Laocoön by Laocoön

A Story of friendship, of crossing a long distance in time, to re- find, what we already had, is always a story of hope! 5 totally different musicians, each involved in different projects, bands and or solo- careers. Through their talents but in very different ways connected.
Mathias Grassow got things rolling. He, the master of drone music, indulged in a foray into techno and electro and selected eight basic tracks. These landed with Dirk Schlömer – guitarist and producer, active in all areas of groove and hypnotic music. Schlömer, in turn, collaborated on the major project 'Stella Maris' with both his long-time percussionist, Carsten Agthe, and the exceptional Australian singer/lyricist Louisa John-Krol. Carsten connected Louisa, with whom he had been friends since her visit to Germany a few years earlier, not only with Mathias Grassow but also with Rüdiger Gleisberg, who in turn contributed two neo-classical pieces, sung by Dirk. All these loose ends came together in Schlömer's AmygaLand studio and were combined into a surprisingly cohesive album. Unfortunately, in the – for Pop muisc - catastrophic years of 2006-2007, no record company was willing to take any risks. Laocoon was frozen and hibernated for 18 long years! It was Louisa who rediscovered the treasure about a year ago and pushed through this final journey to release. And here are the 10 tracks by Laocoön, an extraordinary group of artists with an extraordinary story.

Friendship :between Mathias Grassow and Louisa John-Krol was initiated by their mutual friend Carsten Agthe, who was already Percussion-player in Dirk Schlömer's Ornah-Mental. Louisa and Dirk were label mates on Hyperium before joining other labels. Created over 20 years ago, refined by Dirk Schlömer, this album drew soundtrack maestro Rüdiger Gleisberg and Carsten Agthe