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German art-hippie communards Amon Duul II were among the Krautrock genre's most unusual propositions. Less doggedly motorik in their approach than contemporaries Neu! and Harmonia, less self-consciously arty than groups like Faust and Can, their acid-drenched brand of psych-rock combined a wildly primitive streak with sophisticated prog-like arrangements. TANZ DER LEMMINGE, a brain-melting, epic double album set from 1971, stands as a definite statement of the group's early sound. Toning down the doom-laden guitar freakouts of their previous effort, YETI (1970), for a gentler, more acoustic palette, the follow up stretches out across four LP sides consisting of extended jamming, folksy vignettes, and freeform improvisations. TANZ. opens with an extended suite of acoustic jams cryptically titled "Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies." Building upon a thematically introduced melody through various connected movements, the song moves deliberately from gentle folksiness to fragmented, abstract weirdness. Meanwhile, "The Marilyn Monroe Memorial Church," a long form-free improvisation, bears almost no traces of the band's rock roots, recalling instead the proto-industrial soundscapes of groups like Kluster. While TANZ DER LEMMINGE marked the last album of Amon Duul II's most experimental phase, the sheer variety of approaches and sensibilities on display also makes it a recommended entry point for neophytes.

Digitally remastered edition. Fans predisposed to the sprawling psychedelic explorations of ADII's first three albums will often cite this one as their best. When you really need to blast off into space, you cannot beat "Tanz der Lemminge". This album is literally an explosion of music, all over the map, all completely mind warping: you have guitar jams that seem to emanate from the eternal ("Toxicological Whispering"); extended, otherworldy sonic explorations ("Chamsin Soundtrack"); structured suites full of strong dynamic shifts and haunting timbres ("Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies"); completely off the wall riff-based numbers with wacky vocals and brain-bending sound effects (all throughout "Restless Skylight-Transistor-Child").Uncut (p.74) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n incredible odyssey of sonic inventiveness."
 
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List Price $17.98 (You save $3.63)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Progressive, Art Rock, Kraut Rock
Label Inside Out Music
Orig Year 1971
All Time Sales Rank   47406  
CD Universe Part number 6865195
Catalog number 30420
Discs 1
Release Date Jul 18, 2006
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Additional Info Bonus Track
Amon Duul II Tanz Der Lemminge Songs


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1.In the Glassgarden
2.Pull Down Your Mask
3.Prayer to the Silence
4.Telephonecomplex
5.Landing in a Ditch
6.Dehypnotized Toothpaste
7.Short Stop at the Transylvania Brain Surgery, A
8.Little Tornadoes
9.Overheated Tiara
10.Flyweighted Five, The
11.Riding on a Cloud
12.Paralized Paradise
13.H G Wells Take Off
14.Marilyn Monroe Memorial Church, The
15.Chewinggum Telegram
16.Stumbling Over Melted Moonlight
17.Toxicological Whispering
18.Hidden Bonus Track
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Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars) 3 stars

3 stars Can You widthstand this music?
I used to own this double LP back when it was new, in a previous life... I had completely forgotten what the music was, in terms of tunes, just remembered that it was weird. I had a three-hour drive to do, so I listened to it in the Audi driving down, with plenty of watts to spare. Yikes! Now I understand why my mother was unable to listen to that kind of stuff. It's music designed to be widthstood, rather than listened to… They divided the CD in tracks, each track corresponding to one side more or less. The first side is typical german, like Van Der Graf Generator, weird chords and lots of background noise, but I found it surprisingly acoustic, not too electronic. Just a bit hard to follow. The second side…well…let me put it this way, it's a good thing I was wearing my seat belt. Like a cross between ZZ Top and David Bowie, with a little bit of King Crimson in the slow parts. Boy, these guys were rocking! It all came back to me then, this mood I was in at the time, deep yearning for something miraculous, with a finger in the socket for thrills… Third side is all spaced out, like a confused dream, a lot like the early Pink Floyd. Excellent "impressionist" music. The fourth side recaps some of the themes and sounds more like typical music of the times. Definitely a good trip down memory lane...
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