Birth Control with Kraan and Epitaph

Formed in Ulm (1967), Kraan fused free jazz/psychedelia into jazz‑funk rock (Wintrup, Andy Nogger); famed Live (’74) with Conny Plank; Sounds ’75 Best Live Act/Album.

Dortmund-formed (1969) German prog/hard rockers with British singers; twin-guitar, jazzy post-psych epics. Key LP: 1974’s *Outside the Law* (Chicago). Polydor; toured U.S.; revived as heavier metal (1979–82).

Birth Control is a German rock band known for their progressive rock, hard rock, and krautrock sound, originally formed in West Berlin in 1966. Co-founded by Hugo Egon Balder and Bernd Koschmidder, the band grew to prominence in the 1970s under the leadership of long-standing members Bernd Noske and Bruno Frenzel, achieving a major hit with their 1972 song "Gamma Ray" from the acclaimed album Hoodoo Man. Despite a hiatus following Frenzel's death in 1983 and Noske's passing in 2014, the group reformed in 2016 with a revised lineup that continues to release new material and perform live.