1 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,040 Welcome to a new 2 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,480 JazzrockTV Jam In The Basement today 3 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:44,360 again with a nice audience here in our studio in the southern part of Cologne. 4 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,200 And we are really proud that we now can present 5 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,120 a super band. 6 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,400 We aer very happy that the guys were here on their tour 7 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,200 could do a stop in Cologne. 8 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,920 And although the Flux is with, I don't know if you can see it, 9 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,320 probably not yet, a band with a Hammond organ from the 10 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,640 thirties, really thirties,that we beamed in here. 11 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,720 Paul Gehrig, Klaus Hessler and Thomas Langer. 12 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:18,560 A great fusion trio who will bring the cellar to a boil here. 13 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,680 And we are very happy. 14 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:26,720 Have fun for you here who are there, for you out there and 15 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,320 now have fun with flux. 16 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:26,680 Thank you, thank you. 17 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,440 yes, welcome 18 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,160 on the screens at home and of course our fans here too. 19 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,040 Totally cool that there is a lot going on here and we are happy. 20 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,960 We are Flux and Claus Hessler is on the drums, 21 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,480 you can make a lot of noise again. 22 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,320 Thomas Langer on guitar 23 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,600 and my name is Paul Gehrig. 24 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,200 A round of applause for this old beast here. 25 00:08:57,560 --> 00:09:02,720 Yes, exactly. And we entertain you here at home 26 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,640 and also here with some of our songs from our record. 27 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,920 Flux you can stop by and we'll continue straight away. 28 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:11,560 You will still learn some 29 00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:12,680 about our songs 30 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:15,200 if Thomas doesn't destroy his guitar yet. Here with us. 31 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,280 And the next song is also on our record, 32 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:24,880 on our brand new record Flux on Earth and the number is called Root 33 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,320 and I wish you incredible fun here and at home 34 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,560 have fun. So until then. 35 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,000 Live today on JazzrockTV. Flux. 36 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,200 I am very pleased that with our 37 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,840 Trio have been invited here and play live in this amazing studio. 38 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,360 And yes, how long have we known each other? 39 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,640 Klaus and I known each other for over 30 years. 40 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,480 We met when I came from America 41 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,760 and since then we've been playing together in different line-ups. 42 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:03,280 One of my all-time favorite musicians ever on drums, awesome 43 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:08,040 creative and always total communication between us and also with Paul. 44 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,120 We also have constant communication on stage. 45 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:11,760 Paul is someone who 46 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,840 also knows all the old classics, from the Beatles and and and. 47 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,800 We compose pieces together, have now made three CDs and 48 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,440 looking forward to tonight here. 49 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,680 It was actually like that in the beginning when Paul and I were practically 50 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:30,120 who started with the first attempts 51 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,840 were of course primarily pieces by Paul and 52 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,120 and he already has 53 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:39,000 a very clear musical vision and then you have to come to terms with it. 54 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:43,280 What does Paul want anyway and and and what comes to my mind? 55 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,160 So it's kind of a finding process, 56 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:51,680 but I think we got used to each other relatively quickly 57 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:56,680 and actually meanwhile in a way where I would say 58 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,320 I don't think I've ever played in the band 59 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:04,200 where I, where I was so much at home, so where I can do so much 60 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,040 what I would actually do and I feel 61 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,680 but somehow it also fits the songs and there are no restrictions. 62 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:16,560 One never fears that it will somehow be too much 63 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,120 or too much or that someone says that, oh no, but now it's fine again. 64 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,840 So it really is such a great freedom 65 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,760 I, who I enjoy there, with, with and of course I have to develop something like that. 66 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,280 But it has been pretty continuous 67 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,240 developed I would say. 68 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:48,600 As I said, Klaus and I 69 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,360 have played together in various line-ups for years. 70 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,680 And Paul is actually drummer 71 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,440 Been a student of Klaus, who actually plays drums very well. 72 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,240 And at some point he said he also plays the Hammond organ and then have 73 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,760 the two have jammed together before. 74 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,000 And at some point Klaus said, 75 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,240 I have a young guy there, so young, 20 years younger than us. 76 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,920 And he could too, we could do something with him. 77 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,800 I said immediately. Yes absolutely. 78 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,320 Because I played for Barbara Dennerlein for years. 79 00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:21,320 She has prettier legs than him, but 80 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,800 Paul is a wonderful musician who I really enjoy playing with. 81 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,840 And since then we've actually been composing together. 82 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,880 And yes, that's how it happened that we met and immediately 83 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:30,760 noticed that it fits. 84 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,720 Actually it started with the Hammond organ. 85 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,440 Big ingredient, actually 86 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,240 the heart of the whole project, even a bit. 87 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,840 And then it really started 88 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:48,800 with such a gig request, concert, request and I needed a drummer. 89 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,200 I once asked Klaus whether 90 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,200 if we can play a round and that worked great. 91 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,040 And after that there was a bit of an idea 92 00:24:58,120 --> 00:25:00,480 maybe we could make a project out of it. 93 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:05,600 And then I did some creative work 94 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:06,480 and have a little bit 95 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,200 looked around the planet to see what the whole project could become. 96 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:14,400 And there are actually those for me who the four elements, 97 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:18,000 so from our planet, from our world in which we live, so 98 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:23,400 Off the bat, I thought this would be a great topic to base on 99 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,360 these elements to write instrumental pieces and that's how it started. 100 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:31,400 It started with Wasser, our first album by Flux and H2O 101 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:38,040 and after that came Fire Fire quasi and current topic Planet Earth, so Earth. 102 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:42,400 And of course there is a lot to tell about it 103 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,040 and writing songs accordingly. 104 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,800 That's kind of the red line of our project. and 105 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,760 yes, and then a real constellation developed, 106 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:56,360 that basically all three are here and so have value. 107 00:25:56,360 --> 00:25:59,880 So I have fun setting the basics a bit, 108 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:02,080 the chords, the plane and the bus lines 109 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:03,960 and they can be done 110 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,280 with the Hammond organ or with a synthesizer. 111 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:11,720 And Klaus can let off steam to the rhythm, in a gigantic way. 112 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:16,400 I mean, he's also known internationally and so is Thomas. 113 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,080 And he can just stand between Klaus and me with his guitar 114 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,040 sit in and I think it feels good at home too. 115 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:27,560 That's kind of the idea, the common thread and the constellation 116 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,440 and also most importantly the whole idea of ​​the project. 117 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:53,440 Hammond organ, Hammond organ is for example 118 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:57,480 an incredibly interesting and of course very old instrument. 119 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,480 I play one from 1938. 120 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:03,880 That's the way it is, the soul is right there, you can hear it. 121 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,680 And Moog are also a bit in my program now. 122 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:11,320 Synthesizers are also known from that time, 123 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:16,360 just tend to analog instruments, so real analog 124 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:21,080 Sparks, wires and electricity flowing through these instruments. 125 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,720 He has, I would say, more of a soul. 126 00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:27,800 These, these instruments feel more soul than they do now. 127 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:31,440 When you play a digital instrument, there are also great things 128 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:37,080 but it should just sound very analog and stay analog. 129 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,080 And then there are the keyboard instruments, those 130 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,960 mainly come out, so Hammond and synths. 131 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:46,600 And there will also be heard one time or another this evening, 132 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:51,840 what's more Moog, what's more Hammond and all the stylistics that you see there 133 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,680 usually, but also sometimes not usually from this 134 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,560 instruments. 135 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:00,600 You can compare it to manual labor. 136 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,960 The instruments of the past tend to be all handmade, 137 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,160 because they are analog instruments and a synth, a digital, 138 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,160 everyone sounds like everyone else. 139 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:16,000 It's sort of out of mass production and you hear it at the end of the day, 140 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,840 whether something is easily interchangeable or whether it is an individual instrument. 141 00:36:21,240 --> 00:36:22,160 Plus maybe 142 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:27,000 individual way of playing and the whole thing has authenticity, genuineness 143 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:31,800 and that is also what each of us here both on the guitar, 144 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,760 drums and also now in my case on the keys. 145 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,440 And that 's the only way instrumental music works, in my opinion. 146 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:45,360 This is how all the themes, melodies, feelings, emotions and and 147 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,120 and expressing all that creativity. 148 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:11,360 Above all, the first album was very concept-wise 149 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:12,600 and when I think about it today like we do 150 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:17,560 the way we recorded it back then, also with audio and video at the same time, 151 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,920 in principle, so almost the whole record, actually in one piece. 152 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:26,040 So we set up almost death-defying microphones 153 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:28,160 and then two cameramen jumped around 154 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,400 and then we pressed the red button and played. 155 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:33,080 And basically it's the album, so 156 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:38,640 actually quite unusual as a procedure 157 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:42,440 and also speaks a bit for how, 158 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,560 so I think how well we were attuned to each other back then. 159 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:49,480 Of course it all evolved a bit. 160 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:52,920 So with the second album there was one more thing, 161 00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:57,080 I say or even more spontaneity comes into play. 162 00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:00,800 And with the third album it has already developed further 163 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:03,920 given by the concept where we simply have our own limitations yet 164 00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:07,120 moved further outwards. 165 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:11,600 But they were earlier, as the saying goes, concept albums. 166 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:14,160 Well, maybe I wouldn't say it like that right now, 167 00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:17,160 but there is quite a red thread in it, I think. 168 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,920 Isn't it just jazz what we do in our project 169 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:23,760 play, but there are so many influences 170 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:25,880 as Thomas has already said , a role. 171 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:26,880 That's right. 172 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:30,440 Rock That's also a very, very shallow ballad, 173 00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:33,800 that there are also country influences, 174 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,560 there are also a few Cuban or 175 00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:41,880 African elements somehow too. 176 00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:45,960 The whole planet is a little bit in this album, 177 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:48,680 also like that, you could also say, world music, so to speak. 178 00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:04,640 This triple axis is so far 179 00:58:04,840 --> 00:58:06,880 simply interesting because Thomas already said 180 00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:10,280 how long we've known each other and I've known Paul since he 181 00:58:10,760 --> 00:58:17,000 before he started school and And it's just the way it is with Thomas 182 00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:20,080 I have this this extreme wire, what, what 183 00:58:20,360 --> 00:58:24,360 kinda like creating melodies and somehow also playing along and 184 00:58:24,720 --> 00:58:28,120 and try about the actual function as a drummer 185 00:58:28,320 --> 00:58:31,960 with the pure rhythm thing so there to grow from it. 186 00:58:31,960 --> 00:58:35,960 And with and with Paul it's such an extreme connection 187 00:58:36,600 --> 00:58:40,880 in terms of time and pulse stability. 188 00:58:40,880 --> 00:58:44,680 I can actually do whatever I want and Paul always knows what it is 189 00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:48,880 and I haven't had that feeling with any other band until now 190 00:58:49,240 --> 00:58:53,400 and I think that's what makes Flux so special. 191 00:58:54,280 --> 00:58:57,760 All three of us also compose our own pieces, but meanwhile 192 00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:01,680 it's like it all blends together in our own music. 193 00:59:02,120 --> 00:59:04,760 And that works very well with this trio. 194 00:59:05,160 --> 00:59:07,840 Groove, Funk, Jazz, Swing, 195 00:59:08,840 --> 00:59:10,200 Rock everything is somehow 196 00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:13,520 inside and we packed what we love into these songs too. 197 00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:17,360 We also have the title track from the last record called Earth 198 00:59:17,360 --> 00:59:19,080 we composed it together. Da started for example 199 00:59:19,080 --> 00:59:21,840 Klaus to play a groove on the drums, 11/8, 200 00:59:22,920 --> 00:59:25,040 what you hear every day. 201 00:59:25,160 --> 00:59:29,600 And then someone played chords to it, Paul plays chords to it 202 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:32,520 and then we developed this song in the rehearsal room, so to speak. 203 00:59:32,520 --> 00:59:35,840 I played a melody on it that you can also whistle with. 204 00:59:36,640 --> 00:59:40,000 If we still play today, the piece Earth and yes, 205 00:59:40,080 --> 00:59:44,040 That 's how it came about that we now also compose together, which of course 206 00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:46,840 a stroke of luck, which doesn't work in every band. 207 01:06:11,720 --> 01:06:14,040 Klaus Hessler drums. 208 01:06:15,480 --> 01:06:17,640 Thomas Langer guitar. 209 01:06:22,680 --> 01:06:24,440 Paul Gehrig organ. 210 01:06:26,480 --> 01:06:33,160 Many Thanks. JazzrockTV. Thank you.