Amon Düül II
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 Krautrock scene and a seminal influence on its development.
History
The band emerged from the radical West German commune scene of the late 1960s, with others in the same commune including some of the future founders of the Red Army Faction. Founding members are Chris Karrer, Dieter Serfas, Falk Rogner (b. 14 September 1943), John Weinzierl (b. 4 April 1949), and Renate Knaup (b. Renate Aschauer-Knaup, 1 July 1948).
The band was founded after Weinzierl and the others met at the Amon Düül 'art commune' in Munich. The commune consisted mainly of university students, who formed a music group initially to fund the commune, with everyone who lived there joining in to play music whether or not they had any experience or ability. The commune split when they were offered an opportunity to record, which was boycotted by the more musically proficient members of the commune (who went on to form Amon Düül II). Recordings were made by the other members but were of very poor quality and were only released later (under the name Amon Düül) to capitalise on the success of ADII's albums. As Amon Düül II grew and personnel changed they still remained a commune, living together as a band.
Amon Düül
Amon Düül was a German political art commune formed out of the student movement of the 1960s that became well known for its free-form musical improvisations. This spawned two rock groups, Amon Düül (sometimes referred to as Amon Düül I) and the more famous Amon Düül II. After both groups disbanded in the 1970s, some of the original members reunited in the 1980s under the name Amon Düül again, though this incarnation is commonly referred to as Amon Düül (UK) to avoid confusion with the original one.
Origins
Podcasts:
Amon Düül II
ALBUMS
- Düülirium released: 2014
- Bee as Such released: 2010
- Hijack released: 2008
- Lemmingmania released: 2006
- Vortex released: 2005
- Vive La Trance released: 2003
- Anthology of Cosmic Music released: 1999
- Flawless released: 1997
- Kobe (Reconstructions) released: 1996
- Live in Tokyo released: 1996
- Phallus Dei released: 1996
- Nada Moonshine # released: 1995
- Live in Concert released: 1992
- Yeti released: 1992
- Carnival in Babylon released: 1992
- Only Human released: 1991
- Pyragony X released: 1991
- Meetings With Menmachines Inglorious Heroes of the Past... released: 1983
- Hawk Meets Penguin released: 1982
- 5 Years released: 1980
- Almost Alive released: 1977
- Made in Germany released: 1975
- Utopia released: 1973
- Wolf City released: 1972
- Tanz der Lemminge released: 1971
- Live at Munich released:
- Live in London released:
- The Best of Amon Düül II 1969-1974 released:
Yeti
Released 1992- Soap Shop Rock, A. Burning Sister, B. Halluzination Guillotine, C. Gulp a Sonata, D. Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm
- She Came Through the Chimney
- Archangels Thunderbird
- Cerberus
- The Return of Ruebezahl
- Eye-Shaking King
- Pale Gallery
- Yeti (improvisation)
- Yeti Talks to Yogi (improvisation)
- Sandoz in the Rain (improvisation)
Tanz der Lemminge
Released 1971- Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies: Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies
- Landing in a Ditch
- Dehypnotized Toothpaste
- A Short Stop at Transylvanian Brain-Surgery
- Race from Here to Your Ears
- Riding on a Cloud
- Paralized Paradise
- H. G. Well's Take-Off
- The Marilyn Monroe Memorial Church
- Chewinggum Telegram
- Stumbling Over Melted Moonlight
- Toxicological Whispering
Live in London
- Archangels Thunderbird
- Eye Shaking King
- Soap Shop Rock
- Improvisation
- Syntelman's March of the Roaring Seventies: a) Pull Down Your Mask / b) Prayer to the Silence / c) Telephonecomplex
- a) Restless Skylight Transistor Child / b) Dehypnotized Toothpaste / c) A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain Surgery
- Race From Here to Your Ears: a) Little Tornados / b) Riding on a Cloud / c) Paralized Paradise
- Bavarian Soap Shop Rock
- Improvisation on Gulp a Sonata
The Best of Amon Düül II 1969-1974
- Wie der Wind am Ende einer Strasse
- Archangel's Thunderbird
- Deutsch Népal
- Kannan
- Surrounded by the Stars
- Improvisations
- Soap Shop Rock
- Wolf City
- Cerberus
- Henriette Krotenschanz
- Race From Here to Your Ears
- Kronwinkl 12
- Utopia #1
- Stumbling Over Melted Moonlight
- A Morning Excuse
- A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain Surgery
- Pale Gallery
