A.R. Penck

Featuring: TTT

A.R. Penck makes his explosive entry into recorded sound with Hinter der Wüste sterben die Gespenster (Afrika Para Noia). This is Penck's first record—a monumental document from 1979, released as an extremely rare private pressing. The legendary neo-expressionist painter channels his raw visual power into uncompromising free jazz, leading TTT with Frank Wollny on drums, Heinz Wollny on saxophone, and himself on drums. Recorded live, the music erupts with primal energy and fierce collective improvisation—Penck's sonic vision translated with the same intensity that defines his paintings. This is not an artist's side project; this is Penck claiming new artistic ground with absolute conviction. The rhythms are tribal, the interplay is urgent, the sound refuses all boundaries. As a private pressing, original copies are exceptionally scarce and ferociously sought after by collectors of radical improvisation, outsider sound art, and those who understand that Penck's genius transcends any single medium.