Wyoming – Wyoming & In Prison
Pete “Wyoming” Bender (born September 14, 1943; died February 15, 2014 in Berlin) was born to American parents in Alsace and spent almost his entire childhood in the US. In 1971 (“Wyoming”) and 1972 (“In Prison”), he recorded two albums for the progressive label Bacillus (distributed by Bellaphon). The sound is more elaborately orchestrated Americana reminiscent of the Beatles than Krautrock. Wyoming was pigeonholed as a “German” band.
Years later, Pete launched his solo career in Berlin with the hit “Born To Be An Indian.” Wyoming’s guitarist, Rainer Marz, came from Jeronimo and then joined Atlantis and Supermax. Jörg Ermisch made a career with the folk musicians of Liederjan. Curt Cress (Doldinger’s Passport, Snowball, among others) drummed on the second LP, and Georg Röber, later with Aqua, played bass.
The centerpiece here is the ten-minute, hypnotic “Indian Wardance.” Both Bacillus albums are now being released on CD for the first time as reissues. “Wyoming” and “In Prison” were produced by Peter Hauke (Omega, Nektar, Nine Days Wonder, among others); Dieter Dirks was at the controls in the studio.
Tracklist:
“Wyoming”:
- September Day 03:59
- Saying Things 02:56
- Can't Go Wrong 02:20
- I'm Weeping 03:13
- Seven Days 04:52
- Two Faced Woman 05:00
- Livin' In Sorrow 04:54
- Let The Light Shine On Me 06:08
- Who Turned The Light On 02:23
Bonus:
- And Our Love 03:10
- Stone 02:38
“In Prison”:
- USA Seventy Two 03:06
- Known By All 03:25
- Restless Man Intro 01:21
- Restless Man 03:27
- Sunshine Peace Time 03:58
- I'm A Roller 03:21
- I'll Be Back 02:35
- This Is My Song 02:21
- Indian War Dance 10:19
- Looking Out 03:40
Total: 79:06 min.