Jane (band)

Jane is a German Progressive Rock Krautrock band that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany.

Band history

Their debut album 'Together' is considered by fans to be one of the iconic Progressive Rock albums of all time. The band has been through a lot of line-up changes and records on recent years under 'Peter Panka's Jane' after Klaus Hess left the band. Their latest release available in Germany is 'Voices' which has been crtically acclaimed by the fans and critics alike. Jane can be seen in the 'Krautrock Meeting' concert film recently released on DVD. Alongside Eloy, Ramses and Birth Control, Jane are regarded as one of the best Krautrock groups with a devoted following which can be traced to Germany, Austria and Iran. Peter Panka (the main founder of Jane) passed away on June 28, 2007. The future of the band is unknown at this time. The remaining members of the band toured Germany & Austria in 2007 alongside Fritz Randow and Arndt Schulz in memory of Peter Panka. Cool & Easy Records (Jane's official record label) has announced series of rarities titled 'The Lost Tapes' and a new DVD 'Phoenix' for future release. "Tribute To Peter Panka" a live concert DVD was released in 2008.

Line-up

* Peter Panka (b.March 3, 1948, d.June 28, 2007) - Lead Vocals, Drums (deceased)
* Charly Maucher - Lead Vocals, Bass
* Werner Nadolny - Keyboards, Vocals
* Klaus Walz - Lead Guitars, Vocals
* Fritz Randow - Drums in 2007 Tour (Replacing the late Peter Panka)
* Arndt Schulz - Guitars & Vocals in 2007 Tour
* Wolfgang Krantz - Keyboards from 2008

Past members

*Predrag Jovanović (aka Pedja) - Guitar, vocals [http://www.jane-music.com/jane-eng/Seiten/History.htm]
*Martin Hesse - Bass
*Gottfried Janko - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals (deceased)(d. autumn 2004 of a heart attack)
*Klaus Hess - Guitar, Vocals
*Manfred Wieczorke - Keyboards [Ex-member of Eloy]

Discography

Vinyl

* "Together" (1972)
* "Here we are" (1973)
* "Jane III" (1974)
* "Lady" (1975)
* "Fire, Water, Earth and Air" (1976)
* "Live at home" (1976)
* "Between Heaven and Hell" (1977)
* "Age of madness" (1978)
* "Sign No. 9" (1979)
* "Jane (Mask)" (1980)
* "Germania" (1981)
* "Warlock Rock Ballet soundtrack (feat. Lady Jane)" (1983)
* "Beautiful Lady" (1986)
* "Live '88" (1989)
* "Live '89" (1990)

CDs

* "Together" (1990)
* "Here we are" (1997)
* "Jane III" (1997)
* "Lady" (1997)
* "Fire, Water, Earth and Air" (1990)
* "Live at home" (1992)
* "Between Heaven and Hell" (1997)
* "Age of madness" (1997)
* "Sign No. 9" (1997)
* "Jane (Maske)" (1997)
* "Germania" (1997)
* "Beautiful Lady" (1993)
* "Live '89" (1990)
* "Resurrection (Peter Panka's Jane)" (1996)
* "Comes alive (Mother Jane)" (2000)
* "Back again (Lady Jane)" (2000)
* "Genuine " (2002)
* "Live 2002 (Peter Panka's Jane)" (2002)
* "Shine On (Peter Panka's Jane)" (2003)
* "Voices (Peter Panka's Jane)" (2006)
* "Live At META's (Peter Panka's Jane)" (2007)

ingles

* "Daytime" (1972)
* "Here we are" (1973)
* "Bambule Rock" (1974)
* "Age of madness" (1978)
* "Love Song" (1978)
* "Beautiful lady (Maxi-Single)" (1986)
* "Together we stand (Mother Jane)" (1998)

Compilations

* "Waiting for the sunshine" (1979)
* "Rock on brain (2 LP)" (1980)

DVD

*"Krautrock Meeting (2005)
*"Tribute To Peter Panka (2008)
*"Phoenixdn (2008)

External links

* [http://www.jane-music.com Jane official site]