Dagmar Krause (born 4 June 1950) is a German singer, best known for her work with

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including Slapp Happy,

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, and Art Bears. She is also noted for her coverage of songs by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fru ...

and

Hanns Eisler Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was an Austrian composer (his father was Austrian, and Eisler fought in a Hungarian regiment in World War I). He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artisti ...

. Her unusual singing style makes her voice instantly recognisable and has defined the sound of many of the bands with whom she has worked.

Biography

Bands and projects

Dagmar Krause was born in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

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on 4 June 1950. She began her professional career at the age of 14 as a singer in Hamburg clubs on the

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. In 1968 she was invited to join the , a contemporary folk/

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she once half-jokingly described as a German version of

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. She contributed vocals to their 1968 album ''Der Kürbis, das Transportproblem und die Traumtänzer'' (''The Pumpkin, the Problem of Transport and the Dream-dancers''), a spin-off from a German TV show. The City Preachers broke up in 1969, but their lead singer Inga Rumpf and Krause reunited in 1970 to record ''I.D. Company'', the name of a studio project where each vocalist sung lead on and determined the direction of one side of the LP (Krause's side indicated her future direction with its

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slant). Hamburg had a thriving avant-garde scene that attracted numerous European musicians interested in pursuing aesthetic freedom and

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. It was here that Krause met, and later married, British experimental composer Anthony Moore. In 1972, Moore, Krause and Moore's visiting American friend, singer-songwriter Peter Blegvad formed Slapp Happy, a self-described "naive rock" group which mixed simple pop structures with obfuscatory lyrics drawing equally from

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and

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traditions. Slapp Happy was the beginning of Krause's international musical career. They recorded two albums in Germany for

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with

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as their backing band, '' Sort Of'' (1972) and what subsequently became known as '' Acnalbasac Noom'' (not released at the time). Then they moved to London where they recorded a new arrangement of ''Acnalbasac Noom'' for

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, released as '' Slapp Happy'', also known as ''Casablanca Moon'' (1974). The original ''Acnalbasac Noom'' only saw the light of day in 1980 when it was released by

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. In 1974, Slapp Happy merged with

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label-mates

, a politically oriented

group, and they made two albums, ''

Desperate Straights ''Desperate Straights'' is a collaborative studio album by British avant-rock groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow. It was recorded at Virgin Records' Manor Studio and Nova Sound Studios in November 1974, and released in February 1975. It was Slapp ...

'' (1974) and ''

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'' (1975). But differences in approach caused Moore and Blegvad to withdraw Slapp Happy from the merger. Krause, however, elected to remain with Henry Cow, which led to the end of Slapp Happy. Krause's singing added a new dimension to Henry Cow's repertoire and their tricky

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s enhanced her vocal powers. Henry Cow toured Europe for two years, during which time they released a live album ''

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'' (1976) which included Krause singing duos with

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. But in May 1976 she was forced to withdraw from Henry Cow's hectic tour schedule due to ill health and returned to Hamburg. In October 1977, still unable to tour she left Henry Cow, but agreed to sing on their next studio album ''

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''. ''Hopes and Fears'' began in 1978 as a Henry Cow album but differences of opinion in the group about its content resulted in it being credited to Art Bears, a new band consisting of Krause,

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and

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

. Art Bears went on to make two more albums of songs, '' Winter Songs'' (1979) and '' The World as It Is Today'' (1981). In 1979, she collaborated with Kevin Coyne on the album ''Babble'', released on the

label. The work courted controversy when Coyne suggested, in the theatre presentation of the piece, that the destructive relationship between the two lovers could have been based on The Moors Murderers. Two performances at the

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in London were cancelled at short notice by Newham Council following negative press reports in '' The Sun'' and ''

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''. The show was eventually staged, for four nights, at Oval House in

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. Reviewing the show for the '' NME'',

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wrote: In 1983, Krause joined a new band

News from Babel News from Babel were an English avant-rock group founded in 1983 by Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Parkins and Dagmar Krause. They made two studio albums with several guest musicians (including Robert Wyatt) and disbanded in 1986. His ...

, featuring core members Krause,

Lindsay Cooper Lindsay Cooper (3 March 1951 – 18 September 2013) was an English bassoon and oboe player and composer. Best known for her work with the band Henry Cow, she was also a member of Comus, National Health, News from Babel and David Thomas and t ...

and

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. They recorded two albums '' Work Resumed on the Tower'' (1984) and '' Letters Home'' (1985). After News from Babel, Krause was involved in a number of projects and collaborations. She performed on the

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/ Paul Richards

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, "The Kiss" with

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on the Michael Nyman Band album '' The Kiss and Other Movements'' (1985). She also featured on ''Music for Other Occasions'' (1986) with Lindsay Cooper, ''Domestic Stories'' (1992) with Chris Cutler and Lutz Glandien, ''

Each in Our Own Thoughts ''Each in Our Own Thoughts'' is a 1994 solo album by English experimental music composer and performer Tim Hodgkinson from Henry Cow. It is his second solo album, after ''Splutter'' (1985), and comprises six unreleased pieces composed by Hodgkins ...

'' (1994) with

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, and ''A Scientific Dream and a French Kiss'' (1998) with Marie Goyette. In 1984, Krause sang backing vocals on "Here & There" by

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. The song appeared on the b-side of their single, "Skin Deep". It was subsequently added to the 2001 remastered edition of the parent album, ''

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''. In 1991, Krause, Moore and Blegvad reunited to work on a "Camera" (Italian for "Room") a specially written television opera, made by the UK production company After Image and commissioned by

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Television. It was based on an original idea by Krause, with words by Blegvad and music by Moore. Krause played the lead character "Melusina" and the opera was broadcast two years later on Channel 4. Slapp Happy reformed briefly in 1997 to record '' Ça Va'' and they toured Japan in 2000. In 2010, Krause joined Comicoperando, a tribute to the music of

whose line-up has included

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, Gilad Atzmon, Alex Maguire,

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, Michel Delville,

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and Cristiano Calcagnile. Krause, Moore and Blegvad reformed Slapp Happy again in November 2016 to perform with Faust at the Week-End festival in

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, Germany. The two groups also played together on 10–11 February 2017 at

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in London. On 24 February 2017 Slapp Happy, without Faust, performed at Mt. Rainer Hall,

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in Tokyo.

Solo work

Krause's fascination with

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-era

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and her love for the work of playwright

and his musical collaborators

and

produced some of her most satisfying work. In 1978 she starred in a London art-theatre production of the Brecht and Weill play ''

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'' (german: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, links=no) is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht. It was first performed on 9 March 1930 at the i ...

'', and in 1985 she sang Brecht and Weill's "Surabaya Johnny" on the Hal Willner-produced '' Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill''. John Dougan wrote at

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that Krause's "elegant alto was perfectly suited to the emotionally and politically charged music of Brecht and Weill". In 1986, Krause made two solo albums: '' Supply and Demand: Songs by Brecht/Weill and Eisler'' and '' Tank Battles: The Songs of Hanns Eisler''. These albums were also sung in German and released as ''Angebot und Nachfrage'' and ''Panzerschlacht: Die Lieder von Hanns Eisler''. Lyrically they continued the trend of earlier songs of social conscience Krause had performed, for example on

's "

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". ''Supply and Demand'' and ''Tank Battles'' are seen by many as Krause's best work, while the latter is considered to be one of the finest interpretations of Eisler's work. She performed selections from these albums live at various venues, most notably the

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, which was documented on ''Voiceprint Radio Sessions'' (1993).

Singing style

As a vocalist, Krause has been described by some as an acquired taste. Her singing style is highly original and idiosyncratic. Her "husky,

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-laden

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" voice can range from a sweet melodious croon to the love-it-or-hate-it

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style typified on albums like

's ''

''. Part of the intrigue of Krause's singing are her German-inflected vocals, "... but whether she sings in German or English (which she often does on the same record), she retains her impeccable phrasing and ability to inject the most oft-heard lyric with almost palpable emotion." In a review of ''

The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set ''The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set'' (also known as ''The Road'') is a nine-CD plus one-DVD limited edition box set by English avant-rock group Henry Cow, and was released by RēR Megacorp in January 2009. It consists of almost 10 hours ...

'' (2009), critic John Kelman at ''

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'', wrote that "the kinds of intervallic leaps and harmonic sophistication required of a singer n Henry Cowmake Krause an undervalued and underrated singer in this history of modern music."

Discography

This is a selection of albums Krause has performed on, showing the year they were recorded.

Bands and projects

;With The City Preachers *''Der Kürbis, das Transportproblem und die Traumtänzer'' (1968, LP,

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) *''Back to the City'' (1971, LP,

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) ;With I.D. Company *''I.D. Company'' (1970, LP, Hörzu,

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) ;With Slapp Happy *'' Sort Of'' (1972, LP,

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) *'' Acnalbasac Noom'' (1973, LP,

) *'' Slapp Happy'' (also known as ''Casablanca Moon'') (1974, LP,

) *'' Ça Va'' (1997, CD, V2 Records) *''

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'' (2000, CD, FMN Records) ;With Slapp Happy/Henry Cow *''

'' (1974, LP, Virgin Records) *''

'' (1975, LP, Virgin Records) ;With Henry Cow * ''

'' (1976, 2xLP,

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, UK) * '' The Virgin Years – Souvenir Box'' (1991, 3xCD, East Side Digital Records, US) * ''

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'' (2006, 7xCD,

, UK) * '' Stockholm & Göteborg'' (2008, CD, Recommended Records, UK) * ''

'' (2009, 9xCD+DVD, Recommended Records, UK) * '' The Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry Cow'' (2019, 17xCD+DVD, Recommended Records, UK) ;With Art Bears *''

'' (1978, LP, Recommended Records) *'' Winter Songs'' (1979, LP, Recommended Records) *'' The World as It Is Today'' (1981, LP, Recommended Records) *''

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'' (2004, 6xCD, Recommended Records, UK) ;With Kevin Coyne *''Babble'' (1979, LP, Virgin Records) ;With Commuters *''Commuters'' (1983, EP, Amphibious Records) ;With

*'' Work Resumed on the Tower'' (1984, LP, Recommended Records) *'' Letters Home'' (1985, LP, Recommended Records) ;With Michael Nyman Band *'' The Kiss and Other Movements'' (1985, LP, E.G. Records) ;With Duck and Cover *'' Re Records Quarterly Vol.1 No.2'' (1985, LP, Recommended Records) ;With

*''Music for Other Occasions'' (1986, LP,

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) ;With Anthony Moore and Peter Blegvad *''Camera'' (1991, CD, Blueprint Records) ;With

and Lutz Glandien *''Domestic Stories'' (1992, CD, Recommended Records) ;With

*''

'' (1994, CD, Woof Records) ;With Marie Goyette *''A Scientific Dream and a French Kiss'' (1998, CD, Resurgence) ;With

The Orckestra The Orckestra were a 12-piece English avant-garde jazz and avant-rock ensemble formed in March 1977 with the merger of avant-rock group Henry Cow, the Mike Westbrook Brass Band and folk singer Frankie Armstrong. They gave two performances in ...

*"Unreleased Orckestra Extract" (3" CD single, 2006, Recommended Records, UK)

Solo

*'' Supply and Demand: Songs by Brecht/Weill and Eisler'' (1986, LP,

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) **''Angebot und Nachfrage'' (1986, LP,

) – The above in the original German *'' Tank Battles: The Songs of Hanns Eisler'' (1988, LP,

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) **''Panzerschlacht: Die Lieder von Hanns Eisler'' (1988, LP, Island Records) – The above in the original German *''Voiceprint Radio Sessions'' (1993, CD, Voiceprint Records)

Other contributions

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: '' 456'' (1992, LP, Virgin Records) – Krause sings on one track

References

* Cutler, Chris, ed. (2009). ''The Road: Volumes 1–5'' (book from ''

'').

Footnotes

External links

Dagmar Krause: Last.FM Group

''Calyx: The Canterbury Website''. * ().
Dagmar Krause: Discography
''Satoshi Nishihara homepage''.

''Air Structures''. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Dagmar 1950 births Avant-garde singers Living people Musicians from Hamburg German women singers German expatriates in England Henry Cow members Slapp Happy members Art Bears members News from Babel members The Orckestra members