Morpheus

This instrumental Krautrock group from the Westfalia region of Germany only lasted about two years and managed to self-release one very obscure record in the mid-'70s. Morpheus' short history begins in 1971 with the formation of the jazz group Opossum. This six-member group eventually split up when two of the musicians wanted to veer further into free jazz, whereas the other four -- guitarist Gerold Adler, bassist Peter "Rabe" (Raven) Blömeke, saxophonist Heinrich Holtgreve, and drummer Alfred Franke -- wanted to add more rock elements to their sound. After Blömeke did a brief...