Agitation Free Live In Berlin (CD)

(MIG Music) 10 tracks, digisleeve

Berlin, late 1960s: A divided city becomes the epicenter of a musical revolution. Amid the tensions of the Cold War, a group of young sound explorers emerged to redefine the boundaries of rock music. Agitation Free, founded in 1967, was never just a band, but a laboratory for “movement, unrest, and change”—the definition of the word “agitation” that their mentor, Folke Hanfeld, had found in a dictionary.

From the very beginning, Agitation Free served as a hub for the burgeoning “Berlin School” of electronic music. Their early rehearsals at the Electronic Beat Studio under the direction of Thomas Kessler became a magnet for other legends such as Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel. At the same time, they served as a springboard for exceptional talents such as Christopher “Chris” Franke (Tangerine Dream) and guitarist Axel “Ax” Genrich (Guru Guru). While Agitation Free’s studio albums *Malesch* (1972) and *2nd* (1973) are milestones of the genre, the stage was where the “Free” in their name truly came to life. Their concerts were avant-garde experiences that combined liquid light shows and experimental films with hypnotic, drawn-out instrumental improvisations.