Der Junge Hund

Der Junge Hund was an experimental rock and free jazz band formed in Eindhoven, Netherlands, by Rens Zanderz (guitar, synthesizer, vocals), Ger Van De Beuken (guitar, and also Z'EV collaborator in the 'The Invisible Man / The Old Sweat' album‎), Horst Rickels (saxophone, also in Maciunas Ensemble) and Rik Van Iersel (drums, later in Beukorkest). 

Horst Rickels (born 1947 in Westerstede, Germany) performed since 1961 with several ensembles as saxophone and piano player. Formerly a pianomaker, he studied Music teaching at the Music Academy in Kassel and, between 1972 and 1974, electronic music with Dick Raaijmakers at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag. Rickels taught at several musical institutes in the Netherlands and at the School for Industrial Design in Eindhoven. He developed new instruments and multi-media-projects. Horst Rickels lectures at the Royal Conservatory in Den Hague since 1991. 

Der Junge Hund relased two albums, ‘Ridders’ (1981) and ‘Alte Und Idioten Werden Niecht Viel Gefragt’ (1982) and several tapes. They also recorded as Simulated Wood from 1983 to 1985, releasing the live tape ‘Simultaan’.