Atrium -

Atrium was a German jazz-rock band that released the 1979 album Color Seed on self-press BVB Edition, followed by a 1981 standalone single on one-off RD.

Members: Ede Janson, Uli Krug, Stefan Leidig, Paul Schütt, Wolfgang Steiger, Michael Weil

Background

Atrium formed in Heidelberg with guitarist and singer Ede Janson, bassist Uli Krug, drummer Stefan Leidig, trombonist and singer Paul Schütt, keyboardist Wolfgang Steiger, and percussionist Michael Weil.

Janson entered local bands in the mid-1960s and established a guitar-teaching practice in Worms. He spent the 1976–78 period studying classical guitar under Werner Pöhlert at the University of Heidelberg/Mannheim. Krug moved from Zeitz to Worms with his family at age eight. He joined a local Posaunenchor on trumpet at thirteen, then switched to bass and studied pedagogy in Heidelberg. Schütt entered the Musikhochschule Mannheim in 1978, where he trained as a trombonist.

Atrium developed within the same Worms–Heidelberg–Mannheim musician network that connected Janson, Krug, and Schütt. The group remained outside the major-label system and used BVB Records for a private pressing of Color Seed.

Discography:

Color Seed (1979)
“Die Nadel” / “Samstag Nacht” (1981)

Sources

Ede Janson’s own biography. Places Janson in bands from 1966, teaching guitar in Worms from 1968, and studying classical guitar under Werner Pöhlert at Heidelberg/Mannheim during 1976–78. (Ede Janson)
Rems-Zeitung — Uli Krug obituary. Traces Krug from Zeitz to Worms, his teenage trumpet activity in a Posaunenchor, and his later career as a bassist. (RZ – Rems-Zeitung)
Sigi’s Jazz Men. Gives Paul Schütt’s Mannheim conservatory study period and identifies him as a trombonist. (Sigi’s Jazz Men)
Mannheim regional discography. Lists Atrium’s Color Seed as a 1979 BVB release, catalog ATR 55 33 77, and connects the album with Uli Krug. (Yumpu)
Independent collector documentation. Identifies Atrium specifically as a Heidelberg group and BVB as the 1979 label. (CD Reissue Wishlist)
Parallel Schallplatten. Independently confirms BVB Records, catalog ATR 553377, and the German 1979 pressing. (parallel-schallplatten.de)