Frumpy | Artist

Frumpy was a German progressive rock/krautrock band formed 1970 in Hamburg by Inga Rumpf (lead vocals, percussion, guitar), Carsten Bohn (drums, percussion), Karl-Heinz Schott (bass, percussion), Kravetz (organ, piano, Mellotron, percussion, saxophone, spinet) and Rainer Baumann (guitar). They formed after the break-up Rumpf's former folk-rock band, The City Preachers, which also featured Dagmar Krause, who went on to Art Bears and Henry Cow. Frumpy released four strong albums in their first phase between 1970–73 after which they disbanded. They reunited in 1989, producing three more albums before disbanding once more in 1994. The German press hailed them as the best German rock band of their time and their vocalist Inga Rumpf, whose singing style has been compared with Janis Joplin, as the "greatest individual vocal talent" of the contemporary German rock scene. Initially the band played without a guitarist and instead made great use of Kravetz's spacey Hammond organ sound, using the distinctive Leslie Rotating Speaker System. To promote their debut album All Will Be Changed in August 1970, the band embarked on a fifty-night German tour with Spooky Tooth, as well as playing supporting slots with Yes, Humble Pie and Renaissance. Their second album 2, which features the addition of Rainer Baumann on guitar, is regarded as a Kraut-rock classic album, gave the band a the hit single "How the Gipsy Was Born", which would become their "signature tune." Standout albums include All Will be Changed, 2, By the Way and Live. After Frumpy, Inga Rumpf had a successful career as soloist and band-leader. Kravetz released an excellent self-titled album in 1972.

Artist Website: wikipedia/Frumpy

Featured Albums: Frumpy

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