Hedersleben

Sunday 12th April 2020

Album update from Nicky

The backing tracks for A New Ocean are mostly completed. Additional overdubs were added by Klaus Henatsch Keyboard wizard from Nektar/Jane at the Kosmisches musikzentrum in Hedersleben Germany. Due to the current lockdown the final overdubs, vocals, guitar etc. will have to wait until a later date and speaking of the KMZ in Hedersleben, of course the summer jam/party is cancelled this year. Check out the new paint job in the studio room!

Nicky Garratt

A New Ocean (Hedersleben 5), is a Krautrock album more in common with Die Neuen Welten and Upgoer (Hedersleben 1 and 2), than The Fall Of Chronopolis and Orbit (Hedersleben 3 and 4). The title track, like Zu Den Neuen Welten from Hedersleben 2, is a long affair. It features Klaus on both Farfisa and Hammond organs as well as an abundance of analog synths from Jordan. Jai Young has done his usually stellar job engineering as well as some additional keyboards. We even cranked up the Hammond with real Leslie cabinet.

Klaus Henatsch KMZ Main Room

Klaus Henatsch Kosmisches Musikzentram Hedersleben

The first session for Hedersleben 5 at Feast or Famine studios in San Francisco with Jai Young Kim and Nicky Garratt producing finished on Thursday. This is not The Great Hydration album selections from which the band played on the last tour rather new material tentatively titled A New Ocean.
The album will feature Jordan Levantini's self-built modular synth with Jordan also playing Bass. It also introduces new drummer Cole Bailey with Jai Young Kim and Nicky Garratt returning to round out the backing quartet on keyboards and Guitar.

Clockwise from top left. Cole Bailey, Jordan Levantini, Jai Young Kim and Nicky Garratt

Hedersleben with Nik Turner (Ex Hawkwind)
Free Show
Harvard & Stone
5221 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles
CA 90027
Wednesday November 8th

LUCKY STRIKE SHOW ON THE 7th CANCELLED

ProgDay 2017 was epic!

Many thanks to Michael Bennett, Debi Byrd, and the rest of the ProgDay crew for an absolutely stellar weekend.

Day one (Sonus Umbra, INFINEN, Bubblemath and Sonar)

Day two (Ephemeral Sun, Hedersleben, Dave Kerzner Band and Shylock)

Nicky was interviewed at his house in Hedersleben, Germany buy the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung last month you can see the interview here.

Hedersleben are happy to announce that they are confirmed to play at this years ProgDay festival in North Carolina on the 2nd & 3rd of September.

ProgDay is an annual event showcasing progressive rock bands from around the world. It started in 1995 and is the world longest running Progressive Rock festival.
Also confirmed for this year are Ephemeral Sun (US), Bubblemath (US), Shylock (France), and Sonar (With David Torn), (Switzerland).

Hedersleben will be playing a show at The Starry Plough in June with Atomic Ape and Jack O' The Clock.

We will be debuting some proto material for our next album The Great Hydration. We are playing as a four piece and are still looking for the fifth member. If you are a singer and play a second instrument perhaps flute, sax or viola please approach us. We would like to fill the spot before the 5 week fall tour.

The line up is not as stated on the show web page instead it is:

Jai Young Kim – Keyboards

Doc Miller – Bass and vocals

John Daren Thomas – Drums

Nicky Garratt – Guitar

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley Sat Jun 17 2017 at 08:00 pm

Hedersleben will be on stage at 11:00 pm

Rarefied Air from the Orbit album is featured on the upcoming Salamat Mukhammed-Ali thriler Diamond Cartel.

This is Peter O'Tool's final movie and also stars Armand Assante. Along side Hedersleben, the soundtrack includes music from Captain Beyond, and Nektar among others.

In addition to Diamond Cartel, an edit from Upgoer part 2 from the Upgoer album is part of the soundtrack to the motion picture Devil's Domain.

This edit features the atmospheric twin keyboards of Kyrsten Bean and Kephera Moon.

The new album Orbit is coming soon on Cleopatra records.

Hedersleben 4 imagines a massive elliptical orbit of a habited asteroid around the sun passing close to Earth then swinging out deep into the Kuiper belt. Each song sits at various points on the orbit’s trajectory. Recorded at Feast or Famine in San Francisco, Orbit was produced by Jai Young Kim and Nicky Garratt and will be available on gatefold vinyl and deluxe digipak CD. Thanks to the fans both old and new who showed up to support us on the fall tour.

2016 Fall tour with Nik Turner

Hedersleben will be opening and backing Nik Turner on a US tour starting next month, (See dates below). We will be debuting selections from our up coming album Hedersleben 4 Orbit.

10/27 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Opera House

10/28 - Arcata, CA - Richard's Goat Tavern

10/29 - Portland, OR - The High Water Mark

10/30 - Seattle, WA - The Highline

10/31 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre

11/1 - Olymia, WA - Obsidian

11/2 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

11/3 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake

11/4 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre

11/5 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews

11/6 - Chicago,IL - Reggies

11/7 - Milwaukee,WI - Shank Hall

11/8 - Indianapolis,IN - 5th Quarter Lounge

11/9 - TBA

11/10 - Columbus, OH - Ace Of Cups

11/11 - Athens, OH - The Union

11/12 - Detroit,MI - Echo Fest at Magic Stick

11/13 - Cleveland,OH - The Grog Shop

11/14 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar

11/15 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar

11/16 - Philadelphia,PA - Kung Fu Necktie

11/17 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter

11/18 - Knoxville, TN - Open Chord

11/19 - Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn

11/20 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia

11/21 - Houston TX - White Oak Music Hall

11/22 - Austin, TX - Grizzly Hall

11/25 - Phoenix, AZ - Lawn Gnome Publishing

11/26 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick

11/27 - Los Angeles, CA - The Complex

11/28 - San Francisco , CA - The Elbo Room

2016 Jam at the Kosmisches Musikzentrum

This years jam in Hedersleben is the weekend of July 29th. Contact us from the contact page if you want to attend.

HEDERSLEBEN sign to Tone Deaf Touring

We are happy to announce that we are now represented by Tone Deaf Touring. For booking Hedersleben please contact Joey Killingsworth. joey@tonedeaftouring.com

Go to the contact page for our press kit.

HEDERSLEBEN 4 - NEW LINE-UP

Jai Young Kim - Keyboards

John Daren Thomas - Drums and Percussion

Alicia Previn - Violin and Vocals

Nicky Garratt - Guitars

Donald "Doc" Miller - Bass and Vocals

Coming in November Hedersleben 3 - The Fall Of Chronopolis

Hedersleben's new concept album is slated for November 2015. It will be released on 1305 Unterharz/Cleopatra on gatefold LP, CD and download.
The original art is by Weshoyot Alvitre. It was recorded at Megasonic sound with Jeremy Goody at the controls then mixed by Jürgen Engler and Chris Lietz. This is the same team that produced Die Neuen Welten.
The Fall Of Chronopolis is based on the book of the same name by Barrington J. Bayley documenting the demise of the great Chronotic Empire.

New Shows

Hedersleben are very excited to be playing with Cash Pony and Gentleman Surfer at the Bottom of the Hill Saturday August 22nd! Facebook event listing

Hedersleben are also playing Joshua Tree August 28th with SF Bay hero's Cash Pony Facebook event listing

El Rio Show

Our next show is on Saturday July 11th at the El Rio 3158 Mission St. in San Francisco. It will be the debut show of our new bass player Jai Young Kim.

Welcome To Our New Bass Player

We are pleased to announce the addition of bass player Jai Young Kim, (Ex Secret Chiefs 3), to the Hedersleben line-up, he will debut live in San Francisco in July.

New! Just confirmed show in Santa Cruz!

Wednesday April 29th at Bocci's Cellar 140 Encinal St. this is a free show w our tour mates St. James and the Apostles. Show starts at 8:30. No cover!

Hedersleben 3 Tour 2015 (With St James and the Apostles)

April
17th Oakland, CA- Golden Bull w/Satya Sena
18th Concord, CA - Red Hat w/The New Originals
20th Sacramento, CA - Press Club 2030 P St w/Instagon
21st Ashland, CA - Club 66
22nd Eugene, OR - TBA
23rd Salem, OR - TBA Fifty Pub 'N' Grub
24th Portland, OR - Slims w/RLLRBLL
25th Seattle, WA - -Lo Fi
26th Olympia, WA - Obsidian
27th Eureka, CA - Sirens Song
28th CA - TBA
29th Santa Cruz, CA - Bocci's Cellar
30th San Francisco, CA - The Knockout w/Inner Ear Brigade

May
1st San Diego, CA - TBA (Without St James)
2nd Los Angeles, CA - Los Globos (Without St James)
3rd Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar w/Chui Wan (China) (Without St James)

Introducing Hedersleben 3 The new line up for 2015

The new year ushers in the new Hedersleben 3 line-up as the band gear up to record their most ambitious project to date - The Fall Of Chronopolis. Movements from this concept album were played live on the 2013 and 2014 tours and now the band is in rehearsals for a spring recording. Added to the line up are Ursula Stuart on Bass and Vocals and Ariana Jade on Vocals and Violin.