Amon Duul / Amon Duul II Avant-garde Kraut-rock band from Munich, Germany. Amon Duul (1968 - 1969) Rayner Bauer - guitar/vocals Wolfgang Krischke - keyboards/drums Ullrich Leopold - bass Angelika Filanda - drums/vocals Ella Bauer - percussion/vocals Helge Filanda - percussion/conga/vocals Eleonora Romana - percussion/vocals Uschi Obermeier - percussion Peter Leopold - drums Albums: "Amon Duul" (1969) "Psychedelic Underground" (1969) "Collapsing / Singvogel Ruckwarts & Co." (1970) "Paradieswarts Duul" (1970) "Disaster" (1971) "Airs On A Shoestring: The Best of Amon Duul" (1986) Amon Duul II I (1969 - 1970) Peter Leopold - drums/percussion Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar/bass/sax/vocals Lothar Meid - keyboards/vocals Shrat - violin/percussion/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Dave Anderson - bass Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Dieter Serfas - drums/percussion Danny Secundus Fichelscher - drums Album: "Phallus Dei" (1969) Amon Duul II II (1970) Peter Leopold - drums/percussion Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar/bass/sax/vocals Lothar Meid - keyboards/vocals Shrat - violin/percussion/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Dave Anderson - bass Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Dieter Serfas - drums/percussion Danny Secundus Fichelscher - drums Album: "Yeti" (1970) Amon Duul II III (1971) Peter Leopold - drums/percussion Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar/bass/sax/vocals Lothar Meid - keyboards/vocals Shrat - violin/percussion/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Dave Anderson - bass Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Dieter Serfas - drums/percussion Danny Secundus Fichelscher - drums Alois Gromer - sitar Karl Heinz Hausmann - keyboards Jim Jackson - keyboards Henrietto Kroetenschwarg - vocals Rolf Zacher - vocals Album: "Tanz der Lemminge (Dance Of The Lemmings)" (1971) "Live In London" (1974) Amon Duul II IV (1972) Peter Leopold - drums/percussion Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar/bass/sax/vocals Lothar Meid - keyboards/vocals Shrat - violin/percussion/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Dave Anderson - bass Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Dieter Serfas - drums/percussion Danny Secundus Fichelscher - drums Karl Heinz Hausmann - keyboards Olaf Kubler - sax Joy Alaska - vocals Album: "Carnival In Babylon" (1972) Dieter Serfas and Shrat form Sameti.  Dave Anderson joins Hawkwind. Amon Duul II V(1972) Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar/bass/sax/vocals Lothar Meid - keyboards/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Danny Secundus Fichelscher - drums Olaf Kubler - sax Joy Alaska - vocals Alois Gromer - sitar Jim Jackson - keyboards Peter Kramper - synthesizer Lakshminarayana Shankar - tabla Liz VanNeienhoff - tabla Rolf Zacher - vocals Paul Heyda - vocals Album: "Wolf City" (1972) Amon Duul II VI (1973) Peter Leopold - keyboards/drums/percussion Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar/bass/sax/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Olaf Kubler - sax Peter Kramper - synthesizer Robby Heibl - guitar/bass/violin/cello Keith Forsey - percussion Desmond Bonner - vocals Album: "Viva La Trance" (1973) Keith Forsey joins Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer. Amon Duul II VII (1974) Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Olaf Kubler - sax Wild Willy Barrett - keyboards, vocals Thor Baldursson - keyboards Chris Balder - strings Bobby Jones - sax Rudy Nagora - sax Bob Chatwin - trumpet Lee Harper - trumpet Ludwig Popp - horns Hermann Jalowitzki - percussion Album: "Hijack" (1974) Amon Duul II VIII (1975 - 1976) Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals Falk U. Rogner - bass/keyboards Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - drums/percussion/tambourine/vocals Thor Baldursson - keyboards Bobby Jones - sax Lee Harper - trumpet Robby Heibl - guitar/bass/vocals Nando Tischer - guitar/vocals Helmut Sonnleitner - violin Heinz Becker - percussion Jurgen Koruletsch - vocals Albums: "Made In Germany" (1975) "Pyragony" (1976) "10th Pyragony" (1976) Amon Duul II IX (1977) Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals Keith Forsey - percussion Claudja Barry - vocals Others...? Album: "Almost Live" (1977) Amon Duul II X(1978) Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals Others...? Album: "Only Human" (1978) Group disbands. Amon Duul II XI (1995 - 1997) (reformed) Chris Karrer - guitar/sax/vocals Lothar Meid - bass/vocals Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - vocals Felice Occhionero - guitar Michael "Mufty" Ruff - keyboards Wolf Wolff - drums Jan Kahlert - percussion/vocals Album: "Live In Tokyo" (1996) Amon Duul II XII (1998 - ? ) Chris Karrer - guitar/violin/percussion/vocals Peter Leopold - drums Lothar Meid - bass/vocals Renate Knaup-Kroetenschwanz - percussion/vocals John Wienzierl - guitar Falk U. Rogner - keyboards Felice Occhionero - guitar Michael Ruff - keyboards Wolf Wolff - drums Jan Kahlert - percussion/vocals Roland Skommodau - guitar Album: "Flawless" (1998) Compilations: "Amon Duul II" (1989) "Milestones" (1989) "BBC In Concert Plus" (1992) "The Greatest Hits" (1995) "The Best Of Amon Duul II 1969-1974" (1997) "The UA Years: 1969-1974" (1999) "Manana" (2000) "Best Of 1969-1999" (2001) - This new compilation from Mystic Records showcases Amon Duul II's "classic" period.  The tracks provide a good cross-section of Amon Duul II's work during the 1969 through 1972 period, with one track from "Phallus Dei" ("Phallus Dei"), three tracks from their second album "Yeti" ("Soap Shop Rock", "Archangel Thunderbird", and "Cerberus"), one track from "Tanz der Lemminge (Dance Of The Lemmings)" ("Syntelman's March Of The Roaring 70th"), two tracks from "Carnival in Babylon" ("C.I.D. In Uruk" and "All The Years Round"), and two tracks from "Wolf City" ("Surrounded By The Stars" and "Wolf City").  There are no tracks from their later albums (after 1973).  An additional track, "Nada Moonshine #" (1998?) is also included in this compilation.  This is very avant-garde, spacy, free-form music, somewhat reminiscent of very early Pink Floyd.  The vocals range from chanting and random spoken words to free-form singing in a mostly unrecognizable language.  The guitar passages are sparse, but effectively used; and the bass playing is inspired and interesting.  However, like free-form jazz, I had a hard time following Amon Duul II's relatively unstructured music.  Although it's not my cup-of-tea, if you're an Amon Duul II fan you'll know what to expect and will probably relish this collection of works from their early period. Chris Karrer solo: "Grandezza Mora" Links: Andy Gilham's Amon Duul II Page Mystic Records - "Where The Music Really Matters" Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  January 27, 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Gary S. Hartman.  All rights reserved.