Mosaik ‎– Mosaik N° 1 1977,German Jazz Rock, Prog Rock

Mosaik ‎– Mosaik N° 1 1977,German Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock Mosaik are yet one more fusion group from Germany. There were so many great bands from that era in Germany, and we’re just now learning about many of them. Kraan and Embryo were the knowns. If you really were into the scene, you may have learned about Missus Beastly, Moira and Munju, possibly even Aera. Through CD reissues, we then learn about bands like Morpheus, Frob and Skyline. And still we find out the surface is just being scratched. Ceddo, Nanu Urwerk, Sun, Syncrises, Surgery and many more keep bubbling up. For my ears, Mosaik is in the top tier of these groups. The guitar work is superb (like Frob) and there’s some really nice melodic sax playing throughout. They’re clearly informed by bands like Soft Machine and Passport, but add their own Pretty good groovy fusion roughly along the lines of Moira, Missus Beastly and other bands from the April / Schneeball staple. Considerable rarity of the original LP made it quite a sought after item among the krautrock collectors, but in fact Mosaik hardly brings anything new to the table - the best tracks here, particularly those with dreamy flute or sax leads alongside jazzy rhythmic backing, recall Embryo with the ethnic mode off, other cuts fall squarely into the late 1970s German fusion camp. Still, Mosaik definitely excel at what they do, and the instrumental prowess of the band is not to be missed. Might be a worthy candidate for a CD reissue on the Garden of Delights Tracklist: A1. “Future” (0:00) A2. “Brandung” (7:13) A3. “Krokus Deal” (10:47) A4. “Death of a Bird” (16:25) A5. “California” (21:10) B1. “Grippe-Trip” (24:31) B2. “Rainy Day” (30:36) B3. “Seewind” (37:10) B4. “Abfahrt” (44:33) Credits: Alto Saxophone, Concert Flute – Manfred Rönspeck Drums – Wolfgang Stange Electric Bass – Heinz Jopen Electric Guitar – Georg Kordt Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Klaus Müßeler