Amon Duul II-Duulirium

Recorded in 2009 and available as a download only in 2010 called Bee As Such this vinyl release came out in 2014 on Purple Pyramid Records. Longtime members Chris Karrer, John Weinzierl, Lothar Meid, Daniel Fichelscher, and Renate Knaup are joined by drummer Jan Kahlert. The first music from them since ’95 and the last from them since both Meid and Karrer have died since this recording. A long record at 52 minutes there are three songs on side one and one on side two. I bought this one few years ago and have not listened to it yet. Lots of interesting music with vocals and speech in English and German by Karrer and Knaup. Strange percussion and other sounds abound as well as guitar, violin and sax. Unfortunately this is another bad pressing. There are marks that look like fingerprints on the outer edge of the record that won’t come off after a wet cleaning. Although there are crackles and pops throughout, the spots where these marks are make the first few minutes of side two pretty much unlistenable.

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