Embryo
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Germany
- Born: 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Active: 1969 - present
Biography
There are multiple bands/artists called Embryo. 1. Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid 1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10. One of the most original and innovative Krautrock bands, Embryo fused traditional ethnic music with their own jazzy space rock style. Over their 50-year existence, the group has traveled the world, playing with hundreds of different musicians and releasing over 50 records.
Genres
Embryo Discography
- Opal (1970) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Embryo's Rache (1971) - Album - rated 4.12/5
- Father, Son and Holy Ghosts (1972) - Album - rated 4.12/5
- Rocksession (1973) - Album - rated 4.18/5
- Steig aus (1973) - Album - rated 4.37/5
- We Keep On (1973) - Album - rated 4.17/5
- Surfin' (1975) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Bad Heads & Bad Cats (1976) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Apo-Calypso (1977) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- Embryo's Reise (1979) - Album - rated 4.19/5
- Anthology (1980) - Compilation - rated 3.89/5
- La Blama Sparozzi (1982) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- Zack Glück (1984) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- Africa (1987) - Album - rated 3.41/5
- Turn Peace (1989) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Ibn Battuta (1994) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- Ni hau (1996) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Tour 98: Istanbul - Casablanca (1999) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Live 2000 Vol. 1 (2000) - Album - rated 3.56/5
- Auf auf (2021) - Album - rated 3.71/5
Members
- Marja Burchard - drums, vibraphone, vocals, trombone, keyboard (2016–Present)
- Valentin Altenberger - guitar (2007–Present)
- Maasl Maier - bass, saxophone, flute (2023–Present)
- Jens Polheide - bass, flute (2007–Present)
- Dieter Serfas - drums, percussion (1969–1971; 1986–Present)
- Mik Quantius - keyboards, vocals (2007–Present)
- Christian Burchard - drums, vibraphone, santur, keyboard (1969–2018)
- Edgar Hofmann - saxophone, flute, violin (1969–1979; 1985–1989)
- John Kelly - guitar (1969–1971)
- Jörg Evers - bass (1971–1972)
- Dave King - bass (1972–1973)
- Dieter Miekautsch - piano, clavinet (1972–1975)
- Charlie Mariano - saxophone, flute, nagaswaram (1972–1977)
- Roman Bunka - guitar, oud, vocals (1972–1980; 1988–1996)
- Uve Müllrich - bass (1974–1981)
- Michael Wehmeyer - keyboards (1975–1981)
- Chris Karrer - guitar, oud, violin, saxophone (1982–2008)
- Ramesh Shotham - percussion (1982–2013)
- Lothar Stahl - marimba, drums (1985–2007)