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Yeti is the second studio album by German rock band Amon Düül II, first released in April 1970 on Liberty as a double LP. The album was produced by Olaf Kübler and Amon Düül II, and engineered by Willy Schmidt, "with a little help of Siegfried E. Loch". Including both short songs and longer, improvisational tracks, British avant-garde music magazine The Wire describes Yeti as "one of the cornerstones of both Amon Düül's career and the entire Krautrock movement". The cover was designed by the band's organist, Falk Rogner, and features a collage depicting the Grim Reaper (German: Der Sensenmann), made from a photograph of Wolfgang Krischke. Krischke, who had worked with the band as a sound man, had died of hypothermia while under the effects of LSD. Rogner said: "When he died I thought that the photo would be a perfect tribute to his memory. He never managed to find his way into Amon Düül properly when he was alive, so maybe his image as 'Der Sensenmann' will work as a strange cover image and he could be remembered as a magical person." Part of the cover has been used on the cover of Julian Cope's book Krautrocksampler which provides a personal account of the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s. In 2015 Yeti was chosen by Rolling Stone as the 41st greatest progressive rock album of all time. Dan Epstein described it as "one of the finest records of the entire original psychedelic era."
This was right up my alley. The krautrock filter overtop all the psychedelic, proggy, avant-garde sounds is exactly what I needed shoved into my ear holes this morning. LOVE IT.
Do you like when Germans jam? I do
Honestly, most of the record was just ok, even though I love Krautrock. However, the improvs are really where it shines.
I liked this a lot. Heavy, driving and psychedelic. It reminds me of something that I considered submitting as my user-submitted album - an album called Satori by Flower Travellin' Band from Japan released in 1971. It's got a very similar vibe, so if you like this album I recommend checking out Satori as well. 4 stars.
The volume division is pretty clean: Tight vs. loose, album vs. jam. There are hints of the avant side of Krautrock, but really the thing reads more like interesting metal. Off the rails the skronks are free jazz anyway. Double LPs make hefty bookmarks.
Improvisional and psychadelic, but melodic enough to push it over to 4 for me.
Great representation of some earlier German rock, would've thought this band had Eastern roots if not for the vocals. This LP felt somewhat ahead of its time – the closest analog that kept popping up for me was a more operatic 'Dopesmoker' by Sleep, in that it was a journey unto itself across the full length of the album. Probably won't be to everyone's tastes (and I could've used some more of that vibrant guitar), but still a good pick to add some variety to the list.
Heavy psych made by a commune. Like a mutant version of Hawkwind; a band with whom they shared a bassist. Not much outside of Black Sabbath was darker than this when it was released in 1970. Part of the primordial ooze from which metal emerged. This is their experimental magnum opus, up there with the likes of "Tago Mago" and "Faust IV" in the krautrock canon. Dark, sprawling, weird, and singularly unique.
7/10. Very pleasant, definitely faded into the background while I was working though so didn't leave me with a lot of impressions.
My player wouldn't let me hear the 3 improvisation tracks. Probably for the best. It was fun and around the right length without them.
not so sure of the vocals but love it as it gets more prog and trippy
This is fucking neat. It's considered Krautrock? I don't hear a lot of the hallmarks I would associate Krautrock with. It's way more driving, a bit more psychedelic. I feel like it probably inspired a band like The Mars Volta, who I'm a huge fan of. Requires some further study. Favorite tracks: "Halluzination Guillotine", "Pale Gallery"
I feel like I'm always struggling with this Krautrock whether it is actually self-satire. I liked this OK and some of it very well but a little too much faffing around for me.
Important Krautrock, but unfortunately I never really got into it much. Feels a bit more symphonic metal and it all sounds a little cheesy, but it's saved by the german-ness of it all.
This flew past as the kooky trippy rock kids always do
Very psychedelic
amon düüll II... heard the name many times. listened this morning for the first time. not too bad, pretty spacey, cruisy etc. good VIBE. 3/5.
Disc 2 is not on spotify
Rating: 6/10
Interesting
Not too bad. Always good to see a band outside of the US or UK. The original list was definitely not lacking in psychedelic rock so I’m not sure what this album contributes. I will say that it was better than a fair amount of albums on the list though.
Krautrock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, avant-garde, raga rock. Ni fu ni fa.
I had a little dread going in, but this was pretty cool. Thanks for recommending it. Proggy, adventurous, occasionally silly. Starts out surprisingly cohesive, considering the wide musical ground covered. But then it kind wanders off into the weeds somewhere near the end of disc 1 and never comes back. Still a great listen. Fave Songs: Cerberus, Halluzination Guillotine, The Return of Rübezahl, Burning Sister, She Came Through the Chimney, Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm
Good enough weirdo psych rock. Not my thing, but well executed.
Never been a fan of krautrock, and no matter how many chances I've given, the result's always been the same: a sonic brick wall that feels more like a lysergic exercise than something creative
I think I should start with LSD, to fully comprehend what is going on here. This is from a reality that I am not part of.
Weird listening... not neccesarily bad, but just not much my style.
Thankfully shortish tracks and so-so guitar-based psychedelic krautrock. Becomes boring with the last three tracks.
One of those "I think that I get why you like it, but I'm gonna pass" albums.
na doesent belong
To adapt the John Lennon quote: avant-garde is German for bullsh*t. Rating: 1 Playlist track: Archangels Thunderbird Date listened: 01/10/24