Yeti (album)
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Yeti is a double
LP
by psychedelic rock
band Amon Düül II
which was first released in 1970 on Liberty
(Germany: LBS 83359/60 X; United Kingdom: LSP 101). 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."
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."
The 2001 CD reissue on Repertoire Records
(REP 4919) includes all the above on a single CD, together with two bonus tracks which were originally the A- and B-sides of a 1970 single (German Liberty 15417):
Guests on "Sandoz In The Rain":
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
by psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II
-Studio Albums:-Live Albums:-Compilations:-Singles:-External links:*...
which was first released in 1970 on Liberty
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
(Germany: LBS 83359/60 X; United Kingdom: LSP 101). The album was produced by Olaf Kübler and Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II
-Studio Albums:-Live Albums:-Compilations:-Singles:-External links:*...
, 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
Avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is a term used to characterize music which is thought to be ahead of its time, i.e. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres....
magazine The Wire
The Wire (magazine)
The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music...
describes Yeti as "one of the cornerstones of both Amon Düül's career and the entire 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...
movement."
Cover art
The cover was designed by the band's organist, Falk Rogner, and features a collageCollage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
depicting the Grim Reaper
Death (personification)
The concept of death as a sentient entity has existed in many societies since the beginning of history. In English, Death is often given the name Grim Reaper and, from the 15th century onwards, came to be shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and clothed in a black cloak with a hood...
(German: Der Sensenmann), made from a photograph of Wolfgang Krischke. Krischke, who had worked with the band as a sound man
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, had died of hypothermia
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions which is defined as . Body temperature is usually maintained near a constant level of through biologic homeostasis or thermoregulation...
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."
Side A
- "Soap Shop Rock" – 13:47
- "Burning Sister" – 3:41
- "Halluzination Guillotine" – 3:05
- "Gulp a Sonata" – 0:45
- "Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm" – 5:53
- "She Came Through the Chimney" – 3:01
Side B
- "Archangels Thunderbird" – 3:33
- "Cerberus" – 4:21
- "The Return of Rübezahl" – 1:41
- "Eye-Shaking King" – 5:40
- "Pale Gallery" – 2:16
Side D
- "Yeti Talks to Yogi (Improvisation)" – 6:18
- "Sandoz in the Rain (Improvisation)" – 9:00
The 2001 CD reissue on Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen....
(REP 4919) includes all the above on a single CD, together with two bonus tracks which were originally the A- and B-sides of a 1970 single (German Liberty 15417):
- "Rattlesnakeplumcake" - 3:18
- "Between The Eyes" - 2:27
Personnel
- Renate Knaup - vocals, tambourine
- John Weinzierl - guitar, 12 string guitar, vocals
- Chris KarrerChris KarrerChris Karrer is a German guitarist and composer. He also plays oud, saxophone and violin.He is known as co-founder of Amon Düül and for his collaboration with Embryo.With his band Amon Düül II he composed film music for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Niklashauser Fart...
- violin, guitar, 12 string guitar, vocals - Falk Rogner - organ
- Dave Anderson - bass
- Peter Leopold - drums
- Christian "Shrat" Thierfeld - bongos, vocals
Guests on "Sandoz In The Rain":
- Rainer Bauer (from Amon Düül IAmon Düül-External links:* - Extensive bio @ Perfect Sound Forever* mainly focussed on their collaboration with Robert Calvert of Hawkwind...
) - guitar, vocals - Ulrich Leopold (from Amon Düül IAmon Düül-External links:* - Extensive bio @ Perfect Sound Forever* mainly focussed on their collaboration with Robert Calvert of Hawkwind...
) - bass - Thomas Keyserling (also recorded with Tangerine DreamTangerine DreamTangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
) - flute