The Research Vault Of The Outer Edge
Shake It Make It Loose
From sold-out tours with Earth, Wind & Fire to a shadowy label lawsuit in Germany, discover how two American GIs created an 80s funk masterpiece that was nearly erased by industry bootleggers.
Boogie On The Mainline
From a lost Puma commercial to the real voice of Milli Vanilli: Trace the incredible journey of the GI musicians who built a soulful subculture in Germany, hiding their best work on obscure local samplers for decades.
Revival
With the master tapes lost to arson and the original house in flames, this obscure record didn’t hit the internet until 2017. Experience the “Revival” of Herbert Bodzin’s synth-heavy jazz treasure salvaged!
Progressive Beat Mass Story
Before the world knew the rock opera, a group of brothers in a small Bavarian town were nearly banned by their bishop for creating the “Beat-Mass.” This is the immaculate conception of German Christian rock—a haunting, professional masterpiece that defied the church’s old guard.
The Ride / The Thief
He drop-kicked his career, sold the engine out of his company car, and vanished into the night. Discover the unbelievable true story of Milton Bowser, the man who left behind a trail of legal chaos and one of the rarest, most lethal funk 45s ever recorded in Germany.
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