{"product_id":"cas-con-ii","title":"Cas-con II","description":"\u003cp\u003eKonzert in der Erlöserkirche, Ost-Berlin, 3.9.1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of our series \u003cem\u003e\"Experimental Electronic Underground GDR\"\u003c\/em\u003e, we are very pleased to be able to make a very special recording available again. The first contact between \u003cstrong\u003eConrad Schnitzler\u003c\/strong\u003e, who lived in West Berlin, and \u003cstrong\u003eJörg Thomasius\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was based in the east part of the city, came about in the late 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, Schnitzler visited Thomasius in East Berlin for the first time. In the meantime, Thomasius had released cassettes in the GDR both as a soloist and with his group DFO (Das freie Orchester). The following year, the idea of a joint concert in East Berlin's Erlöserkirche was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the GDR, it was not possible to hold events in public without a so-called state \"classification\". DFO did not have this permit at that time and so public performances were only possible in the context of private or church institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1982, Schnitzler had already met the New York musician \u003cstrong\u003eKen Gen Montgomery\u003c\/strong\u003e, who then regularly performed Schnitzler's compositions live at various venues worldwide. And so Schnitzler also produced 4 cassettes especially for his concert in East Berlin, which were sent by courier from West to East Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of 3.9.1986, the privately announced and illegal concert took place in the Erlöserkirche in East Berlin\/GDR. Montgomery mixed Schnitzler's music live from the tapes. Jörg Thomasius recorded the performance and released the recording in 1987 on his own underground cassette label Krötenkassetten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe elaborately restored original recording is now being released for the first time on LP and CD under the title \u003cem\u003e\"CAS-CON II\"\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to photos and contemporary documents, it also includes Jörg Thomasius' and Ken Gen Montgomery's written memories of this very special evening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466309669195,"sku":"2020191","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466310783307,"sku":"2020201","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/00562812_369a2436_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727311411","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/cas-con-ii","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}