Die Lösung

Performer: Amon Düül
Artist: Robert Calvert
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Weathering countless lineup changes and break-off factions over its 30-plus-year history, Amon Duul (and its main splinter group Amon Duul II) is one of the most storied bands in the history of Germany's Krautrock movement. The U.K.-based incarnation of the group (sometimes refered to as Amon Duul U.K.), featuring original members John Weinzerl (guitar) and Dave Anderson (bass), released four studio albums during the `80s under the Amon Duul name. Originally released in 1989 and featuring ex-Hawkwind front man Robert Calvert, DIE LOSUNG drops some of the lysergic mania of ADII's early `70s efforts for a more straight-ahead prog- and hard rock-influenced sound.

Best understood as a single concept split into two actual ensembles--Amon Duul I and Amon Duul II--with a shared origin and vision, Amon Duul is arguably the quintessential example of the style of music known as Krautrock. Born out of Germany's hippie art scene of the late 1960s, the Amon Duul name had divided into two separate entities by 1969, with the original band choosing a more free-form, improvisational approach to music making, while its sequel (and often contemporary) chose a more rigorous, technically adept progressive sound. Both acts went through various line-up changes over the subsequent decades, continuing to perform into the new millennium and benefiting greatly from the resurgent interest in German avant-garde music that took place in the late 1990s.

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