(WEIRD!) German Ragtime (1913) - Kapelle Meschugge: DIXIELAND

Kapelle Meschugge (Mr. Meschugge): Dixieland

Zonophone 17317 (Mx. No.: 2054 ak)

Berlin, before October 1913

An early forerunner of Spike Jones in Germany??? Well, "Meschugge" (from yiddish "crazy", "nuts") was a pseudonym for a certain Herr Krüger, who led this band in Berlin before WWI.

The following information is given by Rainer E. Lotz (in "German Ragtime & Prehistory of Jazz", Storyville Publications 1985):

"Kapellmeister Krüger was the most famous of the 'excentric conductors', who were the rage of Berlin in 1912 (and again in 1919). Others were Messrs. Albertini, Casella, Löwenthal, Magini, Rigo, Schlemihl, etc. They specialized in weird movements, jumping about like madmen, they chose wild tempi and used all sorts of percussion effects including pistol shots ..."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ragtime
• Zonophon
• Dixie
• 1913
• Grammophon
• Schellack

[patoman881]

This has to be the wierdest rag I have ever heard!

[TheMarioluigifans]

AAAAGHHH!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! YAYAYAYAYA!

[flon5flon]

Might also be called "The Nuthouse Polka" !

Stompy, I love your channel. Beautiful pictures of the labels as well.

[heathergee28]

oh jesus that yelling scared me o.O I legitimately jumped like 5ft out of my chair (x

[heycaelie]

@SynapticChaos he'd do so much with this.

[danielbeller972]

As with all ZONOPHONE this is a gem!

[SynapticChaos]

somebody should send this to Fat Boy Slim

[GrammophonPlatten]

Richtig Klasse, danke

[vertxxgg]

ganz meshuggener....ragman carols-- happy Xmas und neujahr stompy

[Vermontist]

@vertxxgg What an interesting perspective of "reality."

[robchalfen]

the yelling is a take on standard minstrel show exclamations

may also be mastered a bit slow