Album Notes

Kurt Maloo, a former painter, made his first musical appearances in the mid 70s with „Troppo“, a nine-piece experimental art-punk band, of which he was a founding member. After his first solo single „Giant Lady“ and the innovative EP „Luna, Luna + The Notorious Maloo Home Works“ he joined forces with Felix Haug (later 50% of Double) and formed with the addition of a bass player a trio called „PingPong“. From 1981-1982 they played on several European festivals, leased their sole album „From Exile“.

In 1983, Maloo and Haug decided to make a go of it as a duo. Two years later Doublefi started invading the world with their beautifully crafted, catchy single "The Captain of Her Heart" from their first album Blue after they had released two highly acclaimed maxi singles „Rangoon Moon“ and „Woman Of The World“. The sound of Double certainly has caught on. Blue has been released in more than 50 countries and „The Captain of her Heart“ became a modern-day classic.

In 1987 Kurt Maloo and Felix Haug recorded their second and last album DOU3LE, a Freudian stroll through the mind of a modern man. Visualized best in the unique performance of the legendary "Mummenschanz" in the award winning music video of „Devils Ball“, a weird easy-listening tune, feat. Herb Alpert on trumpet.

The 1990 album “Single” was Maloo`s welcome return to the solo format. After the soundscape constructions of “DOU3LE”, “Single” was a tribute  to the pop song as well as Maloo`s playground for different musical styles. Kurt Maloo produced the album together with Mike Pela (Sade) who  also mixed DOU3LE. Obviously the parameters in Kurt`s private life hadn`t switched to “Single” yet since he got married a few month later,  became father of a daughter and three years later of a son.

For the recording of the 1995 album "Soul & Echo" Kurt returned to the legendary Can Studio near Cologne where he already has worked with Rene Tinner on Blue. "Soul & Echo" reverberates the streets of Paris, Maloo`s home from 1986 - 1993.

In 2006 he released the album „Loopy Avenue“. Four re-works of Double`s highlights from the 80s and eight new and previously unheard tracks by Kurt Maloo and Double are the result of a highly creative co-production between the artist and Pit Baumgartner, the musical director of nu-jazz group DePhazz.