Achim Reichel

Achim Reichel (born 28 January 1944) is a musician, producer, and songwriter from Hamburg, Germany. He is known for his 1991 single "Aloha Heja He", and serving as the frontman for the 1960s beat group The Rattles, who, among other achievements, were selected to open for The Beatles on their last-ever tour of Europe in 1966.[1]

Achim Reichel
Reichel performing in 1971
Background information
Born (1944-01-28) 28 January 1944
Hamburg, Germany
GenresPsychedelic rock, Krautrock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar, piano
Associated actsThe Rattles
Websiteachim-reichel.de

In 1968, he co-founded the psychedelic pop group Wonderland, which also included English ex-patriate Les Humphries who would soon start his own Les Humphries Singers. In 1971, Reichel left the group for his own progressive Krautrock solo project, A. R. & Machines, of which the first album Die grüne Reise (The green journey) was critically acclaimed and likened to bands such as Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream.

Since 1975, Reichel has taken a keen interest in recording traditional German songs and classic poetry as modern-style music, which includes such albums as Dat Shanty Alb'm (1975), Klabautermann (1977), Regenballade (1977), Fledermaus (1988), Wilder Wassermann (2002), and Volxlieder (2006).[1]

Discography
  • Dat Shanty Alb'm (1976)
  • Klabautermann (1977)
  • Regenballade (1977)
  • Heiße Scheibe (1979)
  • Ungeschminkt (1980)
  • Blues in Blond (1981)
  • Nachtexpress (1983)
  • Eine Ewigkeit unterwegs (1986)
  • Fledermaus (1988)
  • Was Echtes (1989)
  • Melancholie und Sturmflut (1991)
  • Wahre Liebe (1993)
  • Nachtexpress (1994)
  • Große Freiheit (1994)
  • Oh ha! (1996)
  • Herz ist Trumpf – Das Beste von Achim Reichel (1997)
  • Entspann dich (1999)
  • Wilder Wassermann – Balladen & Mythen (2002)
  • 100 % Leben (2004) double live album
  • Volxlieder (2006)
  • Michels Gold (2008)
  • Solo mit euch – Mein Leben, meine Musik, gesungen und erzählt (2010) double live album
  • Raureif (2015)
  • Das Beste (2019)

With A.R. & Machines[2]
  • Die grüne Reise (The green journey) (1971)
  • Echo (1972)
  • AR3 (1972)
  • AR IV (1973)
  • AR5 Autovision (1974)
  • Erholung (A.R. & Machines live) (1973)
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References
  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Achim Reichel". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  2. Freeman & Freeman (1996). "The Crack In The Cosmic Egg", p.155. Audion Publications, Leicester. ISBN 0-9529506-0-X


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