Birth Control - Backdoor Possibilities 1976,Krautrock, Prog Rock'Backdoor Possibilities', Birth Control's sixth studio album and eighth release, is similar to the preceding 'Plastic People' in that it too marks a shift in a new art rock direction. Overall, the music manages to maintain Birth Control's typical hard rock sound, but is augmented with jazz and classical elements. A concept album, the story appears to be based upon the life of a soulless corporate businessman, who, sucked in by the trappings of success, is caught up in the game and reminiscing about his life. The album is divided into three suites, 'One First Of April', 'Beedeepees', and 'La Ciguena De Zaragoza' with the latter being the strongest section. I am not sure if I am alone in this thought, but I have to admit that this album is one of my guilty pleasures and tends to be one of the CD's I grab for most often. The music is spontaneous, fresh, quirky, complex and at times even cheesy. One of the album's strengths lies with the complexity of the musical arrangements, for each instrument track has been carefully thought out and composed. Another aspect I enjoy is the frantic tempo changes, the excellent dual guitar and synth interplay, and the quirky classical melodies and instrument arrangements which sound like a proto-Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman). That being said, I feel that there will ultimately be two listener classifications: those who despise the album and those who really enjoy the album. Musical highlights include the ethereal number 'Futile Prayer', which comes complete with atmospheric organ and pounding tom-toms; and 'Behind Grey Walls', the album's jewel, a powerful number containing great guitar work and enough of Zeus' keyboard exploits to prove without a doubt he is worthy of his godly name. As a whole, the album has a progressive art rock sound with a sort of proto new wave flair, partly attributed to its unique sonic synth sound and the overall quirky nature of the music which was far from anything the group had done before.https://www.hippy.com/reviews/birth-control-backdoor-possibilities-1976-by-ben-miler-2/TracklistOne First Of AprilA1a Prologue 2:32A1b Physical And Mental Short Circuit 3:58A1c Subterranean Escape 1:11BeedeepeesA2a Film Of Life 5:37A2b Childhood Flash-Back 0:52A2c Legal Labyrinth 2:05A3 Futile Prayer 5:55La Ciguena De ZaragozaB1a The Farrockaway Ropedancer 4:28B1b Le Moineau De Paris 2:24B1c Cha Cha D'Amour 1:25B2 Behind Grey Walls 6:53B3 No Time To Die 6:10CreditsArranged By, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Bruno FrenzelArranged By, Lead Vocals, Drums, Marimba, Timpani, Finger Cymbals, Guiro, Percussion [Sand Blocks], Vibraslap [Vibro Slap], Percussion, Cabasa, Idiophone [Flexitone], Congas, Claves – Bernd "Nossi" Noske*Arranged By, Organ [Hammond, Yamaha], Electric Piano [Fender, Hohner], Synthesizer [Moog, ARP], Grand Piano, Alto Saxophone, Bells [Tubular], Vocals, Artwork [Cover Art] – Zeus B. HeldArtwork [Cover Art] – Albin MeskesDesign [Cover] – Klaus VolkmannElectric Bass [Fender, Rickenbaker], Vocals – Peter FollerProducer – B.C.P. (3)*Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – David HitchcockRecorded By [Some Overdubs] – Felix BeyerRecorded By [Street-, Kindergarten- And Other Noises Recorded With An Artificial Head] – Ferdie FleischbergerRecorded By, Mixed By – Konrad Planck*Written-By – Noske* (tracks: A2b, B1b), Frenzel* (tracks: A2a to B2), Held* (tracks: A1a to A3, B2, B3)