Vive la trance

by Amon D眉眉l II

Vive la trance cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1973
  • Label: United Artists
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:07:12
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: instruments, Renate Knaup, Peter Kramper, Keith Forsey, Olaf K眉bler

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Distancing themselves from the sprawling, improvisational epics of their early years, the pioneering German collective opted for relatively concise, structured song formats. Retaining their signature eccentricity, the record balances avant-garde noise experiments with accessible melodies, representing a pivotal transitional phase in their extensive discography.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic, atmospheric, repetitive, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. A Morning Excuse (3:18)
  2. Fly United (3:30)
  3. Jalousie (3:29)
  4. Im Krater Bl眉hn Wieder Die Baume (3:08)
  5. Mozambique (7:37)
  6. Apocolyptic Bore (6:40)
  7. Dr. Jeckyll (2:59)
  8. Trap (3:36)
  9. Pig Man (2:39)
  10. Manana (3:23)
  11. Ladies Mimikry (4:16)
  12. Hands Up, Fool (6:15)
  13. Pink Purple (7:05)
  14. Look (4:59)
  15. Bomb (4:12)

Credits

  • Chris Karrer - lyrics by [disc label credit], performer, written-by [disc label credit], vocals, electric guitar, saxophone, twelve-string guitar, electric guitar, violin, vocals, lyrics by, guitar [guitars], vocals, mellotron, lyrics by, maracas, violin, vocals, saxophone, electric guitar, lyrics by
  • John Weinzierl - lyrics by [disc label credit], performer, written-by [disc label credit], electric guitar, lyrics by, bass, electric guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, lyrics by
  • Peter Leopold - lyrics by [disc label credit], performer, written-by [disc label credit], drums, grand piano, drums, grand piano, lyrics by, drums, percussion
  • Amon D眉眉l II - Primary Artist
  • Robby Heibl - Bass, Cello, Electric Guitar, Choir, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics By, Instruments [Gurke], Violin
  • Renate Knaup - Choir, Vocals
  • Falk-Ulrich Rogner - Synthesizer [VCS 3], Lyrics By, Organ, Harmonium
  • Peter Kramper - Grand Piano
  • Desmond Bonner - Choir, Voice
  • Lothar Meid - Choir, Finger Snaps
  • Keith Forsey - Choir, Finger Snaps, Percussion

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