Duck and Cover (German band)
Duck and Cover were a multinational avant-rock septet founded in West Germany in 1983, comprising Chris Cutler (UK), Heiner Goebbels (GER), and Alfred Harth (GER) from Cassiber; Tom Cora (US) and Fred Frith (UK) from Skeleton Crew; Dagmar Krause (GER) from Art Bears; and George Lewis (US) from the ICP Orchestra. The ensemble was initially commissioned for the 1983 Moers Festival at the request of festival director Burkhard Hennen to Alfred Harth.
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Duck and Cover performing at the Berliner Ensemble in East Berlin on 16 February 1984. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Avant-rock, free improvisation |
| Years active | 1983–1984 |
| Labels | Recommended |
| Past members | Tom Cora Chris Cutler Fred Frith Heiner Goebbels Alfred Harth Dagmar Krause George Lewis |
Duck and Cover performed a 45-minute musical piece entitled "Berlin Programme" at the Berlin Jazz Festival in October 1983 in West Berlin, and again at the Festival of Political Songs in East Berlin in February 1984. Both performances were recorded and broadcast nationally. An edited version of the East Berlin broadcast was released in September 1985 on one side of the Rē Records Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 LP record.