AWR-001: NULLGEGEND – Schuttplatz Hymnen
Aurora Weltklang Remnants
- 1Beton Stampf
- 2Ölspur
- 3Kabelriss
- 4Schuttplatz Groove
- 5Hymne vom Rand
- 6Schlussakkord
AWR-001
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Open edition
AWR-001: NULLGEGEND – Schuttplatz Hymnen
Series: Aurora Weltklang – Remnants
Series Code: AWR-001
Format: Digital-only release (Lossless FLAC, archival issue)
Recording Date: March 1970
Location: Disused brickworks rehearsal room, Freiburg industrial belt
Recovered: 2024 from mislabeled cassette dub (“Werkstatt 3B”)
Edition: First-time digital issue (no prior release)
Total Runtime: 42:27
Genres: Proto-Krautrock · Heavy Psych Jam · Spaghetti Freak Rock · Garage Groove
SIGNAL PRESSURE REVIEW
Schuttplatz Hymnen is where the Remnants series kicks the door open—a raw, fuzzed-out blast from 1970 Freiburg that predates MIRRORDEN’s later vault-era discipline by years. NULLGEGEND weren’t theorists or engineers. They were squatters and amp-burners, forcing volume through broken circuits until the room itself began to crumble into the recording.
What survives is a perfect wreck of early proto-Kraut energy: pounding toms, bass pushed into distortion, Hammond drones running feral. It’s garage rock bent by industrial space—somewhere between Monster Movie and a lost Italian psych jam. Saturation turns every riff into debris. The brickworks room doesn’t frame the sound; it grinds against it.
For all its chaos, Schuttplatz Hymnen feels like a buried creation myth. Groove before doctrine. Momentum before method. Noise before anyone decided what the Network was supposed to be.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION & RECORDING SPECIFICATIONS
• Recorder: Grundig TK reel-to-reel, later dubbed to compact cassette
• Microphones: 2× AKG D12 dynamics aimed at drum kit and amp cluster
• Field Deck: Early Concord CR-1 (loaned from Freiburg Polytechnic acoustics department)
• Signal Path: Improvised valve preamps + damaged line-bloom prototype (precursor to LBA-2)
• Tape Character: Unstable bias on CR-1 produced pronounced mid-band crunch
• Instruments:
– Framus bass → Dynacord combo (fuzz engaged)
– Framus guitar → Selmer Treble & Bass amplifier
– Hammond spinet organ → rotary cabinet
– Ludwig drum kit (kick, snare, toms, cymbals)
• Room Conditions: Bare brick walls, medium decay; faint bleed from passing freight trains
• Restoration (2025): Minor azimuth correction; hiss retained; low-end EQ stabilized only where collapse occurred
TRACKLIST
1․ Beton Stampf – 07:11
2․ Ölspur – 05:54
3․ Kabelriss – 06:42
4․ Schuttplatz Groove – 09:17
5․ Hymne vom Rand – 07:26
6․ Schlussakkord – 06:57
Total Runtime: 42:27
DIGITAL MATERIALS
• Scan of original cassette inlay labeled “Werkstatt 3B / Nullg”
• Photograph of brickworks rehearsal space, Freiburg (1970)
• Handwritten setlist draft by Petra Laufer
DIGITAL RELEASE STATEMENT
Digital-only archival release issued in 2025 via Aurora Weltklang – Remnants.
Source material derived from a degraded cassette dub. All saturation, overload, and environmental bleed preserved to maintain session integrity.
SUBSEQUENT FORMATS & VARIANTS
• 1970: Circulated locally among Freiburg squatters via two dubbed tapes
• 1981: Excerpt (“Ölspur”) appeared on Lärm im Keller compilation
• 2025: Full archival digital issue inaugurating the Remnants series
EPILOGUE
Schuttplatz Hymnen is the missing link between garage rock and the Network’s later machinery. Loud, rough, and proudly unfinished, it documents a moment when feedback mattered more than framework. NULLGEGEND didn’t leave behind a doctrine—just debris, momentum, and proof that everything that followed started with volume and nerve.
FOR LISTENERS OF
• Can – Monster Movie
• The Stooges – Fun House
• Amon Düül II – Yeti
• Guru Guru – UFO
• Blue Cheer – Outsideinside
credits
released March 1, 1970
• Mauro “Spina” Feltri — bass guitar, vocals
• Joachim Renz — drums, percussion
• Claudio Bianchi — guitar, feedback arcs
• Petra Laufer — Hammond organ, backing vocals
• Uli Dankert — tape operation, secondary guitar overdubs
all rights reserved
Series: Aurora Weltklang – Remnants
Series Code: AWR-001
Format: Digital-only release (Lossless FLAC, archival issue)
Recording Date: March 1970
Location: Disused brickworks rehearsal room, Freiburg industrial belt
Recovered: 2024 from mislabeled cassette dub (“Werkstatt 3B”)
Edition: First-time digital issue (no prior release)
Total Runtime: 42:27
Genres: Proto-Krautrock · Heavy Psych Jam · Spaghetti Freak Rock · Garage Groove
SIGNAL PRESSURE REVIEW
Schuttplatz Hymnen is where the Remnants series kicks the door open—a raw, fuzzed-out blast from 1970 Freiburg that predates MIRRORDEN’s later vault-era discipline by years. NULLGEGEND weren’t theorists or engineers. They were squatters and amp-burners, forcing volume through broken circuits until the room itself began to crumble into the recording.
What survives is a perfect wreck of early proto-Kraut energy: pounding toms, bass pushed into distortion, Hammond drones running feral. It’s garage rock bent by industrial space—somewhere between Monster Movie and a lost Italian psych jam. Saturation turns every riff into debris. The brickworks room doesn’t frame the sound; it grinds against it.
For all its chaos, Schuttplatz Hymnen feels like a buried creation myth. Groove before doctrine. Momentum before method. Noise before anyone decided what the Network was supposed to be.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION & RECORDING SPECIFICATIONS
• Recorder: Grundig TK reel-to-reel, later dubbed to compact cassette
• Microphones: 2× AKG D12 dynamics aimed at drum kit and amp cluster
• Field Deck: Early Concord CR-1 (loaned from Freiburg Polytechnic acoustics department)
• Signal Path: Improvised valve preamps + damaged line-bloom prototype (precursor to LBA-2)
• Tape Character: Unstable bias on CR-1 produced pronounced mid-band crunch
• Instruments:
– Framus bass → Dynacord combo (fuzz engaged)
– Framus guitar → Selmer Treble & Bass amplifier
– Hammond spinet organ → rotary cabinet
– Ludwig drum kit (kick, snare, toms, cymbals)
• Room Conditions: Bare brick walls, medium decay; faint bleed from passing freight trains
• Restoration (2025): Minor azimuth correction; hiss retained; low-end EQ stabilized only where collapse occurred
TRACKLIST
1․ Beton Stampf – 07:11
2․ Ölspur – 05:54
3․ Kabelriss – 06:42
4․ Schuttplatz Groove – 09:17
5․ Hymne vom Rand – 07:26
6․ Schlussakkord – 06:57
Total Runtime: 42:27
DIGITAL MATERIALS
• Scan of original cassette inlay labeled “Werkstatt 3B / Nullg”
• Photograph of brickworks rehearsal space, Freiburg (1970)
• Handwritten setlist draft by Petra Laufer
DIGITAL RELEASE STATEMENT
Digital-only archival release issued in 2025 via Aurora Weltklang – Remnants.
Source material derived from a degraded cassette dub. All saturation, overload, and environmental bleed preserved to maintain session integrity.
SUBSEQUENT FORMATS & VARIANTS
• 1970: Circulated locally among Freiburg squatters via two dubbed tapes
• 1981: Excerpt (“Ölspur”) appeared on Lärm im Keller compilation
• 2025: Full archival digital issue inaugurating the Remnants series
EPILOGUE
Schuttplatz Hymnen is the missing link between garage rock and the Network’s later machinery. Loud, rough, and proudly unfinished, it documents a moment when feedback mattered more than framework. NULLGEGEND didn’t leave behind a doctrine—just debris, momentum, and proof that everything that followed started with volume and nerve.
FOR LISTENERS OF
• Can – Monster Movie
• The Stooges – Fun House
• Amon Düül II – Yeti
• Guru Guru – UFO
• Blue Cheer – Outsideinside
credits
released March 1, 1970
• Mauro “Spina” Feltri — bass guitar, vocals
• Joachim Renz — drums, percussion
• Claudio Bianchi — guitar, feedback arcs
• Petra Laufer — Hammond organ, backing vocals
• Uli Dankert — tape operation, secondary guitar overdubs
all rights reserved
