German classic proggers Mouth will release their debut album, Rhizome, on vinyl through Tonzonen in December. It’s the first time the record, which originally came out in 2009, has come out on the format, and it’s been duly remastered to mark the occasion. Those who’ve come aboard with the band since its release, like myself, should be ready for something different than the somewhat more peaceful vibes of their second era work, but there’s still plenty of progressive stylization to the songs on Rhizome, blended with an energy that speaks to even harder rocking roots. Preorders, as they say, are up now.

Mouth‘s latest offering otherwise is this year’s Out of the Vortex, a collection of alternate mixes and lost tracks from their last two full-lengths. You can stream that as well as the original master of Rhizome below, courtesy of the band’s Bandcamp.

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MOUTH – RHIZOME (2020 Master)

Release: 12-4-20

Preorder now: https://www.tonzonen.de/rhizome/

The cult album by Mouth appears for the first time on vinyl. Remastered by Eroc (rough cut) the songs experience a completely new sound. For TZ subscribers and the first to order, the cover motif is included as a limited screen print (100 pieces).

MOUTH were formed in Cologne in 2000 as a trio, comprised of Christian Koller (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jan Wendeler (bass, bass synth) and Nick Mavridis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards).

The band’s style is a blend of ‘golden era’ progressive rock – with influential names such are YES, GENESIS, GENTLE GIANT, SOFT MACHINE, HATFIELD & THE NORTH; as well as classic rock/hard rock and prog related names old and new: LED ZEPPELIN, THE WHO, DAVID BOWIE, T.REX and FISH. In 2007 they were offered to record an album, and their debut ‘Rhizome’, released for Bluenoise label, saw the light of the day two years later. Nearly at the same time Nick Mavridis left the band and was substituted by Thomas Ahlers until Mavridis re-entered the crew in 2010.

Jan Wendler left in 2012 and Gerald Kirsch joined as the new bass player since 2013. During the next years the band recorded a lot of songs, with the result of the albums ‘Vortex’ (2017) and ‘Floating’ (2018), both highly acclaimed productions showing way more kraut and psychedelic rock attitude. After the death of Gerald Kirsch (2018) the band went on a short hiatus, but could already announce Thomas Johnen as a new member in March 2019.

LP: 200 pieces (black high quality vinyl, inside out cover, download card, 100x screen printing)

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Mouth, Rhizome (2009)

Mouth, Out of the Vortex (2020)