Amon Duul - Vortex Audio CD

The post-psychedelic German phenomenon known as Krautrock pretty much starts here. The 1969 release PHALLUS DEI was the first album by Amon Duul II, who had split off from the more shambling, hippie-type communal outfit Amon Duul. The former had a darker, edgier spirit, and a greater sense of direction. That's not ...

Though titled simply "Can" upon its original release in 1979, this album has become better known by the title under which it was reissued in the mid-'80s, INNER SPACE. INNER SPACE features the same lineup as 1978's OUT OF REACH, and tracks like "Sodom" and "Ethnological Forgery Series No. 99" see the outfit making ...

Amon Düül ll's extraordinary 1973 album finds the influential German art rock band working surprisingly well in a short song format while still stamping the music with their unique sound. "Fly United," "Trap," and "Ladies Mimikry" show diverse styles of pop and rock running happily into each other with memorably quirky results. The instrumentation ...

Amon Düü II's follow-up to their landmark double-LP set Tanz der Lemminge features a musical approach less experimental than previous recordings, but nonetheless distinctive and broad-reaching in its sphere of influences. The almost epic tack of the earlier works has been pared down here, but full-forward, guitar-heavy tracks like "C.I.D. in Uruk," "Ballad of ...

Vortex music CDs A curious release in the Amon Düül II catalog -- originally it appeared only in Britain, and then as an astonishingly cheap budget release -- Live in London is, unsurprisingly, exactly what it says it is. Recorded near the end of 1972, it features the full-band lineup performing songs mostly from Yeti and Tanz ...

Vortex CD music Liner Note Author: Matthias Mineur. Photographers: Falk U. Rogner; Amon Düül. Translators: Markus Schurr; Matt Goodluck. Personnel: Chris Karrer (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin, soprano saxophone); John Weinzierl (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Shrat (vocals, bongos); Lothar Meid (vocals); Jimmy Jackson (piano, organ); Falk U. Rogner (organ, synthesizer); Karl Heinz Hausmann (keyboards, electronics); ...