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. Originally members of a politically motivated art collective named amon duul, the members of amonduul ii split from the groupamidstdisagreements regarding politics. Amon duul ii between the eyes paralyzed paradise eye. Amon duul ii 1973 utopia rem 2000 progrock,krautrock. Amon duul ii wolf city digipak, remastered 1972 mp3 320. The tracks for the most part range from 3 12 to 4 minutes.
The mediafire link is uploaded and shared by emartins. Cover omits a lot of instrumentation credits on the original download version. Taking their moniker from the egyptian sun god, amon, and a character from turkish fiction, duul, the group split into two factions the following year, with. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting. Their 1970 album yeti was described by british magazine the wire as one of the cornerstones of. The band emerged from the underground german rock scene with a very original and eccentric album called phallus dei 1969. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. 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. So often is the case with the music of amon duul ii either you get it or not. While exact agreement over which of their classic albums is the absolute standout may never be reached, in terms of ambition combined with good musicianship and good humor, the groups third. While the basic lineup recorded a session that year, an expanded lineup of amon duul recorded a marathon improvisation in 1968 or 1969 which subsequently formed the majority of the groups discography. Amon duul ii pyragony 10th reissue 19762004 cd rip. Amon duul ii had the good sense to avoid selfindulgent 20minute jams, packing this release with 11 topnotch.
Rogner and peter leopold, breaking free to form rival krautrock pioneers amon duul ii. Progressive rock krautrock psychodelic amon duulamon. All the members of amon duul ii were members of the commune. Sep 25, 2014 amon duul ii between the eyes paralyzed paradise eyeshaking king live 1970 remastered. Its testament to the groups fluidity and improvisational grace that the two albums dont actually. Amon duul with no zero were instead the musical expression of a commune that included both artists and political activists, and in particular karrer. Get all the lyrics to songs on utopia and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Generally such overviews conclude along the lines of in 1974 they made an album called hijack, which sucks, and nothing after that is worth hearing. Amon duul ii top albums cd, lp, mc, sacd, dvda, digital media download. Amon duul ii is a band i love because i just cant get my head around their songwriting and way of thinking. In 1969, the more musically inclined members of the group formed amon duul ii, and the original collective shifted entirely towards politics. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. For amon duul iis debut album, phallus dei liberty, 1969 revisited, 2006, the lineup increased to seven or eight units, absorbing bassist dave anderson and drummer dieter serfas. Amon duul iis drummer, peter leopold, died on 8 november 2006.
Bob dylan, aretha franklin, albert ayler, the velvet underground, eric dolphy, dusty springfield, and the other artists who changed music forever. I do really enjoy the early years of amon duul ii with wolf city representing one of them. Did amon duul ii included some musicians that were not part of the original amon duul commune. A memorial service was held for leopold in munich, where the remaining members of amon duul ii sang a song for him. Recommended for anyone who wants to own some of the prime so called krautrock albums of the early seventies. 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. And anyways, all the amon duul ii cds released in the past decade sound like crap. Amon amarth berserker 2019 ak320 3 mb amon amarth berserker 2019lbr 53 mb amon amarth berserker deluxe 2cd japan2019 ak 309 mb download torrent amon duul fast and easy torrent search download torrent amon duul.
Taking their moniker from the egyptian sun god, amon, and a character from turkish fiction, duul, the group split into two factions the following year, with messrs chris karrer, renate knaup, john johannes weinzierl, falk u. 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. 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. Forming in munich in 1967, the collective included bassist ulrich leopold, his brother peter leopold on drums, and guitarist rainer bauer. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance. You can help us by sharing the link with friends, in social networks, message boards and other mass media. Leopold was replaced by multiinstrumentalist daniel fichelscher, for many years guitarist and drummer of krautrock group popol vuh. 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. Duulirium by amon duul ii, released 27 august 2015 1.
One of the first krautrock bands, amon duul ii were a major part of the development of the genre, and are sometimes creditedwith inventingspacerock. It has been mentioned elsewhere that the current crop of amon duul 11 reissues are well packaged, most contain interesting bonus tracks but all lack something sonically. A double album on vinyl, yeti consists of a set of structured songs and a second disc of improvisations. Amon duul ii or amon duul 2, pronunciation amon duul is a german rock band. The nature of the looseygoosy stylistic approach of musical composition immediately led to the more musically inclined members to quickly splinter off and create the more popular shootoff called amon duul ii.
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 iis fifth studio album is a more conventional recording than most, though theres still a lot of the involved experimenting and dark undercurrent which sets the band apart from the mainstream, along with the offkilter hooks and odd humor which saved them from being lumped alongside more serious and less easy to take seriously prog rock outfits. The group is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the west german krautrock scene. 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. A handful of albums have been released under the amon duul name, most of which came from one massive improvised jam session held in 1968. This music balances dissonance and melodynot always in equal proportionto create fascinating experimental sound collages. Jun 08, 2010 utopia is an amon duul ii core project, that was not labeled amon duul ii when it came out in 1974, but it is a kind of amon duul ii covers and some new compositions all played anew.
Download amon duul ii mp3 songs and albums music downloads. This spawned two rock groups, amon duul sometimes referred to as amon duul i and the more famous amon duul ii. Generally such overviews conclude along the lines of in 1974 they made an album called hi. With one of the most fanatical followings in all of rock music as well as a world renowned reputation as perhaps. Carnival in babylon is said to be a more straightforward songbased album, but its still very vague when it comes to sound and format of the songs. After both groups disbanded in the 1970s, some of the original members reunited in the 1980s under the name amon. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. A weird and little known project that wasnt even originally released as an amon duul ii record, because what it actually was was a bunch of amon duul ii members working on a record by several of their colleagues olaf kubler and lothar meid, so the album was credited to the band utopia not to be confused with todd rundgrens utopia, of. This version of phallus dei is no differant, 5 stars for the package, 3 stars for the mastering or lack of. Originally members of a politically motivated art collective named amon duul, the members of amonduul ii split from. 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.
Amon duul ii is a krautrock progressive rock artist from germany. Amon duul itunes tracks amon duul official website amon duul a headache and nightmare for most biographers and discographers over the years, amon duul were the original communal outfit that based itself in munich, germany, in 1967. Jan 21, 20 like its predecessor, carnival in babylon, wolf city is a more conventional recording than the bands earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures. 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.
Both amon duul and the second version that would capture the worlds attention for their more accomplished recordings released their. 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. Like its predecessor, carnival in babylon, wolf city is a more conventional recording than the bands earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures. One of the first active krautrock units, amon duul grew out of a multimedia artist commune in munich that mixed radical political criticism with a unique vision of freeform improvisation tied to american psychedelic rock, especially compared to the avantgarde inclinations of other space rock units like tangerine dream and cluster. The second album by amon duul ii not to be confused with the more anarchic radicals amon duul, 1970s yeti, is their first masterpiece, one of the defining early albums of krautrock. 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. Later, other and more people joined the commune, but amon duul members were always also members of the commune, with the exeption of lothar meid who always was an old fart anyway. Sticker on shrinkwrap says the return of the definitive krautrock band amon duul ii this is a remarketed album issue of bee as such from 2010 with new title duulirium. Amon duul ii between the eyes paralyzed paradise eyeshaking king. Amon duul ii julian cope presents head heritage unsung. Download torrent amon duul fast and easy torrent search. Amon duul ii wolf city digipak, remastered 1972 mp3. Free download info for the krautrock progressive rock album amon duul ii wolf city digipak, remastered 1972 compressed in.
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