spinelli XYZee – check the ripper °° psychedelic underground rap °° with influences from rock, funk, R&B, acid jazz just listen…………….if information is still missin’ well, that’s the wrong pot to piss in…………….. besides, we don’t think it’s wise …………to urinalyze the music we’re playin’ what you hear is what you get! psychedelic underground rap straight out from the big dipper ready to take off? 1,2…………….now CHECK THE RIPPER musicians: norbert geil ° the MIND: all lyrics ( except track 3 & 5 ), drum programming & percussion, co-rapping, noises & background vocals thomas klama ° the HEART: guitars & acoustic shrab, bass guitar smitty d. ° the VOICE: all raps & co-rapping, vocals on track 3, lyrics on track 3 & 5 steve robinson ° the MAD: keyboards, basslines, untuned piano, trumpet falsetto, psycho vocals, indian flute & vibes jost hohenberg ° the GROOVE: keyboards, synthesizer, minimoog, programming uli seufzer ° the HORN: trumpet on track 1 & 3 bandvita: norbert, thomas and uli played in different formations from the rhein-neckar-area, steve and thomas worked on diverse studio-projects together, smitty d. was no stranger within the new york underground/hip-hop scene before coming to germany. spinelli XYZee was founded by norbert and thomas PSYCHEDELIC UNDERGROUND RAP was born! with some material arranged by norbert and thomas they went to steve in his analog 8-track-studio in ladenburg/heidelberg. the influence of steve robinson (former AERA band member) made a great impact on the originality of the project, new songs emerged in 1993 in berlin where the collaboration with jost hohenberg started. the interest of producers / labels was huge, but there was a lack of capturing the soul of the music. WE DIDN´T GO FOR IT- NO DEAL! spinelli was buried and disappeared 30 years before reincarnation in 2023 THE SPIRIT OF PSYCHEDELIC UNDERGROUND
