Wolf City
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Wolf City is the fifth studio album released by the German
Krautrock
band Amon Düül II
.
Like its predecessor, Carnival in Babylon
, Wolf City is a more conventional recording than the band's earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures. This was likely due to the band's increasing commercial popularity, both at home and in the UK
. Despite this change, the album reaffirms Amon Düül II's love for experimentation, especially on such tracks as "Jail-House Frog" and "Deutsch Nepal".
A re-released version of the album, published in 2003 on the Gamma label, features three bonus tracks: "What You Gonna Do", "Las Vegas", and "Mueller's Frau-Jam".
Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305372):
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Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
band Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II
-Studio Albums:-Live Albums:-Compilations:-Singles:-External links:*...
.
Like its predecessor, Carnival in Babylon
Carnival in Babylon
Carnival in Babylon is an LP by German rock artists Amon Düül II which was released in 1972. It was recorded at the Bavaria Studio and remixed at Studio 70 . It was produced by Olaf Kübler and Amon Düül II. The original cover design and photos were by F.U. Rogner.-Track listing:# C.I.D...
, Wolf City is a more conventional recording than the band's earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures. This was likely due to the band's increasing commercial popularity, both at home and in the UK
United Kingdom
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. Despite this change, the album reaffirms Amon Düül II's love for experimentation, especially on such tracks as "Jail-House Frog" and "Deutsch Nepal".
A re-released version of the album, published in 2003 on the Gamma label, features three bonus tracks: "What You Gonna Do", "Las Vegas", and "Mueller's Frau-Jam".
Track listing
- "Surrounded by the Stars" – 7:44
- "Green-Bubble-Raincoated-Man" – 5:03
- "Jail-House-Frog" – 4:50
- "Wolf City" – 3:18
- "Wie der Wind am Ende einer Strasse" – 5:42
- "Deutsch Nepal" – 2:56
- "Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge" – 4:54
Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305372):
- "Kindermörderlied" - 5:59
- "Mystic Blutsturz" - 10:11
- "Düülirium" - 4:25
Amon Düül II
- John Weinzierl – electric guitar
- Lothar Meid – bass, synthesizer, vocals
- Chris Karrer – guitar, soprano saxophone, violin
- D. Secundus FichelscherDaniel FichelscherDaniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, , is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of German group "Gila" and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer...
– drums, guitar, vocals - Falk-Ulrich Rogner – organ, clavioline, synthesizer
- Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz – vocals
Guest personnel
- Jimmy Jackson – choir organ, piano
- Olaf Kübler – soprano saxophone, vocals
- Peter Leopold – synthesizer, timpani, vocals
- Al Sri Al Gromer – sitar
- Pandit Shankar Lal – tablas
- Liz van Neienhoff – tambura
- Paul Heyda – violin
- Rolf Zacher – vocals