Gehennatron
Gehennatron grew out of the German commune movement of the 1960's. The organization’s initial base of operations was located in Munich and many of its earliest members were recruited out of the Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund. Its original motivations were political but with the emergence of Lothar Klunt as the undisputed leader of the group soon after its formation, Gehennatron's activities and philosophical outlook took on more of a religious direction, of which musical expression played a central role. Klunt had developed an elaborate and esoteric system of beliefs based on the fundamental idea that all energy and matter are a product of vibrations that are variations on an original or primal vibration. Klunt maintained that it was possible to come into contact with that original vibration as well as it’s immediate descendants, and through this process "talk to God".
In 1968 Klunt approached jazz musician Duke Jizzerstein with the idea starting a record company to distribute and promote the music produced by Gehennatron during their "primal vibrations” rituals. This company was to be run by Jizzerstein with financial backing from Klunt. Jizzerstein agreed to create the company that Klunt envisioned and as soon as financing was forthcoming he recruited music industry veteran Jurgen von Falkenhayn to help run the company that they named "Music Recording Productions Industrial Industries". The initial focus was on Gehennatron recordings but after a few years von Falkenhayn and Jizzerstein began to sign other artists as the financing that they received from Klunt was more than enough to cover the costs of producing and releasing several more records than Gehennatron was creating.
Gehennatron flourished in the 1970s and 1980s attracting members and establishing branches all over the world, (referred to as “factions” within the organization). By the mid 80s their total international membership numbered in the 1000s. As with many closed societies there were several rumours about Gehennatron and much speculation as to what their true initiatives were. Over the years much of the wildest accusations cast against the group have been disproved or discredited.
On November 21st 1997 Klunt left Gehennatron headquarters in Berlin and has not been heard from since. This caused a great deal of anxiety in the Gehennatron community, and as a result it subsequently suffered several years of turmoil. Many member left the organization while some factions broke from the group to create their own organizations. Most famously several members of the Berlin faction severed ties with Gehennatron and created their own movement called Zionatron. In the process of doing so they recruited a significant number of members from existing factions all over the world including the entirety of the factions in Santiago, Tucson, Toulouse, and Athens.
As of 2002 Gehennatron has refrained from releasing any recordings. Communication with those outside of the organization has been scant, and information about their activities almost non-existent.
Albums
Why Everything You Know About Gehennatron Is A Lie
The first Gehennatron release. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1968 - Munich West Germany
May 1968
May 1968
Strategies For Maximizing Gehennatron
June 1968
The second Gehennatron release. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1968 - Augsburg West Germany
When You Ask People About Gehennatron This Is What They Answer
The third Gehennatron release. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1968 - Augsburg West Germany
The Best Explanations of Gehennatron I Have Ever Heard
June 1968
The fourth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1968 - Munich West Germany
Two Easy Ways to Make Gehennatron Faster
June 1968
The fifth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1968 - Rosenheim West Germany
Death Gehennatron and Taxes
July 1968
The sixth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in April 1968 - Munich West Germany
Do You Really Need It? This Will Help You Decide!
August 1968
The seventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in April 1968 - Bonn West Germany
Little Known Ways To Rid Yourself of Gehennatron
August 1968
The eighth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1968 - Bonn West Germany
The Ultimate Secret of Gehennatron
The ninth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1968 - Bonn West Germany
August 1968
The Gehennatron Mystery Revealed
September 1968
The tenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in June 1968 - Munich West Germany
The Power Of Gehennatron
September 1968
The eleventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in June 1968 - Salzburg Austria
The Etiquette of Gehennatron
October 1968
The twelfth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1968 - Munich West Germany
The Anatomy Of Gehennatron
November 1968
The thirteenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunk. Recorded in July 1968 - Berlin West Germany
Arguments For Getting Rid Of Gehennatron
November 1968
The fourteenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in August 1968 - Salzburg Austria
When Gehennatron Means More Than Money
December 1968
The fifteenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in September 1968 - Munich West Germany
The Real Story Behind Gehennatron
December 1968
The sixteenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in September 1968 - Munich West Germany
A Costly but Valuable Lesson in Gehennatron
December 1968
The seventeenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in October 1968 - Salzburg Austria
Is It Time to Talk More About Gehennatron?
January 1969
The eighteenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in October 1968 - Bonn West Germany
The Best Advice You Could Ever Get About Gehennatron
February 1969
The nineteenth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in November 1968 - Bonn West Germany
What's Right About Gehennatron
February 1969
The twentieth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in November 1968 - Bonn West Germany
The Business of Gehennatron
March 1969
The twenty-first Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in November 1968 - Stuttgart West Germany
More on Gehennatron
March 1969
The twenty-second Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in December 1968 - Bonn West Germany
A List of Gehennatron Networks
April 1969
The twenty-third Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in December 1968 - Bonn West Germany
Extreme Gehennatron
April 1969
The twenty-fourth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1969 - Munich West Germany
The Advanced Guide to Gehennatron
April 1969
The twenty-fifth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1969 - Munich West Germany
How To Spread The Word About Gehennatron
May 1969
The twenty-sixth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1969 - Stuttgart West Germany
A New Model for Gehennatron
June 1969
The twenty-seventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1969 - Frankfurt West Germany
Building Relationships With Gehennatron
June 1969
The twenty-eighth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1969 - Munich West Germany
The Pros and Cons of Gehennatron
July 1969
The twenty-ninth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1969 - Munich West Germany
What Do You Want Gehennatron to Become?
August 1969
The thirtieth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1969 - Frankfurt West Germany
Is This Gehennatron Thing Really That Hard?
August 1969
The thirty-first Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1969 - Munich West Germany
Here's the Science Behind a Perfect Gehennatron
August 1969
The thirty-second Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1969 - Bonn West Germany
If You Do Not Gehennatron Now, You Will Hate Yourself Later
September 1969
The thirty-third Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1969 - Paris France
Who Else Wants to Enjoy Gehennatron?
September 1969
The thirty-fourth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in April 1969 - Vienna Austria
The Ugly Truth About Gehennatron
October 1969
The thirty-fifth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in April 1969 - Vienna Austria
How to Improve Gehennatron in One Day
October 1969
The thirty-sixth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1969 - Munich West Germany
How to Learn Gehennatron
October 1969
The thirty-seventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1969 - Munich West Germany
Fascinating Gehennatron Tactics That Can Help Your Consciousness Grow
November 1969
The thirty-eighth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1969 - Munich West Germany
The Secret of Gehennatron
November 1969
The thirty-ninth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1969 - Munich West Germany
The Biggest Lie in Gehennatron
November 1969
The fortieth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in June 1969 - Munich West Germany
Get Rid of Gehennatron Once and for All
November 1969
The forty-first Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1969 - Paris France
Morte Mori
April 1972
The forty-second Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in December 1971 - Madrid Spain
Infinitum Finem
April 1972
The forty-third Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in December 1971 - Madrid Spain
Vita Iudaeorum
May 1972
The forty-forth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in December 1971 - Vienna Austria
Deus Machina
May 1972
The forty-fifth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1972 - Paris France
Industriae Apocalypsi
May 1972
The forty-sixth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1972 - Munich West Germany
Mors Somnium
May 1972
The forty-seventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1972 - Munich West Germany
Mortem Amore
June 1972
The forty-eighth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1972 - Exeter England
Nudus Et Vivus
June 1972
The forty-ninth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1972 - Madrid Spain
Metaphysica Insania
July 1972
The fiftieth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in February 1972 - Munich West Germany
Homicidium Amor
August 1972
The fifty-first Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1972 - Paris France
Intima Tristitia
September 1972
The fifty-second Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in March 1972 - Paris France
Ego Mors
October 1972
The fifty-third Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in April 1972 - Paris France
Deus Mortem
October 1972
The fifty-fourth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in April 1972 - Paris France
Infinita Desperatio
November 1972
The fifty-fifth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1972 - Madrid Spain
Apocalypsis Deceptor
December 1972
The fifty-sixth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1972 - Munich West Germany
Industriae Visio Nocturna
December 1972
The fifty-seventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in May 1972 - Munich West Germany
Mortem Cultus
January 1973
The fifty-eighth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in June 1972 - Munich West Germany
Mortem Technology
February 1973
The fifty-ninth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in June 1972 - Munich West Germany
Finis Vitae
March 1973
The sixtieth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1972 - Munich West Germany
Spatium Et Tempus
March 1973
The sixty-first Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1972 - London England
Mors Et Aeternitas
April 1973
The sixty-second Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1972 - Exeter England
Tristis Satana
April 1973
The sixty-third Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1972 - Stockholm Sweden
Psychedelic Promissionem
April 1973
The sixty-fourth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in July 1972 - Exeter England
Sanguinem Astra
May 1973
The sixty-fifth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in August 1972 - Montreal Canada
Last Cigarettes
September 1973
The sixty-sixth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1973 - Zurich Switzerland
Naked Romania
September 1973
The sixty-seventh Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1973 - Zurich Switzerland
The Mass Production of Failure
October 1973
The sixty-eighth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Recorded in January 1973 - Zurich Switzerland
Nuclear Astrology
The sixty-ninth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Released in October 1973. Recorded in February 1973 in Zurich Switzerland
The Side of The Name
The seventieth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Released in November 1973. Recorded in February 1973 in Zurich Switzerland.
A License For Narcissism
The seventy-first Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Released in Novrmber 1973. Recorded in February 1973 in Zurich Switzerland.
A Million Children In Love With The Sun
The seventy-second Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Released in December 1973. Recorded in February 1973 in Zurich Switzerland.
Preamble for Faith and Inclination
The seventy-third Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Released in December 1973. Recorded in February 1973 in Zurich Switzerland.
Six Dimensional Syntax
The seventy-fourth Gehennatron album. Produced by Lothar Klunt. Released in December 1973. Recorded in February 1973 in Zurich Switzerland.