Amon Düül II
This Munich outfit grew out of a commune before becoming a band, merging psychedelic rock with experimental and ethnic music influences into krautrock's most overtly political wing. Their sprawling, improvisatory albums came from the same 1968 upheaval that produced Can and Kraftwerk, but Amon Düül II kept its ties to communal living and leftist politics far longer than most of its peers. That era's overlap of musicians, communards and future radicals was closer than the tidy genre histories suggest: life in scenes like Berlin's Kommune 1 ran on an exhausting cycle of meetings and gatherings, and Amon Düül II's music carries the traces of having actually lived inside that world rather than just watched it.
At a glance
- Active
- 1968–1981
- From
- Munich, West Germany
- Listening guide track
- “Chewing Gum Telegram”
Listen
In the German Krautrock listening guide: “Chewing Gum Telegram”
In the issues
- German KrautrockSupporting cast · 1968-1975
German Krautrock is a music scene from West Germany (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Berlin), 1968–1975. Its principal artists include Kraftwerk, Can, Neu! and Tangerine Dream. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 12 dated events.
Family tree
Bands that shared members with Amon Düül II, and who.
- Amon Düül1967–1970Chris Karrer, Falk‐Ulrich Rogner