Psychedelic rock, krautrock, progressive rock amon duul ii. Best amon duul ii album progressive rock music discography. After both groups disbanded in the 1970s, some of the original members reunited in the 1980s under the name amon. Amon duul ii biography formed in 1968 in munich, germany disbanded in 1981 reunited on several ocasions amon duul ii or amon duul 2 was born of an artistic and political community called amon duul which recorded during the late sixties a long live session made around collective and free musical improvisations. Yeti was the second album by amon duul ii and is quite a musical achievement. The split members recorded an album of their own, but in the same studio. It contains some of amon duuls most impressive work, delivering their thick, fullfledged, multilayered sound with dense instrumentation and a certain epic vastness. Cleopatra records to release deluxe vinyl versions of. This is a reformation, its abit rough round the edges, but isnt that what live stonermusic supposed to bethis is a totally electric record, meaning no. We made music for maria schell, veit rhelin, alexander kluge, werner fassbinder, wim wenders, r. It is also not amon duul ii, it would appear that this is more of the marathon jam session that all of the other amon duul i releases except for. Amon duul ii itunes tracks amon duul ii official website amon duul ii not the original amon duul communal combo that emerged from the underground krautrock scene in munich prior to adiis formation in autumn 1968, but a breakaway unit that enthralled. Unlike hawkwind, crimson, yes, floyd and so many others theres not much live material available from duul so if your a freak like me you gotta have it.
Soap shop rock excerpt from soap shop rock liberty germany. Bob dylan, aretha franklin, albert ayler, the velvet underground, eric dolphy, dusty springfield, and the other artists who changed music forever. Amon duul with no zero were instead the musical expression of a commune that included both artists and political activists, and in particular karrer. Amon duul iis arduous at least one album a year schedule results in what many people consider the first truly bad album the band ever made. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting.
Amon duul ii was born of an artistic and political communitys scission called amon duul who recorded during the late sixties a long live session made around collective and free musical improvisations. The group is generally considered to be one of the founders of the krautrock scene and a seminal influence on the development of it. Amon duul ii, an offshoot from the communal band amon duul, produced wild, driving. Amon duul ii 1973 utopia rem 2000 progrock,krautrock heres another amon duul ii album oh, wait a minute it could be a lothar meid solo effort or, utopia i remember seeing lps of this lumped in with others by todd rundgrens band of the same name same prices as those common records, too. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. Amon duul was a german political art commune formed out of the student movement of the 1960s that became well known for its freeform musical improvisations. Amon duul ii tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes.
As amon duul ii grew and personnel changed, they still remained a commune, living together as a band. Their 1970 album yeti was described by british magazine the wire as one of the cornerstones of. Recently ive been filling in the cracks of my amon duul. This is a double vinyl album set and contains some of amon duuls most impressive work, delivering their thick, fullfledged, multilayered sound with dense instrumentation and a certain epic vastness. He was the fourth of 11 children and called his mother the baddest woman in my book, telling historian gerri hirshey. Duulirium by amon duul ii, released 27 august 2015 1. Download torrent amon duul fast and easy torrent search. At the time wolf city was recorded there was some quarrel among the band which resulted in a split.
Longlasting, highly influential krautrock unit formed by some of the more musically inclined. Psychfolk was another common term, one which applies just fine to much of. Get amon duul ii setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other amon duul ii fans for free on. Download amon duul ii mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The band emerged from the underground german rock scene with a very. Longlasting, highly influential krautrock unit formed by some of the more musically inclined members of german artist commune amon duul.
Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. This spawned two rock groups, amon duul sometimes referred to as amon duul i and the more famous amon duul ii. For the rerelease of utopia the record company decided to publish it under the name amon duul 2, but this is definitely incorrect. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. Jun 08, 2010 well this is only 50% amon duul ii and 50% a group that went on to sell millions in germany later on called munchner freiheit.
This music balances dissonance and melodynot always in equal proportionto create fascinating experimental sound collages. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Down on the football place i saw my sister burning they tied her on a railroad track and made her blue eyes burning her dog was sitting by her feet the whole night. Amon duul ii ranked 202 best rock prog albums ii my top 97 psychedelic albums rock chillnapsleep albums. Formed in austin, texas, usa in 1965, this influential psychedelic rock band evolved from the nucleus of the lingsmen, a popular local attraction. Download amon duul ii 11 albums torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. It is also not amon duul ii, it would appear that this is more of the marathon jam session that all of the other amon duul i releases except for paradieswarts duul were extracted from.
Its main importance resides in the disbandment of the old lineup knaupkroetenschwanz leaves to popol vuh, all the band splits for few months and the reassembling of the core karrerweinzierlleopold with the coming of new members klaus ebert the. Pyragony x or, better, 10th pyragony as on album cover is a landmark release in amon duul iis discography. Amon duul iirock group with the groups can and faust, amon duul ii is considered one of the foremost purveyors of a brand of freeform, jazzinfluenced acid rock from germany, dubbed krautrock by british aficionado and rock performer julian cope. Progressive rock krautrock psychodelic amon duulamon. Ships fast, plasticsleeved in protective cardboard lp mailer. Not many older groups had the angst to record a song like this in 96. Amon duul, you reply, intoning each umlaut with nativespeaker authenticity. Aug 07, 2012 amon duul iis arduous at least one album a year schedule results in what many people consider the first truly bad album the band ever made. Amon duul ii or amon duul 2, pronunciation amon duul is a german rock band. Amon duul biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Amon duul ii reappeared during the 1990s, producing a series of remixes. Amon duul ii phallus dei amon duul ii yeti amon duul ii wolf city di cesare buttaboni. In fact we received the german grammy, called bundesfilmpreis, in 1971 for the music of san domingo.
Amon duul 0 were a freejazz trio, formed in 1966 in munich by guitarist and violinist chris karrer, by bassist lothar meid and by drummer christian burchard who would go on to form embryo. Wilson pickett original album series 1966 68 pickett was born march 18, 1941 in prattville, alabama and grew up singing in baptist church choirs. Its just that, personally, when the cosmic egg finally does crack. The first 2 reissues to appear will be the spectacular 1969 debut album phallus dei and the hugely influential 1972 classic wolf city. Amon duul ii, amon duul 2 dance of the lemmings amazon. Obscure upon release and obscure even now, for all the cult appeal, underground is music at its most experimental and relentlessly uncommercial, using late60s inspirations as a launching ground for what came to be described as krautrock. The album, mostly instrumental, set a new standard for black music, and remains one of the most infernal bacchanals in the annals of rock music. The group is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the west german krautrock scene. The bands second album, yeti, was quite a musical achievement and contains some of their most impressive work, delivering their thick, fullfledged, multilayered sound with dense instrumentation and a certain epic vastness. Amon duul ii julian cope presents head heritage unsung. Compared to 90s albums by 60s70s bands this one is five star all the waytheres not much to complain about seeing as how amon duul 2 hadnt recorded an album since 81s vortex.
Best amon duul ii album progressive rock music forum. Some albums just have the perfect name, and amon duul s debut nails that to a t. Amon duul ii made lots of film music, soundtracks, and scores. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Continuing failure to crack the mainstream eventually brought the band back to its. Amon duul ii at the time were a cult band in the 70s drawing wordofmouth from supporters including david bowie and rolling stone critic lester bangs in which he says there has never been a group quite like amon duul ii before, and there may never be another to transmute so many sounds ever again.
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