Meets The World

“Embryo meets the world” is a new compilation with previously unreleased Ethno Jazz from 1979/80, recorded on the German band`s trip to Asia and recently discovered in the archives. It includes seven unknown studio sessions from Kabul, Essaouira, Cairo and Athens, produced with members of the Kabul Radio Orchestra or oud players and singers from Eritrea, Syria and Iraq. Eastern meet Western musicians, improvising with an astonishing deepness over wonderful traditional melodies from Afghanistan, North Africa or the Middle East. All recordings were edited, restored and mastered from the original tapes in 2024. The LP includes a printed insert with unknown photos and new sleeve notes, the digital album comes with an extensive bonus session, recorded live in Afghanistan. Recorded 1979 and 1980, all tracks previously unreleased Tracks A1, B1, B2, B3 recorded March 1979 at Goethe-Institut in Kabul, Afghanistan, by Rolf Sylvester Track A2 recorded early 1980 in a studio in Essaouira, Morocco, recording engineer unknown Track A3 recorded early 1980 in a studio in Cairo, Egypt, recording engineer unknown Track B4 is a session recording from Athens, Greece, source and date unknown