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The Way Out (1986)

The Alma Band

The Alma Band

Title of the single: Live in Rio
Title: The Way Out (B-Side)
Publisher: Z Records
Date: 1986
Medium: record 17 cm
Cover photo: Ursula Böckler
Performers: Martin Kippenberger, Albert Oehlen

The piece The Way Out of the band project Alma Band by Martin Kippenberger and Albert Oehlen was released together with the piece The Way on the single Live in Rio. The recording was made on December 23rd 1986, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is exemplary of the flappy, ironic, cacophonous style of the two artists, who also improvise in this performance, undermining any attempt at tonal harmony and balance.

Kippenberger and Oehlen spent several months in Brazil in 1986 and 1987, during which they were artistically very productive, producing many musical and poetic works and drawing up plans for future works.

The name of the band project is composed of the first two letters of the artistS' first names.

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