From a range of daring and risky productions, which
already over 20 Years (UEBERFALL 's " for eternity")
ago evoked life threatening events of all kinds to become
now a label of living creativity, resistance against
the money dictated global standardisation. FAZZUL MUSIC
gives a voice to resistance; is it already a rebellion,
the revolution ? At present the number of supporters
is still small, it's up to you, to multiply it.
1989 the group ÜBERFALL had just made the take of
its third LP and its mix and, but angry about their label
and lacking its distribution efforts (big words, no action),
had decides to look for a new label.
They
had no chance with the major labels, as the group obviously
was lacking the a major type commercial potential, they
also had been turned down by the Swiss self-help Jazz
Label UNIT RECORDS, so UEBERFALL decided to found their
own label, FAZZUL MUSIC.
Besides publishing the production of UEBERFALL, FAZZUL
MUSIC intended to offer a selection of unusual (off
beat) and daring productions from the surroundings of
their musicians. The first FAZZUL MUSIC catalogue was
presented as an inlay into the cover of the record UEBERFALL
"Nr. 3".
- UEBERFALL "... in alle Ewigkeit" ("…
for eternity") LP KNSE 11861
- UEBERFALL "Neuschnee" ("Fresh Snow")
LP KNSE 10871
- TRIO INFERNAL "Zwischenspiel" ("Interlude")
LP KNSE 10832
- MARKUS STAUSS QUARTETT "neulich im Studio"
("The other day in the studio") LP KNSE 05851
In June 1990 JEAN CHAINE & HIS ULTERIOR LUX, a
trio featuring Jean Chaine (NY & Vermont, USA): electric bass
& vocals / Markus Stauss (Basle, CH): saxes & digital
horn / Dimthingshine (Miami, USA) drums & vocals, are on
a tour which is live recorded. This becomes the Live
double album JEAN CHAINE & HIS ULTERIOR LUX "The
Dancing Man", which is published at the end of
1990 as the second FAZZUL MUSIC production. It achieves
some kind of cult status with many Free – Funk
– Alien – Fusion freaks.
And, looking back, it nearly seems grotesque, at the
same time UEBERFALL publishes its 4th LP on another
label, which had made huge promises regarding the sampling
of music dealers and distribution, but will do nothing
to fulfil its commitment - UEBERFALL will be dissolved
in July 1991.
FAZZUL MUSIC by now lays fallow in the hands of Markus
Stauss, who again will live yet another curious story
with the said Jazz Label. There upon collaboration is
taken up with XOPF Records with the intention to foster
the local alternative scene by offering a common recipient
for production. Thus Markus Stauss publishes his records
now with XOPF Records, while FAZZUL MUSIC stays the
contact and booking address.
XOPF
Records is a true self-help label with no restrictions
imposed on the producer, so the productions by XOPF
Records started to show very divers musical directions
and thus a catalogue developed offering music of great
stylistic diversity; this diversity soon became so heterogeneous,
that the original Idea of FAZZUL MUSIC fell in danger of getting lost.
That's why FAZZUL MUSIC as a label is being revitalised
in 1999 with the production of Echoes by STAUSS –
ANLIKER – KAYSER – VOGT . There is a long
silence in the press about the new productions, a sign
that visionary thinking of the media exponents has become
rare and allows for a guess: are they underway like
sheep to the slaughter houses of the Majors ?
But (because RAOUL CAPRIO from KALIPHONIA made a fantastic
promotion) independent „progressive music sites“
and ZNR, an online – shop in the USA discovered
Fazzul Music. They write enthusiastic reviews to many
CDs and expect every new production with big tension.
They like the new concept of FAZZUL MUSIC (
see
introduction).
