Village of Savoonga-- named after an Eskimo village the trio read about in a magazine way back in the good old days otherwise known as February 1991-- is Markus Acher, Christoph Merk and Wolfgang Petters. The threesome is augmented by a regular / revolving cast of friends and family, including Micha Acher, Christoph Brandner and Martin Gretschmann.

Initial goals centered on Markus and Christoph's desire to record "some noise." Since Wolfgang had the four-track (now upgraded to eight-track) and would cook for the other two, he was asked to join.

Released the Week of August 21st, 2000
Village of Savoonga	self-titled CD [COMM54]
The music on this long awaited CD issue of the legendary first album by Bavarian collective Village of Savoonga spans 1991-'94 and still stands as the group's favorite material. With five non-LP songs from rare singles and compilations, this completes the Village of Savoonga discography on compact disc. Village of Savoonga's delightfully mysterious music has consistently bewildered listeners with its beautiful, 3am-texture drapery, subdued pacing, somber piano, scratchy looped sounds, and spooky organ-drenched segments. Mood pieces, electronic	manipulations and semi-structured rock segments frequently originate as soundtracks for films - Sparta's Philipp Schatz and F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu in the case of tracks on their acclaimed second album, Philipp Schatz. The band's third full-length album, Score, found itself on "Best of the Year" lists of numerous critics. The soundtracks here originated with rhythmic, noisy or "natural" sounds, further "alienated" by electronics with loops and musical tracks layered on top, and completed over a two-year period as the band added more layers and melded everything into a pair of suites.
Download a free MP3 track: Deep 30-second RealAudio excerpts from Village of Savoonga's self-titled CD: One More Dark Love Poem Neither Human Nor Humane Head of the Family in accorDANCE with hunting principles Lust I Deep Still Alive The String Love Shock (reprise) His Hold On Life Sudden Fall Lust II Rudolv [whale] Can't Escape Love Shock Sarah Laughing Mask (In search for) the white ROOM order from Midheaven mailorder
Released the Week of November 26, 1996
Village of Savoonga	Philipp Schatz CD [COMM44]
Second album from German uperArtRock Group consisting of members of Notwist, Tied & Tickled Trio, Fred Is Dead, A Million Mercies, Rayon and Alles Wie Gross. 30-second RealAudio excerpts from Village of Savoonga's Philipp Schatz CD: Philipp Schatz Snails Partida My Mind - your mind Notion Nunca Serenada In Search for the White Room Music for Hydrophonic Instruments Philipp Schatz order from Midheaven mailorder
Released the Week of May 30, 1998
Village of Savoonga	Score CD [COMM48]
Self-described "Krautrock" from those who know best. VOS's Third full-length album. 30-second RealAudio excerpts from Village of Savoonga's Score CD: Helicopter Song Score The Ground Below Score Above Our Heads Neve order from Midheaven mailorder
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