Gitarrenduo (1978 – 1990)
Line-up:
Wolfgang Aulke: acoustic guitar, voice
Wolfgang Köster: acoustic guitar, voice
additional: Matthias Schäfers: flute
Two guitars, two voices, own compositions, numerous performances throughout Germany.
ArtRock
(1980 – 1990)
Line-up:
Wolfgang Köster: guitars, percussion, metallophon
Wolfgang Aulke: tenorsax, sopransax, metallophon, acoustic guitar
Reinhard Aulke: fretless & fretted bass
Matthias Schäfers: flute, altosax, keyboards, sequenzer
Andreas Schwienhorst: piano, percussion, metallophon
Peter Niemann: drums, chimes, glockenspiel
Own compositions, such as »Kranich«, »Walk«, »Gush«, »Heptathlon« with intricate rhythm changes, »Suite I&II«, »Under an iceberg« or »Alhambra«. Numerous performances between Oldenburg and Darmstadt in jazz clubs or at jazz festivals.
Melan Gala (ancient Greek) = »black milk«
see under audio files:
https://www.wolfgang-aulke.de/content/audiofiles.php
Melan Gala I (composed by Reinhard Aulke) - The Great View (composed by Reinhard Aulke)
Line-up:
Helge Zumdiek drums
Reinhard Aulke bass
Andreas Schwienhorst piano
Wolfgang Aulke electric & acoustic guitars
Dieter Kuhlmann trombone
Willi Budde trumpet
Thomas Röttger tenorsaxophon
Matthias Otto altosaxophon
Own arrangements of jazz and latin jazz standards from the Real-Book. Performances in North Rhine-Westphalia.
ProgRock
(1975 – 1980)
Line-up:
Reinhard Aulke: bass, syntheziser
Wolfgang Aulke: e-guitar
Ralf Kröning: e-guitar, bass
Peter Dürfeld: drums
Rainer Groß: drums
The music was composed by the band members, inspired by »Genesis«, »Ufo« or »Yes«. There were hardly any pieces under 10 min length, many rhythm changes, catchy themes, long solos – spherical, rocky. Numerous performances.