Aera was a German jazz-rock band that cut the 1975–79 Erlkönig titles Humanum est, Hand und Fuß, and Türkis, followed by the 1981–82 Spiegelei titles Too Much and Akataki. Decades later, their 1973-era material appeared on the archival disc Mechelwind. Members: Muck Groh (guitar, 1972-76), Heinz Schmitt (guitar, 1972), Davy Crocket (bass, 1972), Martin Roscoe […]
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 […]
