Ara Pacis

Ara Pacis was a rock group from the island Föhr in the North Sea originally founded in 1971. Initially influenced by blues and classic rock by The Rolling Stones, The Who, and the like, they were also inspired by bands such as Steely Dan as well as the German/British group Lake. Their songs were mainly characterized by two-part guitar riffs by Töns Brautlecht-Deppe and Wolfgang Schiffner, who also were the core songwriters of the band. Their privately pressed and self-distributed “To the Westcoast” LP was released in 1979. The band is still kept in good memory by their fans as a great live act and although they officially split in 1982, the group served their fan base with revival concerts in 1990 and 2002 plus a website with full band story and lots of images from the early days.