Düsseldorfer Elektronik

STREETMARK was founded 1968 in Düsseldorf, when Dorothea Raukes, who had studied Classical Music and played keyboards, met the Brothers Thomas and Bernd Schreiber, both guitarists. Dorothea and Thomas formed the nucleus of the band. In the beginning STREETMARK played mainly covers of the BEATLES, Jon Mayall and DEEP PURPLE. In 1969 they refused a proposal for a record deal. In the following five years STREETMARK developed their own style mainly based on the compositions of Dorothea and Thomas, influenced by PROCOL HARUM, FOCUS and ELP. Finally in 1975 STREETMARK recorded their debut record "Nordland" for Sky. The record was produced and recorded by Connie Plank with the following line up : Dorothea Raukes (keyboards), Thomas Schreiber (guitar), Hans Schweiss (drums), Georg Buschmann (vocals), Wolfgang Westphal (bass). Bernd Schreiber did the mixing and Soundboard duties.

"Nordland" was a brillant debut record, the band had taken the time to play the compositions live and to work them out. The general musicianship is quite high; the only weak point, as often in German bands are the English vocals. In 1977 STREETMARK released their second record "Eileen" with Wolfgang Riechmann, a solo recording artist, who had joined the band on vocals and keyboards. Tragically he was murdered in 1978, before the release of his solo record "Wunderbar". Sky re-released "Eileen" in 1979 with the new title "Wolfgang Riechmann and Streetmark" with one bonus track. Later on the record was renamed "Dreams". The third (fourth) record "Dry", entirely instrumental, was released in 1979. In 1981 STREETMARK released their last record "Sky Racer", with Dorothea Raukes as the only founding member left. It is still an interesting record but much more Pop influenced.(Q: progarchives.com)


Nordland



Titelliste

01 House of three Windows - house of three windows
02 House of three Windows - green velvet curtains
03 House of three Windows - eleanor rigby
04 House of three Windows - amleth saga
05 House of three Windows - italian concert in rock
06 House of three Windows - da capo
07 Nordland - Waves & Visions
08 Nordland - Lyster Fjord
09 Nordland - Ladoga
10 Nordland - Reality Airpor

Genre: Progressive Rock
Bitrate: 320 kBit/s
Year: 1976

Dry



Titelliste

01 Intro
02 Welcome
03 Sunny Queen
04 Lovers
05 Drifting
06 Disco Dry
07 Watch Out

Genre: Progressive Rock
Bitrate: 192 kBit/s
Year: 1979