Again - Mix) More
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
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Zenit - No Title
Zenit is a jazz ensemble from Krems in Lower Austria, founded in 1976 by Hannes Treiber and Willi Langer. Their music
was celebrated locally, but to reduce them to their local fame would be misleading:
After all, their first two LPs, Stimmungswechsel (Change of Moods) and Früchte (Fruits), quickly gained them a much wider
audience of discerning listeners. Arguably, however, Zenit’s third and final LP Straight Ahead is the most special of their
records. It initially came out in 1986 on the producers label Spray Records, and is today one of the hardest-to-find Austrian
jazz records. Its centrepiece is the infectious slow-motion disco piece “Waiting,” with vocals by American jazz singer Linda
Sharrock. Effortlessly bringing together pop, soul and new age vibes, this is a record that is as unique as it is difficult to
date. Does it sound like from the 80s?
We’re not sure. To our minds at least, it could also be from the future.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Colours In My Head
A2. Different World
A3. A Little Bit Funk
A4. Play The Game Of Life
B1. Magic Words
B2. Come On And Try
B3. Departure 03
B4. Waitin' More
was celebrated locally, but to reduce them to their local fame would be misleading:
After all, their first two LPs, Stimmungswechsel (Change of Moods) and Früchte (Fruits), quickly gained them a much wider
audience of discerning listeners. Arguably, however, Zenit’s third and final LP Straight Ahead is the most special of their
records. It initially came out in 1986 on the producers label Spray Records, and is today one of the hardest-to-find Austrian
jazz records. Its centrepiece is the infectious slow-motion disco piece “Waiting,” with vocals by American jazz singer Linda
Sharrock. Effortlessly bringing together pop, soul and new age vibes, this is a record that is as unique as it is difficult to
date. Does it sound like from the 80s?
We’re not sure. To our minds at least, it could also be from the future.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Colours In My Head
A2. Different World
A3. A Little Bit Funk
A4. Play The Game Of Life
B1. Magic Words
B2. Come On And Try
B3. Departure 03
B4. Waitin' More
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Robert Ponger - In The Middle Of The Night
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Robert Ponger - lucy
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Robert Ponger - catherina
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Robert Ponger - firewalk
Robert Ponger is perhaps best known as the producer for Austria’s biggest pop sensation Falco. His unparalleled
production skills are on full display in the iconic hit single “Der Kommissar”, and he is also the main man behind Falco’s
legendary early albums “Einzelhaft” and “Junge Römer”.
But Ponger deserves at least as much credit for his solo recordings. The most sought-after of these is Ponger’s 1979 selftitled
LP, which Edition Hawara is honoured to re-issue. The album contains twelve disco-inspired pieces that are
unabashedly playful, but also signal serious musical knowledge and finesse. Recorded in the vicinity of Mistelbach, a village
even locals struggle to find on a map, Ponger’s LP breathes the vibe of Studio 54 – with the little special extra that only
Mistelbach can add. A true Austrian classic.
TRACKLIST
A1. Love Train
A2. Johnny's Discothek
A3. Nights In The City
A4. In The Middle Of The Night
A5. Hey Big Brother
A6. Jodel Funk
B1. Starbird
B2. Sea Of Stars
B3. You Are My Yesterday
B4. Lucy
B5. Catherine
B6. Firewalk
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production skills are on full display in the iconic hit single “Der Kommissar”, and he is also the main man behind Falco’s
legendary early albums “Einzelhaft” and “Junge Römer”.
But Ponger deserves at least as much credit for his solo recordings. The most sought-after of these is Ponger’s 1979 selftitled
LP, which Edition Hawara is honoured to re-issue. The album contains twelve disco-inspired pieces that are
unabashedly playful, but also signal serious musical knowledge and finesse. Recorded in the vicinity of Mistelbach, a village
even locals struggle to find on a map, Ponger’s LP breathes the vibe of Studio 54 – with the little special extra that only
Mistelbach can add. A true Austrian classic.
TRACKLIST
A1. Love Train
A2. Johnny's Discothek
A3. Nights In The City
A4. In The Middle Of The Night
A5. Hey Big Brother
A6. Jodel Funk
B1. Starbird
B2. Sea Of Stars
B3. You Are My Yesterday
B4. Lucy
B5. Catherine
B6. Firewalk
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The Word - Lobster
2
The Word - Easy
3
The Word - All My Life
4
The Word - The Word
The Word is one of the better-kept secrets of 1980s Austrian disco music. Yet once you put the needle on this record, you
notice that it sounds oddly familiar. The awe-inspiring signature piece “Lobster” has the same analogue, slow-moving
aesthetic as Zenit’s timeless “Waiting” that was featured on Edition Hawara’s first release.
The same goes for the three other wonderfully unconventional, proto-electronic songs: “Easy”, “All My Life” and the
eponymous “The Word”. And there are even more commonalities with Zenit’s LP: The vocals are Linda Sharrock’s, who
here teamed up with Karl “Charly” Ratzer and Peter Ponger, the twin brother of legendary Falco producer Robert Ponger.
The result of this collaboration is, well, also quite legendary. How this kind of sound emerged in Vienna in 1984 is still a bit
of a mystery, but clearly all the stars were aligned when Sharrock, Ratzer and Ponger were jamming in the studio. We are
very proud to share this secret with you.
Just as there are very few lobsters in landlocked Vienna, there are very few records like this out there.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Lobster
A2. Easy
B1. All My Life
B2. The Word More
notice that it sounds oddly familiar. The awe-inspiring signature piece “Lobster” has the same analogue, slow-moving
aesthetic as Zenit’s timeless “Waiting” that was featured on Edition Hawara’s first release.
The same goes for the three other wonderfully unconventional, proto-electronic songs: “Easy”, “All My Life” and the
eponymous “The Word”. And there are even more commonalities with Zenit’s LP: The vocals are Linda Sharrock’s, who
here teamed up with Karl “Charly” Ratzer and Peter Ponger, the twin brother of legendary Falco producer Robert Ponger.
The result of this collaboration is, well, also quite legendary. How this kind of sound emerged in Vienna in 1984 is still a bit
of a mystery, but clearly all the stars were aligned when Sharrock, Ratzer and Ponger were jamming in the studio. We are
very proud to share this secret with you.
Just as there are very few lobsters in landlocked Vienna, there are very few records like this out there.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Lobster
A2. Easy
B1. All My Life
B2. The Word More
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Magic Sound - I Like That
2
Magic Sound - Time
Edition Hawara’s second 7“ release features one of the more obscure Austrian bands from the 1980s. Little is known about
Magic Sound. The cover suggests that their label wanted them to be Austria’s Village People, though their sound is much
rawer and funkier. One thing we know for sure is that the group included Andy Töfferl, who was also a member of the
famous Austrian pop ensemble EAV (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung). And we know that they went to the studio to record
a whole album after touring Sweden in 1980.
Only these two songs survived, and they are worth listening to over and over again. Enjoy in fancy dress, or dressed down.
With or without a moustache.
TRACKLIST:
A. I Like That
B. Time More
Magic Sound. The cover suggests that their label wanted them to be Austria’s Village People, though their sound is much
rawer and funkier. One thing we know for sure is that the group included Andy Töfferl, who was also a member of the
famous Austrian pop ensemble EAV (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung). And we know that they went to the studio to record
a whole album after touring Sweden in 1980.
Only these two songs survived, and they are worth listening to over and over again. Enjoy in fancy dress, or dressed down.
With or without a moustache.
TRACKLIST:
A. I Like That
B. Time More
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Chris - San Francisco Night
2
Chris - San Francisco Night (Instrumental)
Edition Hawara’s third 7“ release is a slow-moving synth gem from 1983. Its producer, Chris Duchatschek or just “Chris”, is hardly a household name in Austrian pop music. But Duchatschek was not only an early member of Drahdiwaberl, the legendary anarchist band that was headed by Falco before his global breakthrough.
He also produced a string of almost-forgotten hits, not least José Feliciano’s “The Sound of Vienna”. “San Francisco Night” is one of Duchatschek’s few solo productions. It’s the soundtrack for a party in a dark, smoke-filled basement in early 1980s Vienna, but it should work just fine in today’s smoke-free basements too. Or in your living room, as long as you turn the lights off.
TRACKLIST:
A. San Francisco Night
B. San Francisco Night (Instrumental) More
He also produced a string of almost-forgotten hits, not least José Feliciano’s “The Sound of Vienna”. “San Francisco Night” is one of Duchatschek’s few solo productions. It’s the soundtrack for a party in a dark, smoke-filled basement in early 1980s Vienna, but it should work just fine in today’s smoke-free basements too. Or in your living room, as long as you turn the lights off.
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A. San Francisco Night
B. San Francisco Night (Instrumental) More
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Track List:
A1 Falling In Love
B1 Happy (Love Mix)
Release Notes:
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