Amon Düül II
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| Amon Düül II | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Munich, Germany |
| Genres | Krautrock, Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | United Artists Records Atlantic Records |
Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2) is a German rock band. The group is generally considered to be one of the founders of the German rock music scene and a seminal influence on the development of Krautrock.
The band emerged from the radical West German commune scene of the late 1960s, with others in the same commune including the future founders of the Baader-Meinhof Group (the Amon Düül II band members disagreed with their violent agenda).[1] Founding members are Chris Karrer, Peter Leopold, Falk Rogner, John Weinzierl and Renate Knaup. Their first album Phallus Dei (God's Penis), released in 1969, is considered a milestone in German rock history.[citation needed] They received offers to write music for films, winning a German film award, the Deutscher Filmpreis, for their contribution to the film San Domingo.[2] Their second album Yeti was their breakthrough album in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] In 1975, they signed with Atlantic Records, and disbanded in 1981.
Amon Düül II's drummer Peter Leopold died on 8 November 2006. A memorial service was held for Leopold in Munich, where the remaining members of Amon Düül II sang a song for him. Leopold was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Daniel Fichelscher, for many years guitarist and drummer of Krautrock group Popol Vuh.[3] Fichelscher isn't new to the group, and in fact has had a long affiliation with Amon Düül II, having played with them as early as 1972 in Carnival in Babylon.
[edit] Discography
- Phallus Dei (1969)
- Yeti (1970)
- Tanz der Lemminge (aka Dance of the Lemmings) (1971)
- Carnival in Babylon (1972)
- Wolf City (1972)
- Live in London (live) (1973)
- Utopia (originally released under the band name Utopia) (1973)
- Vive La Trance (1973)
- Hijack (1974)
- Lemmingmania (Compilation) (1975)
- Made in Germany (Double LP) (1975)
- Pyragony X (1976)
- Almost Alive... (1977)
- Rock in Deutschland Vol.1 (Compilation) (1978)
- Only Human (1979)
- Vortex (1981)
- Milestones (Compilation) (1989)
- Live in Concert (BBC recording from 1973) (1992)
- Surrounded by the Bars (1993)
- The Greatest Hits (Compilation) (1994)
- Nada Moonshine (1995)
- Kobe (Reconstructions) (1996)
- Eternal Flashback (1996)
- Live in Tokyo (live) (1996)
- The Best of 1969-1974 (Compilation) (1997)
- Flawless (1997)
- Drei Jahrzehnte (1968-1998) (Compilation) (1997)
- Manana (2000)
[edit] External links
- Amon Düül 2- Official
- Amon Düül 2- Unofficial
- Interview with John Weinzierl, accessed on May 13, 2009
[edit] References
- ^ Krautrock, BBC4, October 2009
- ^ "Amon Düül II at Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock". http://www.gepr.net/amfram.html.
- ^ Amon Duul II official site - "History" accessed on March 14, 2008
