Aera Humanum Est is the debut album by German jazz-rock combo Aera, released in 1975 on Erlkönig. The album features six originals composed by guitarist Muck Groh. Harmonic notes and tuning twang presage “Papa Doing,” which coalesces around a sharp soprano sax riff at 2:00. The riff is intermittently overtaken by the clean leads and […]
Muck Groh (born Oct. 7, 1946) is a German guitarist and composer who first emerged as part of the band Ihre Kinder at the turn of the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1976, he played with jazz-rockers Aera, performing on their first two albums. In 1979, he released the album Muckefuck on Erlkönig. He subsequently formed […]
Aera were a German jazz-rock band that released four albums on Erlkönig between 1975 and 1980, followed by two further titles on Intercord and Spiegelei during 1981 and 1982. A collection of 1973-era material was issued as Mechelwind by archivists Long Hair Music in 2009. Members: Muck Groh (guitar, 1972-76), Heinz Schmitt (guitar, 1972), Davy […]
