Ulrich Gumpert Quartett

This one’s a buried gem from the other side of the wall: So Einfach Ist Das is a raw-funk, jazz-rock armoury forged in the late ’60s East German underground.

Think Hammond organ grit, electric guitar fuzz, drums that rattle like a train and grooves that refuse to stay polite.

It’s the sound of a quartet skidding sideways into freedom—and making it sound absolutely effortless.

Press play, dig the crackle of vinyl, and let the beat do the talking.